We’re a day late, but we’re here! Having been charmed by Burford yesterday, Bourton-on-the-Water is a mere 12 miles away through one green corridor after the other. I suspect it would take weeks, possibly even […]
We’re a day late, but we’re here! Having been charmed by Burford yesterday, Bourton-on-the-Water is a mere 12 miles away through one green corridor after the other. I suspect it would take weeks, possibly even […]
I did mention, didn’t I, that we’re having particular success on this trip, in visiting places that have foiled us the past. Perhaps it’s a little more experience under our belts, perhaps it’s the availabilty […]
In a fabulously good bit of timing, we’re in Oxfordshire when both the house and grounds of Buscot Park happen to be open. Despite it being a National Trust property, Buscot Park is still very […]
This is indeed a lovely part of England. Seemingly untouched by the heatwaves scorching landscapes elsewhere, this remains a green oasis. Having learnt that the motorhome parts have arrived and booking the work for Monday, […]
Any place that’s home to a herd of spotted fallow deer is going to right to the top of the list of places I want to see. Himself has found Dyrham Park amongst the National […]
Grey skies be gone. We rise to glorious blue – the sun is back!The sun has turned Bath into a new city – I can’t resist reshooting yesterday’s photo of the Abbey. It’s amazing the […]
We’re visiting the gorgeous honey toned city of Bath, England’s first spa town, made popular in the 18th century when “taking the waters” was considered an important part of maintaining one’s health. We stopped here […]
We’re back in Salisbury, for a second day’s exploring: first stop is Mompesson House. Built on the site of an existing 1635 house, it was built in 1701 by Charles Mompesson. Built in the Queen […]
If we’ve being successful at anything this trip, it’s revisiting places that have thwarted us in the past. It doesn’t happen very often, but it is frustrating when it does. The last time we were […]
Happy birthday to me! And on a Friday the 13th too, allegedly my lucky day, being born on a Friday. I couldn’t have ordered a better day – it’s glorious, with blue skies for miles. […]