The Brecon Beacons are a mountain range in South Wales that are flocked to by visitors every year. They include South Wales’ highest mountain, the Pen y Fan. The Brecon Beacons are said to be named after the ancient…
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After I did part of the North Coast 500 a few summers ago, I am itching to do more UK-based road trips. Since I am not a licensed driver in the UK, I do have an easy job as…
I had the absolute pleasure of visiting Westonbury Mill Water Gardens last year when I was staying near the Brecon Beacons. The garden is higgeldy-piggledy in the best possible way, with follies and water features and tangled knots of…
Prior to Lockdown 2, local lockdowns and Lockdown 3; before the weather turned cold and I moved away from Yorkshire, I finally visited Aysgarth Falls. Aysgarth had been on my Yorkshire bucket list for ages and seeing them on…
It’s no secret that I love a steam train; the romance of it, the Hogwarts Express feel of it – I always feel like a character in a novel. Which is one of the reasons why I love the…
Peterborough Cathedral‘s full name is the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew. What a mouthful! I definitely approve of the shortening. Although it was founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, its architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the…
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is an open-air gallery in West Bretton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, showing work by British and international artists, including Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. The park’s collection of works by Moore is one of the largest open-air displays of his bronzes…
It has been a lifelong (well long) dream of mine to visit Hay-on-Wye. Hay-on-Wye is known as the world’s first “Book Town”, and everything about the little town is centered around reading. Now you can guess why I loved…
Arthur’s Stone is a Neolithic tomb located not far from Hay-on-Wye. It dates from somewhere around 3,700 BC – 2,700 BC. It has incredible views over both the Golden Valley and the Wye Valley in Herefordshire. The road (Arthur’s…
Layer Marney Tower is a historic Tudor building near Tiptree in Essex. It’s open to the public to view at the weekends, and is usually a solidly booked up wedding venue all year round. However, due to COVID weddings…