Christmas Lights in Howarth Village
Christmas Lights in Howarth Village Whilst doing the weekly tidying up at home, I came across a leaflet I had picked up earlier in the year detailing the events happening over in Howarth Village over the Christmas period and it just happened to be that very evening would be the Lantern Parade and Christmas Carol […]
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2024
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2024 The Christmas traditions continue on with another annual jaunt to RHS Brigewater to see the Christmas Light-trail known as RHS Glow. Unlike previous visits (this was my third year seeing this), the weather was a lot warmer than in previous years and was above freezing, but this this positive came a […]
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2024
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2024 Another year passes by and we are once again into the Christmas season and the first of my annual traditions, which is over to Derbyshire to see Chatsworth House dressed up for the Christmas season. This year was my fourth year visiting and I have to say it’s been a […]
Blackpool Monster Hunt 2024
Blackpool Monster Hunt 2024 I am still in the early days of getting to know the regular events that are happening around my new area, some I have missed, others I have made a note of to keep track to ensure they are not missed, this was one such event. I remember going to a […]
The Kelpies by Day, Falkirk, Scotland
The Kelpies by Day, Falkirk, Scotland Following on from my previous post where I visited the Kelpies at night, I returned the next day to see them in a totally different setting (and to visit the gift centre, much to the disgust of my travelmate!) Safe to say, I think they are much more interesting […]
The Kelpies at Night, Falkirk, Scotland
The Kelpies at Night, Falkirk, Scotland Earlier this year, I was invited along for a few days away in Scotland, as I had seen three areas of the UK already this year (England – obviously, Wales and Ireland) I decided it would be nice to pretty much round off visiting (all be-it briefly) all areas […]
Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley (Pink Passport #7)
Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley (Pink Passport #7) The quest for 30 National Trust properties visited continues with another local to me property – Gawthorpe Hall, which is in fact a place I have been to a couple of times previously, however I am trying to improve my photo skills by taking less “tourist” type shots and […]
Lowther Castle & the Ten Thousand Daffodils
Lowther Castle & the Ten Thousand Daffodils Lowther Castle has been on my to visit list for quite some time, being a member RHS, I noticed in one of their newsletters that there was an upcoming exhibition of ten thousand ceramic daffodils to be displayed in the castle grounds, thinking back to the poppies display […]
A Cultural Day in Breathtaking Wordsworth-Country
A Cultural Day in Breathtaking Wordsworth-Country As part of my continuing quest this year to visit (as a minimum) 30 National Trust properties this year, I decided to head over to the Lakes, as I could box off a couple of places I needed to revisit along side said National Trust property, so over to […]
Uncanny – I know what I Tour
Uncanny – I know what I Tour I have been a fan of Danny Robin‘s for the past few years, particularly since he started covering the topic of ghosts and hauntings on his various BBC Podcasts (Uncanny, Battersea Poltergeist and The Witch Farm), last year he started performing at a UK-wide tour, however due to […]
