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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Relaxed Christmas 2023 – A Retrospective
During my time off during the Christmas period, I managed to visit a number of places to check out the Christmas setup and vibes in the run up to the big day (and also the …
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Christmas at Chatsworth House 2023
The second of the annual Christmas traditions found me heading over into Derbyshire to see Chatsworth House dressed for Christmas. This year would be the third time I have seen this, the first time I …
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RHS Bridgewater Glow 2023
Each year, I seem to have been slowly collecting “Christmas traditions” as I try to make more of my life, normally I try to stick to these traditions only starting after the 1st December when …
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A Dam Fine Day
Some days work out even better than expected and this day was certainly one of them. A good plan had been put in place to see a variety of places in the local area, starting …
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Blackpool – By Day
I recently found myself over to Blackpool for what was supposed to be a day of heritage visits, sadly though, the places I had arranged to see did not keep my interest for too long …
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Heritage Open Day – Heaton Hall, Manchester
Each year, some letter seen places around the UK throw their doors open as part of the Heritage Weekend(s) and it is an event that I attend each and every year. This site in particular …
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