Dunham Massey, Altrincham (Pink Passport #18)
Dunham Massey, Altrincham (Pink Passport #18) The quest to see 30 National trust properties to complete the “Pink Passport” continued with what was stamp number 18 – Dunham Massey. This is actually a revisit to a place I have been to a few times before, but pre-Pink-Passport, plus the last time I visited here I […]
A very Devon Christmas
A very Devon Christmas Normally the Christmas period for me involves staying close to home and generally having some time to rest and relax at the end of another year of life, this year however was different. My sister and her partner were good enough to invite me with them (and the dog) down to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Arley Hall, Cheshire
Arley Hall, Cheshire Arley Hall is a country house in the village of Arley, Cheshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Lymm and 5 miles (8 km) north of Northwich. It is home to the owner, Viscount Ashbrook, and his family. The house is a Grade II* listed building, as is its adjacent […]
Greenway, Brixham, Devon (Pink Passport #13)
Greenway, Brixham, Devon (Pink Passport #13) Greenway, also known as Greenway House, is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. Once the home of the author Agatha Christie, it is now owned by the National Trust. The estate is served by a steam railway service with trains from Paignton and Kingswear […]
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2022
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2022 These past few years I have been all about creating new traditions at Christmas, and this place is somewhere that I visited first last year and was so impressed with it, as soon as tickets became available, I had to buy one for this year before they sold out. Fast […]
Tatton Park, Cheshire
Tatton Park, Cheshire After a break from the ongoing decorating back at home base and short of ideas as to where to go on a rather nice warm May day, I decided to make use of the National Trust membership, which I often seem to forget I have and went to a place local to […]
