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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall (Pink Passport #10)
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall (Pink Passport #10) St Michael’s Mount is a tidal island in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water. It is managed by the National Trust, and […]
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 […]
