UK Destinations

Not a war time cry across the wireless but a phrase from the lyrics put together by ‘The Clash’ and ...
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Blissfully located in the northern environs of the Cotswolds and a stone’s throw from the town of Winchcombe lies the ...
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It was the start of the new season. The autumn air that normally fills my lungs with joy was interspersed ...
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I love the Boatman for there I can eat in style. It is great to sit by the river in ...
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There are good days and not so good days. There are early morning run days and there are other days ...
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Fancy me being educated as I sat in the Boatman Pub by the River Thames and read William Woodsworth’s words ...
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The first sight of Bradford was of a lonely chimney billowing out white clouds into the atmosphere. Evidently smoke was ...
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As my meanderings take me around these green and pleasant lands, I arrive upon the palace most famously associated with ...
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It was on a cold and wet winter’s day that I discovered Lexicography in Lichfield. By the time I had ...
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My meanderings take me to another of these small and charming English cities, excellent Exeter. This city oozes much charm ...
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Lovely Lincoln - another city spanning the 2000yr history of Britain. Sounds familiar? Similar to the recent visit Characterful Chester ...
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Here I was leaving Ripon after a pleasant evening spent there after work and blissfully unaware that I was leaving ...
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It has taken two thousand years to create the Chester of today! The Romans established it as a port some ...
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The mission is to blog about every city in England. It has gathered pace recently assisted by my work taking ...
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Whisper it quietly but I think I have just discovered one of England’s finest towns. As I’m on a mission ...
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Two down, two to go! Well after a brief and sadly quick visit it is now 3 down 1 to ...
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This time I was north of the English/Scottish border to visit another of the UK capitals, Edinburgh. Belfast was educational ...
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I am struggling to write down the words to describe my visit to Hereford and perhaps that is the biggest ...
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The trip north was made up the M5 leaving glorious Gloucester behind in search of Worcester. My only knowledge of ...
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The next stop on my mission to blog about every English city took me to glorious Gloucester. Water, architecture and ...
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My latest meanderings take me less than 6 miles down the road to arguably one of the England’s finest towns, ...
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A regular destination on my meanderings and one of my favourite spots in England is what I consider to be ...
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Living in Somerset I cannot ignore the charms of Dreamy Dunster any longer. The charms of this medieval village with ...
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After being let down yet again by today’s youth at my place of work, and rather than rush home to ...
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Before 1943, Tyneham was a  simple working village with farming and fishing being the main industries/sources of livelihood. Then Churchill ...
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If the name Salisbury doesn’t resonate with you, what bubble have you been hiding in this year? Sadly, you probably ...
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On my way home from work today I was distracted by a near perfect rainbow. By the time I found ...
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Located 7 miles northwest of Southampton and 11 miles southwest of Winchester and sitting on the banks of the River ...
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A flying visit after work didn’t do this place the justice it no doubt deserves - as a result a return to this charming ...
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The second abbey visit from my wanderings to Dartmoor. This is a complete and utter contrast to my meanderings around ...
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I’m so glad I made the drive to Winchester. I had been before, but I couldn’t remember anything of this ...
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I’m very lucky. In order to do my work, I have to fetch myself to yet another delightful English town ...
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I have a soft spot for Oxford. I had been taken there as a kid on a number of occasions ...
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The first of my four ‘Capitals of the UK’ blog takes me on a short flight across the Irish Sea ...
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Bristol has been a huge part of my life, and it saddens me that it has only taken me until ...
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I’m very lucky that I get to travel with my work around this wonderful county. Today was no exception as ...
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My latest National Trust blog concerns a visit to Buckland Abbey. On first hearing the name I expected to be visiting a  religious ruin. Not ...
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I’m very fortunate that my job takes me to some of England’s more intriguing places. Today I was in Wells, ...
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My latest NT blog is of plain looking Saltram in springtime. Idyllically located on the banks of the estuary it is ...
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This is my second blog on my use of National Trust membership. My visit took me to Nuffield Place, by ...
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I’m finally starting to take full advantage of my National Trust (NT) membership. Living my manic lifestyle, finding the time ...
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We have been so blessed this autumn with glorious weather. Those that haven’t been out to appreciate the display that ...
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I don't quite know how to go about my second blog but I decided to write about a place that ...
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This had never crossed my mind, but someone suggested that I blog about my travels / adventures. I’m little scared ...
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