Go to Frome for a “70th” Celebration

I received the invitation to the ” 70th celebration” in the summer and replied saying that I would go. This was from friends I made more than 40 years ago in Kenya. I decided that I wouldn’t want to drive back in the dark in November so at some stage in the autumn got round…

(Little) Expeditions

A friend normally does poetry on a Thursday but the people who run the group were away for 3 weeks and the week before their holiday the topic was (I am told!) impossible. We decided we would have some days out while we were free and the weather had a chance of being good. The…

(Eventually) Go to Langford Lakes

Langford Lakes was where we had intended to go on Coronation Day – but it rained! Since then it has either rained, the cafĂ© has been closed or one of has not been available. So we eventually found a free day when the weather looked good and managed to get there! We started with coffee…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing IV

The evening after seeing Cromford Mill was the night of the HF Quiz! This takes place after dinner and all the HF houses do the same quiz – shown on a screen. Those who took part were in groups of no more than 6 and as there were quite a lot of “Walking and Sightseers”…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing III

We got the minibus at 9.15 the next day, after another substantial breakfast! This dropped us at a carpark (with one loo – we queued!) on the edge of moorland and we followed tracks across the moor. It was sunny and breezy and very enjoyable and even more so when we saw curlews, then a…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing II

The next day we left a bit earlier (9.15) and drove to the nearby village of Ilam. We started by going past a memorial pillar erected by the then landowner to his wife. We then moved on to the church to see a memorial where the children were supposed to be piously praying for their…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing I

Yup – yet another hf holiday! I took the train to Derby – but it was about 50 mins late arriving as we had to wait at Bristol for a driver who was apparently on another late arriving train! I then had to wait about another 20 to 30 mins for the taxi driver who…

Have some outings

Does going out for a meal in the evening count as an outing? Well, I do it so infrequently – except for birthdays – that it does for me! So I was invited to join 2 other friends for a meal at the Rai d’Or – a pub that serves real ale and Thai food….

Have a couple of days out

As I have recently become a member of the National Trust, a friend is organising me to use my membership. I had been wanting to go to Stourhead and understood that it was good for autumn colours. We had to choose one of my friend’s days off – the Monday of half-term. After parking we…

Last Time at Lulworth?

This was (probably) my last trip to Lulworth Cove as hf is selling/has sold their house there and it is closing in October. I was there for 4 nights – self-guided walking. I didn’t arrive until 5pm on the Monday, so had the scone with jam and cream and 2 cups of tea but didn’t…