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…
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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…
Go to a wedding in Ely
Having received an invitation to my niece’s wedding, I accepted and decided that having never been to Ely before, I would spend 2 nights there so I could look round the city a bit. I chose to stay at the hotel where the wedding was being held as that would enable me to slip away…
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…
Exmoor – “Walking and Sightseeing” V
The last day – guess what – there was a problem with my packed lunch! The bag holding it collapsed and there were no blueberry bars so they replaced it with a peanut bar (which I wouldn’t accept – I hate peanuts). The manager was there for once and he got a new bag but…
Exmoor – “Walking and Sightseeing” IV
No problems with the lunch on Wednesday, when we got the minibus to Dunster. Our walk started by going through the deer park and along a river past the Gallox Bridge in the castle grounds. As we moved further away from the car park we had views of the castle from the back. After climbing…
Exmoor – “Walking and Sightseeing” III
The next day, Monday, was a free day as some people were leaving and others arriving. After breakfast I started writing some postcards and then had a break to follow the “Holnicote Estate Walk”, which was in fact a walk through the grounds of the house. This started at the house and led past Gun…
Exmoor – “Walking and Sightseeing” II
The next day my packed lunch was again missing – but Ellie sorted it out again! All the groups took a coach to a place called Barna Barrow quite high up on the moor. It started quite misty and damp but cleared up quite soon. At one point we had a view across to Lynmouth…
Exmoor “Walking and Sightseeing” I
The start of July saw me heading for Exmoor. A slow drive on the Friday with lots of traffic queues. I was based at Holnicote House, near Selworthy. This is now a National Trust Property used by hf holidays, but it used to be the holiday residence of the owners of the Holnicote Estate. Cream…
A Weekend in the Cotswolds – part 2
The next day I had decided to do the walk to Lower and Upper Slaughter. The first part of the walk was through Bourton and past the church and then past the primary school. When building an extension to the latter they found the remains of an Iron Age settlement and so to get the…