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  • Luminescence at Westminster Cathedral

    Luminescence at Westminster Cathedral

    Last weekend I visited my son Richard in London and we went to see a Son et Lumiere show at Westminster Cathedral. Luminescence told the story of the cathedral using light projection and classical music with a live orchestra. The history of the church was narrated by Hugh Bonneville who is better known for Paddington…

  • Exploring the history of Gloucester

    Exploring the history of Gloucester

    I belong to a local history walking group and this year as well as our usual walks in Bristol and Bath , we have been exploring further afield. Each month we have been catching the train from Bristol to a nearby city and discovering some of the local history. This usually includes a visit to…

  • A daytrip to Salisbury

    A daytrip to Salisbury

    Salisbury is a beautiful medieval town in Wiltshire just eight miles from Stone Henge. It is chiefly famous for its magnificent early English gothic cathedral which has the highest spire in England and the best preserved copy of Magna Carta. Last Saturday some members of our walking group met at Temple Meads railway station in…

  • Exeter the county town of Devon

    Exeter the county town of Devon

    Exeter is the county town of Devon. Last week we made the hour and twenty minute train journey from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St. Davids and set out to explore the city. The weather was warm and we could see lambs in the fields and blossom in the hedgerows. It was my first visit…

  • Discovering the history of Cardiff Bay through public art

    Discovering the history of Cardiff Bay through public art

    The first of March is St. David’s Day. St. David is the patron saint of Wales and is credited with bringing Christianity to the country. To celebrate we visited the Welsh capital Cardiff. Although it is not as big as St Patrick’s day in Ireland the Welsh celebrate with a parade and I was suprised…

  • A winter walk through Bradford on Avon

    A winter walk through Bradford on Avon

    We returned to Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire for our last January walk. The town has long been a favourite of ours and in summer we love to stroll along the towpaths of the Kennet and Avon canal which connects the river Avon in Bath to the Thames at Reading and to stop for a…

  • Warwick for the weekend

    Warwick for the weekend

    I am inviting you to join us in Warwick for the weekend. We will visit Warwick castle, see a superb birds of prey show and visit a medieval property one owned by Robert Dudley suitor to Elizabeth 1st. I belong to a local history walking group and for the last few years we have had…

  • Tiverton horse drawn barge along the Great Western Canal

    Tiverton horse drawn barge along the Great Western Canal

    Last week Bill and I took a coach trip to Tiverton in Devon and enjoyed a trip on one of the last horse drawn barges in the southwest. The barge, the Tivertonain has been beautifully painted with traditional canal art using the typical castles and roses motifs and the family who have run the trips…