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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Aardman animation, Gromit unleashed 3

    Aardman animation, Gromit unleashed 3

    This week I am inviting you to have a cup of tea and a plate of cheese and crackers with some well-loved Bristol film and television stars. On Wednesday I went to an event rather grandly billed as the greatest dog show on earth. I did not go to see real dogs but rather the…

  • Bristol Packet trip to the Chequers inHanham

    Bristol Packet trip to the Chequers inHanham

    Here in England it seems like autumn has arrived a few weeks early. We had an unusually hot and dry summer and the leaves have started to turn brown. We decided to enjoy one of the last days of summer by taking a boat trip along the river Avon from the floating harbour in the…

  • 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…

  • Alex Lucas Bristol street Artist

    Alex Lucas Bristol street Artist

    It is August and Bristol has some new vibrant public art installations for summer. Once a pond a time is the work of a local artist Alex Lucas. Her whimsical pond creatures have taken over Quaker Friars in the heart of Bristol shopping quarter. Bristol has a thriving street art community with festivals such as…

  • 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…

  • Bristol and the Film Industry

    Bristol and the Film Industry

    If I was having coffee with you this week, I would probably tell you about a walk I did on Monday to learn more about the Bristol film industry and discover some of the lost cinemas of central Bristol. We often encounter film crews at work during our walks. Recently we have watched part of…