After far too many years I returned to an island that I had a close family connection with. However, I only discovered that a few days before I boarded the ferry to Lundy Island! Located around 12 miles off the…
A surprise in the post today a book focused on 50 walks around my home county of Dorset. I guess from the AA? However, Veuve Clicquot please feel free to adopted the same idea? Described as gentle strolls and longer…
A marathon fitness challenge will be happening on one of the most remote islands in the world. Fitness freaks can take part in a marathon on the tiny island of St Helena and could follow that up with a 699…
The day I met pop royalty the Jacksons and the time I discovered I was staying almost next door to my Grandfather’s house whom I never met was a strange juxtaposition for me? Appledore in North Devon is the place…
An award winning romantic hotel turns out to be perfectly placed for a getaway to explore the Dorset coast too. The Priory Hotel in Wareham has been recognised as being the most romantic hotel in the South West of the…
The quaint coastal villages Appledore, Instow, Westward Ho! and the town of Bideford have been hiding a national secret from me for years. As you travel around you cannot help but uncover exactly what went on here during the 2nd…
I have just been having fun with two ‘Blondes’! Not sure you are allowed to say such things these days? In this case the two blondes are a spiky cute creature and the other a most delightful boutique hotel on…
Why drive the NC 500 when you can fly it? The UK's most northerly luxury destination is taking the visitor experience to new heights. Offering a once-in-a-lifetime aerial view of the world-famous North Coast 500 in the far north of the…
By Stuart Forster Liverpool City Sights, which operates open-top bus tours on Merseyside, and BusyBus, currently offering sightseeing tours in northwest England and north Wales. The companies have announced a merger that will see the continued existence of both brands.…
Whats it like to visit Tank Fest the world’s largest display of mobile military might? Bovington Tank Museum is home to the largest collection of tanks in the world. I spent the day touring the static displays and of course…
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