Mighty Manchester
Even though Manchester can trace its beginnings to the Roman period, it may have remained a small village in the north of England if it...
Warwick Castle and the Trebuchet
On our last morning with Roger and Helen we visited Warwick Castle, one of the best preserved medieval castles in the World, sporting the...
Shades of Green
Our wonderful week on the canals of the English midlands has come to an end. While there was some physical exertion involved in opening...
Tardebigge and Tunnels
Tardebigge Locks is the longest flight of locks in the UK, comprising 30 narrow locks on a 3.6 km stretch of the Worcester and Birmingham...
"Eleanor" and Worcester Cathedral
Our canal boating experience is entering its fourth day and we have settled into the rhythm of a different way of life. It is relaxing...
Brushing Up Our Shakespeare
Stratford-Upon-Avon could be approached as a Shakespeare theme park; there are certainly plenty of attractions and shops ready to...
More Oxford
Our exploration of Oxford continued with a visit to the Covered Market followed by an Inklings Tour tracing the residential colleges and...
An Unexpected Party
Oxford – the home of “The Hobbit”, “Narnia”, Alice in Wonderland”, one of the world’s leading universities, scores of historic buildings,...
A Tick on the Bucket List
My Father’s Day treat was up to expectation and Crossness Sewage Pumping station is truly a cathedral of Victorian ironwork and an...
Works of Art
The Tate Britain is a repository of British art covering the last 500 years: a history lesson in brush-strokes. We were particularly...
