Christmas shopping – with a difference

7 Dec 2022

We needed to grab a few things from the National Trust for Christmas so on Sunday we buzzed over to one of our nearest properties, Sizergh Castle near Kendal, to…

Two don’t go to a garden

18 Aug 202118 Aug 2021

Biddulph Grange Chinese garden, courtesy of wheretogowithkids.co.uk I mentioned in my last post that we'd taken a rain-check on our plans to travel this week. The upside to that is…

Roman mosaic surprise

3 Jun 20213 Jun 2021

Chedworth Roman Villa (and museum) courtesy of Sykes Cottages website The Roman villa at Chedworth in Gloucestershire is an amazing place to visit with substantial foundations and an array of…

Speaking of priest holes…

26 Sep 2020

After I posted about the one that may or may not be at Levens Hall the other day, I remembered that there was a good segment on the subject in…

A really wet day out

2 Jul 2020

The Lake District had over 8 inches of rain on Sunday. Yes, you really did read that right - 8 whole inches of water fell in a relentless torrent for…

Rather damp day out

27 Jun 202027 Jun 2020

Our third trip out courtesy of the National Trust pre-booking system, and this time we chose Fell Foot Park. It's a relatively short drive from home and set on the…

Slightly less grand day out

19 Jun 2020

On Sunday we managed to get tickets for another National Trust "property", Aira Force. This is a magnificent waterfall in a gorge near Ullswater. We've been many times before and…

A grand day out

13 Jun 202013 Jun 2020

Lockdown here in England is slowly easing, and on Monday we were able to have our first proper trip out for many weeks. We had the National Trust to thank…

Two go to a castle (or not)

30 Oct 201930 Oct 2019

Wray Castle is a huge lump of a castle which squats on a hilltop overlooking Windermere and manages to look both Arthurian and menacing. Although roughly Medieval in form it…

Two explore an Arts & Crafts house

14 Sep 20185 Mar 2019

A whole year has whizzed by since the last set of Heritage Open Days and suddenly they're on us again. This year it's better than ever since the event lasts…