Magic of Middle-Earth Exhibition, Novium Museum, Chichester

A few months back I managed to get to the temporary “Magic of Middle-Earth” Exhibition at the Novium Museum in Chichester, two days before it closed. But I’m glad I did slide in near the end as it was a… Continue Reading →

Graves of William Blake & Daniel Defoe, Bunhill Fields, London

London is the last resting place of many famous writers, including William Blake and Daniel Defoe. You’ll find them in the ancient burial ground at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground in Islington. London has many old burial grounds. The ever-expanding city… Continue Reading →

A Tour of Old Moorgate Underground Station, London, UK

Moorgate is a London Underground station used by thousands of people every day – but not all of it is on view. I’m fascinated by abandoned and underground spaces so a tour of the abandoned Old Moorgate underground station was… Continue Reading →

New Year, Really New Situation

It’s fair to say it’s been up and down this year when it comes to my blog. It started pretty well. I’d changed my posting schedule to every two weeks in 2022 and kept up with that until March. Then… Continue Reading →

Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Wales – Sugar, Slate, And Social Unrest

The first thing I said on approaching Penrhyn Castle was ‘It looks like something from Game of Thrones.’ It hasn’t actually been used in any filming, but walking through it makes you feel a bit like you’re in a movie…. Continue Reading →

Beaumaris Gaol, Wales – Murder and Memories

I love an old building with proper history – something grittier than a fine country house (they have their place, but “working” buildings have more interesting stories). Beaumaris Gaol on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales didn’t function as… Continue Reading →

The Grave of T.E. Lawrence – St Nichola’s Church, Moreton, Dorset

You can find T.E. Lawrence’s grave in the small village of Moreton in Dorset, not too far from Clouds Hill, the country retreat he was living in when he died. His death was tragic. An avid fan of motorcycles, T.E…. Continue Reading →

Hay-On-Wye, UK – The Best Place For Bookworms

Hay-On-Wye is probably the best place for Bookworms in the UK. It’s located just over the Wales/England border and is self-described as the world’s first book town. There are over 20 bookshops to visit – which is a lot for… Continue Reading →

The Tomb (and Heart) of Thomas Hardy – St Michael’s Church, Dorset

Thomas Hardy was a world-renowned writer with deep connections to Dorset, although his books were set in the fictional county of Wessex, inhabited by the rural country folk he’d grown up with. And while his ashes may lie in Westminster… Continue Reading →

6 Films About Writing And What They Can Teach Us

Films about writing are rather common. Whether they be about a real-life famous author or fictional one, writers pop up in movies more often than you’d think. So what can films about writing teach us, actual writers. Read on to… Continue Reading →

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