If you’re of a certain age or any kind of film fan, then you’ll doubtless recognise the photos in this post. Known as Sycamore Gap – or Robin Hood Gap – this part of Hadrian’s Wall is famous for featuring… Continue Reading →
If you’re a fan of anything in the fantasy genre, you’re probably aware of “The Witcher”. The series started as books, then became video games, and now it’s a popular TV series on Netflix. I became familiar with “The Witcher”… Continue Reading →
Hidden away in the Cairngorms, lies the Burn O’Vat, an ancient place once used by the notorious outlaw known as “Gilderoy”. Found in the Muir of Dinnet National Natural Reserve, this wonder of geology is only a short walk from… Continue Reading →
One of the things I like about exploring is finding out the history of a place – the stories it holds essentially. A case in point is Featherstone POW camp in Northumberland. When I looked into what happened there, I… Continue Reading →
I’ve been on holiday and found a bunch of new inspiring places to blog about. So be prepared for a deluge over the next few weeks. Let’s start by wheeling back in time to when the Romans ruled Britain and… Continue Reading →
Born Cicily Isabel Fairfax in 1892, Rebecca West was a writer, literary critic, and journalist, named “indisputably the world’s number one woman writer” by Time magazine in 1947. Both a CBE and DBE, she died in 1983. You’ll find Rebecca West’s… Continue Reading →
Brean Down is a natural pier, protruding out between Weston-Super-Mare and Burnham-On-Sea in Somerset. At its very end lies what remains of Brean Down Fort, an eerie ruin. The Down appears to have had settlements on it from the early… Continue Reading →
Myth and legend entwine Glastonbury. Shops selling selling crystals, herbs, and various Pagan items fill the town. You can read my post about Glastonbury Abbey to see more about the legend of King Arthur’s alleged tomb. Today I want to… Continue Reading →
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eyeWho cheer when soldier lads march by,Sneak home and pray you’ll never knowThe hell where youth and laughter go.” Suicide in Trenches, Siegfried Sassoon You’ll find the Siegfried Sassoon’s grave in the lovely small Somerset… Continue Reading →
I try to post once a week, but I took last week off as it was my birthday. I’m going to use that excuse again (sort of) as it’s a milestone birthday which means I get to stretch it out… Continue Reading →
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