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A Watercress Lodge
For anyone wanting to experience some unusual holiday accommodation the self-catering Watercress Lodges are ideal. These cosy wooden lodges that mimic wooden railway cottages offer accommodation on two floors for up to six people in a rural setting. An added attraction is the proximity of Ropley…
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Fossils, Fiction and Films in Lyme Regis
Jane Austen, John Fowles, and Henry Fielding are just three of many famous writers who have found inspiration in Lyme Regis, a pretty seaside town on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. The town is also famous as the birthplace and home to Mary Anning, a palaeontologist before her time but is now…
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A Walk through Wadebridge in Cornwall
Designated one of the best places to live in Britain, Wadebridge, on the both banks of the River Camel estuary linked by the Seventeen Arch Bridge, the longest stone bridge in Britain. This popular town retains the charms of a typical Cornish town featuring a 1930s cinema, a town hall built in the…
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Stay in a Pub: Pride of Paddington
The United Kingdom is well-known for its huge variety of public houses fondly known as pubs. Many of these pubs offer accommodation, including the Pride of Paddington in London. Stay in a Pub is a website that has created a collection of the best pubs with rooms.
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Houghton Lodge & Gardens - A Top Attraction in Hampshire
Houghton Lodge & Gardens in Hampshire is 230 years old this year. As part of the celebrations the new Oriental Garden was officially opened by Charlie Dimmock, expert gardener and television presenter. Created in a corner of the parkland that surrounds Houghton Lodge, a Cottage Orné, this new…
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Gozo Island: Beyond Victoria
Gozo is a small island a short ferry ride across the Mediterranean Sea from Malta. It was the first of island in the Maltese Archipelago to be settled and features the oldest ruins, the Ġgantija Temples at Xagħra. Other attractions include a windmill, a cave featuring a window with a view and a…
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Puerto de Mogán, the Little Venice of Gran Canaria
The pretty resort of Puerto de Mogán, fringed by a beautiful beach on the southern coastline of Gran Canaria is the creation of Rafael Neville. He transformed a fishing village into a stunning seaside resort featuring traditional style white buildings bridging little canals that flow down to a…
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Hacienda La Rekompensa in Gran Canaria
Taking a trip to Gran Canaria? I can recommend a visit to the Hacienda La Rekompensa a banana plantation with a nineteenth century Canarian house at its heart. Surrounded by a lush green landscape and close to the town of Arucas it incorporates the Plátano Canario museum and a shop bursting with…
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Arehucas a Rum Distillery in Gran Canaria
While on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria take a stroll through the history of Canarian rum at Destilerias Arehucas (Arehucas Distillery) and learn about the production process of this distinctive rum - fresh and aged - before enjoying a tasting of the rums and liqueurs produced here. The…
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Bergen, a UNESCO Gem
Bergen, Norway’s second biggest city is a designated City of Gastronomy and a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Centuries earlier it became an important trading centre due to the presence of the Hanseatic League whose old settlement, Bryggen has been designated a UNESCO site. Today this…
