The small landlocked county of Shropshire borders Wales to its west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire. It is largely rural with a small population but a rich history. February 23rd is the feast day of St. Milburga.…
The lockdowns of the last year have left many of us pent up at home and not getting enough exercise. Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan of walking, enjoying both its physical and its mental health…
Several UK attractions were nominated in the recently-announced Tiqets Remarkable Venue Awards. Tiqets is an online ticketing platform which makes it easy to find and book tickets to attractions around the world. The British nominees are: St. Paul’s Cathedral London…
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we are sharing some delightfully romantic British buys to share with your sweetheart. Or to buy for yourself! Read on for our Valentine buys which are all–purely coincidentally–inspired by the south coast. Jewellery…
One of the most famous of the traditional British puds, a bowl of spotted dick with custard is proper comfort food. A tasty combination of suet dough, currants or other dried fruit, and lemon juice, it’s not too sweet but…
If your plans to explore Scotland in 2020 were scuppered, here’s hoping to better luck in 2021. After the success of recent themed travel promotions, VisitScotland declared 2020 the Year of Coasts and Waters and that has now been extended…
January, we’ve only just begun, and already the UK has been plunged into lockdown. However, we remain eternally hopeful that this will allow us to enjoy the spring and summer in all their glory. It does mean, of course, that…
The last few years have seen Wales highlighting a number of its outstanding reasons to visit; 2017 was the Year of Legends; 2018 was the Year of the Sea; and 2019 was the Year of Discovery. With the upheaval to…
Sponsored post: In collaboration with Hotels.com, but all views are my own. Travel plans have been in flux for much of this year as safety regulations related to COVID-19 change almost weekly. Even as vaccination programmes roll out, it will…
In just a few weeks, children around the country will no doubt be following the age-old tradition of putting out a treat for Father Christmas before they go to bed. And many of them will probably be leaving a glass…