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How to spend a day in Sheffield
It’s been at least 15 years since I last visited Sheffield so it was time to return to see how the city centre has changed. We travelled by train arriving into Sheffield station late morning. The concourse seemed bright and airy leading out onto Sheaf Square, a pedestrianised plaza featuring a cascading water wall and…
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RHS Harlow Carr Garden in Harrogate – What to See and Do
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Harlow Carr Garden is one of four public gardens run by the RHS and is located one and a half miles from the centre of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. We arrived by car, with ample free parking available. On a previous visit we walked from the town centre which is a lovely…
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Goddards York – the home of chocolate
Located by the side of York racecourse stands a home with a chocolate heritage. The house is the former home of Noel Goddard Terry, the grandson of Sir Joseph Terry the founder of the famous chocolate factory Terry’s of York. How many of you have had the pleasure of tapping open a Terry’s Chocolate Orange,…
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Discover Cambridge and its Colleges
An opportunity to visit Cambridge as my husband had a business meeting there recently. I’ve only been to this university city a couple of times and its many years since my last visit. We parked our car at Homerton College where the meeting was taking place so I started my tour of the Colleges here.…
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Poundbury: A New Town with a Difference — Exploring Prince Charles’s Vision for Sustainable Living
As we were visiting the Dorset stretch of the Jurasssic Coast, we decided to take a short detour to Poundbury to see what it looks like for ourselves. Poundbury is a thriving new urban development on the outskirts of Dorchester, West Dorset. The town was commissioned by Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales who outlined…
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Discovering Waterside Leeds: Explore the City’s Revitalised Waterfront
I’d heard that there was more to Leeds than city centre shopping so one sunny morning I took the train there to have a look around. Leeds is located in West Yorkshire and is only a two and a quarter hour rail journey from London King’s Cross station. Instead of leaving Leeds Railway Station from…
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Exploring the V&A: What to See at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum
The start of another long weekend in London. Arriving in the capital around lunchtime, I decided to take the Underground to South Kensington so that I could visit the Victoria & Albert Museum which is on Cromwell Road. The Victoria & Albert (V & A) is the world’s leading museum of art and design housing many of…
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Exploring London’s Hidden Gems: The Faraday Museum & The Wallace Collection at Hertford House
A much brighter morning and gladly somewhat milder than yesterday. After taking a train to Victoria from Clapham Junction, the country’s busiest railway station we rode the Underground one stop to Green Park as we wished to visit the Royal Institution on Albemarle Street, just off Piccadilly. In the basement of the Royal Institution you…
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Visiting the Imperial War Museum & Experiencing Chinese New Year in London: A Complete Guide
I’ve visited the Imperial Museum North at Salford Quays, Manchester a couple of times but had not visited the main site in London so on this cold, dreary morning we decided to take a look. The nearest underground station is Lambeth North but this is currently closed whilst the lifts are being replaced so as an alternative,…
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Chinese New Year in London
To round off our weekend in London we headed to Trafalgar Square where a huge festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Year of the Rooster) was taking place from 10.00 a.m. No visit to London should take place without visiting this iconic square with Nelson’s Column at its centre surrounded by four lions. Getting…
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Explore the BBC Studios: MediaCityUK Tour Experience in Salford
On a recent visit to Salford Quays we noticed that it was possible to take guided tours of parts of the television and radio studios – so when we returned home we visited the BBC website and booked online. Tours last 90 minutes and cost £11 per person with concessions available. A maximum of 22 visitors are…
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Salford Quays & MediaCityUK Day Guide – What to See, Eat & Do
Salford Quays, Greater Manchester’s waterfront destination is situated just a 15 minute tram ride away from the centre of Manchester, our destination today. An adult return from Piccadilly costs £3 see Metrolink for details and passengers need to take the Eccles line for MediaCityUK. If you are planning on travelling by car there is a large car…
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National Railway Museum York – Explore Britain’s Iconic Locomotives
Doesn’t everyone love a steam train – we certainly do, and when an opportunity arose to visit the National Rail Museum in York, we were thrilled! The museum is located behind York’s railway station, just cross the footbridge over all the platforms and you will see the museum on leaving the station. A large car park is…
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A winter’s day in Malham – a scenic walk and a cosy pub lunch
Boxing Day walks are popular to work off the excesses of Christmas Day but as we entertained family visitors then, our bracing walk took place the following day. Setting off from home towards the Yorkshire Dales National Park it was a bright morning but as we approached Gargrave we encountered fog which made driving difficult…
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Exploring Manchester’s Magical Christmas Markets
It wouldn’t be Christmas for our family without a visit to our beloved Manchester, a northern city that certainly knows how to put on the sparkle over the festive period. Christmas markets are to be found all over the city centre and when darkness falls the little wooden huts take on even more of a…
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An afternoon in York on my way to Edinburgh
On my way north to Edinburgh for a pre Christmas weekend away with one of my sons, I decided to spend the afternoon in York as that was where I needed to change trains. I hadn’t visited this historic northern city for several months so on this bright but chilly afternoon I started with a…
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Exploring Edinburgh
Waking up to bright blue Scottish skies we started the day with full Scottish breakfasts then took a look inside ScotlandsPeople near Waverley Station on Princes Street. This beautiful building is the official Scottish government resource for genealogical research and despite not having any Scottish ancestors ourselves it’s still an interesting place to visit in the city…
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Leith and rugby at Murrayfield
After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast, we bought day tickets for Lothian’s trams and buses costing £4 each and after taking a look in the beautiful Jenner’s department store, we caught a bus along to Leith. There was a small market taking place so we glanced round the stalls and sampled some…
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Edinburgh Christmas
Our final morning in lovely Edinburgh and the time has sped by so quickly. we’ve had so much fun. After checking out of our hotel, the Queen Street Travelodge, we left our luggage to collect later in the day and went off to a nearby pub for breakfast. A little later on, we returned to…
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A late autumn visit to London
A cold morning at home so before leaving the house I donned my winter coat and woollen scarf for my journey to London. I find long distance train travel relaxing and, once on board, I settled down to reading ‘Mr. Gandy’s Grand Tour’ by Alan Titchmarsh and happily spent the journey with my book, some…
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A walk along the Thames Path
Leaving our hotel in Clapham Junction we walked the few steps across to the railway station in order to board a service to Putney in south west London, just 10 minutes away. We then enjoyed a hearty breakfast on the high street before wandering round the shops and making our way towards the river. Strolling…
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Scenic Walk from Kingston-upon-Thames to Richmond: Riverside Views, Parks & Historic Sights
A 20 minute rail journey from Clapham Junction lies the south west London town of Kingston-upon-Thames and our starting point for today. The large town has some attractive Tudor buildings and a small market selling fruit and vegetables takes place in the central market square at weekends. The town has a good range of shops including…
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Top Attractions to Visit in Greenwich and Along the Thames
We woke to clear blue skies and sunshine but needed to wrap up warm on this November morning. After checking out of our Travelodge, we left our luggage and made our way to Greenwich taking the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) from Canary Wharf. Please remember if using the DLR that there are no ticket barriers…
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How to Enjoy an Autumn Stroll Around Burley-in-Wharfedale
Burley-in-Wharfedale is a village situated in the beautiful Wharfedale valley in West Yorkshire. It’s located eleven miles north west of Leeds and two miles from the market town of Otley. I arrived by train as Northern run regular services on the Wharfedale Line from both Leeds and Bradford, the journey taking around 25 minutes. The…
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