The Platinum Line

Category: England

  • Visiting Chester and a walk around the walls

    The highlight of our recent short break in Cheshire was definitely the day we spent in Chester. We decided to take on the challenge of the two mile city wall walk and found it gave us a very good bird’s eye view of the city. Chester which is situated near the Welsh border on the…

  • A private tour of Westminster Abbey

    A private tour of Westminster Abbey

    I returned to London last weekend to visit my son and take a private tour of Westminster Abbey. Disclosure I am an affiliate for GetyourGuide. If anyone books a tour through my link, I get a small commission. Recently, they offered me the chance to preview an activity in London in exchange for an honest…

  • Simple Tips for moving to London

    Simple Tips for moving to London

    There are plenty of great places around the world, sure, but some shine a little brighter than others. Cities like Tokyo, New York, and Paris rightly have a big and well-earned reputation. Here in the UK, we have our own contender for ‘world’s best city.’ London might not be for everyone’s taste, it’s true, but…

  • A Spring walk through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park

    A Spring walk through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park

    London has eight Royal Parks and I think all London visitors should try to visit at least two or three of them. They each have a distinct character and charm. This week for Natalie’s weekend coffee share I am going to invite you to join me in Kensington gardens and Hyde Park which form part…

  • Exploring more of West London, Regents Canal and Regents Park

    Exploring more of West London, Regents Canal and Regents Park

    The Regency period is very much back in fashion thanks to a certain Netflix series. Last weekend my son Richard and I met up with our “walk in the past walking” group to explore part of Regency London. On Saturday We walked about six miles from Paddington Station along Regent’s canal and through Regent’s Park.…

  • The seven saints of St. Paul’s Bristol art trail

    The seven saints of St. Paul’s Bristol art trail

    This month millions of people have been forced to flee Ukraine by the Russian invasion and have had to seek sanctuary in a foreign land. As we watch the terrible scenes unfold on our television screens it is important that we reflect on some of the difficulties that they are likely to face and how…

  • Exploring more of Brislington and St. Annes in Bristol

    Exploring more of Brislington and St. Annes in Bristol

    I grew up in Hanham just outside of Bristol. on the north side of the River Avon. As we played in the local woods and on the slag heaps left from centuries of coal mining we looked across to St. Annes on the other side of the river. My husband on the other hand lived…