The Platinum Line

Category: Great Britain

  • A cruise around the British Isles

      I have been lucky enough to have travelled quite a lot in Europe but there are still many places in the British Isles that I have not visited yet. This was my first visit to the Scottish Islands. So, when my husband saw an advertisement for a cruise going right round the British Isles…

  • Two National Trust properties to visit near Bath.

      My husband and I are members of the National trust.  For anyone who is unfamiliar with the National Trust it is the organisation which looks after many stately homes and gardens as well as large swathes of countryside in England.  It is a charity and membership fees help pay for the conservation and upkeep…

  • A grand day out. Gromit unleashed 2 in Bristol

    A grand day out. Gromit unleashed 2 in Bristol

    A Grand day out in Bristol There is a brand new Wallace and Gromit sculpture  trail, Gromit unleashed 2 running in Bristol from 2 July to 2nd September with over sixty sculptures dotted around the city and surrounding areas  to raise money for the Wallace and Gromit Grand appeal for Bristol Children’s hospital and the…

  • Exploring Roman London

      I belong to a meetup group called “A walk in the past “.  This combines two of my loves, history which I studied at university and walking.   Normally we meet in Bristol or surrounding areas but last week we ventured further afield to London in search of Roman Londinium.  I was able to…