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Tag: days out

  • How to plan a stress free road trip on a budget

    How to plan a stress free road trip on a budget

    There’s nothing quite like the freedom of hitting the open road with your windows down and your music playing (or however you like to drive!), and being excited for your road trip adventure ahead. However, planning a road trip can quickly become stressful, especially when you’re trying to stick to a budget, which is why…

  • Visiting Port Meirion in Wales

    Visiting Port Meirion in Wales

    Port Meirion the Italianate village designed by Gough Williams-Ellis has become one of Wales most popular tourist attractions.

  • Rhossili the best beach on the Gower Peninsula

    Rhossili the best beach on the Gower Peninsula

    Rhossili has one of the best beaches in Britain. The sandy beach curves in an arc for 2.8 miles (4.5 km) and is a favourite with surfers and families.  It is also dog friendly. The nearby cliffs are popular for hang gliding.

  • Abergavenny to Brecon, a mystery coach tour

    Abergavenny to Brecon, a mystery coach tour

    Wales is a great country to visit. I love the scenery and the small friendly towns. Now that lockdown is being lifted I am delighted that we can again cross the Severn bridge. So when I spotted that a local coach firm was offering a Welsh mystery tour I quickly booked two tickets. It was…

  • Visiting wildplace project Bristol

    Visiting wildplace project Bristol

    In March, the Wild Place Project like most visitor attractions in England was suddenly forced to close its doors. This was a particularly difficult time for zoos that still needed to employ a large number of staff to look after the animals and pay food and vet bills. After eating out to help out in…

  • Visiting Salisbury cathedral and medieval town centre

    Visiting Salisbury cathedral and medieval town centre

    Salisbury is a small city in Wiltshire just eight miles from Stone Henge. The gothic cathedral boasts the highest spire in the U.K. and the best preserved copy of Magna Carta.

  • Oxford for the day

    Oxford for the day

    On Saturday our walking group ventured further afield to Oxford. Oxford University is famous as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Europe and scholars have been coming here to study since the 12th century. The town however is Saxon in origin and by 1066 it is estimated that it had a population…