by Amanda | Dec 10, 2016 | Travel UK
Updated on July 28, 2013 On safari in Jersey Ever since I read Gerald Durrell’s fabulous children’s book Toby the Tortoise and My Family and Other Animals I have been interested in his wildlife preservation work. The trip to Jersey was a great opportunity...
by Amanda | Dec 10, 2016 | Travel UK
Updated on July 24, 2013 Stepping into the soaring nave of Bath Abbey with its white Bath stone interior is breath-taking – as it was designed to be. Church architecture was designed to make people look upwards at the grandeur of the building. The first place of...
by Amanda | Dec 10, 2016 | Travel UK
Updated on July 15, 2013 Medieval fortress Mont Orgeuil castle was first built in 1204 and extended over subsequent centuries. At first its high stone walls provided adequate defence, allowing soldiers in the caslte to fire arrows to ward off would-be french invaders....
by Amanda | Dec 10, 2016 | Travel UK
Updated on July 8, 2013 Liverpool – the good, the bad and the ugly The settlement of Liverpool was first recorded in 1190 and was formally founded in 1207 by King John. The area rose to prominence in the late 1600s becoming the second largest city in Britain...
by Amanda | Dec 4, 2016 | Attractions UK, Travel UK
Updated on July 30, 2013 The river Cam, Cambridge Punting on the river Cam in central Cambridge is possible because the river is shallow enough for a person in a boat to hold a long pole and poke it into the bottom of the river to propel the boat. This means boats on...
by Amanda | Dec 4, 2016 | Attractions UK, Travel UK
Updated on July 22, 2013 The building of Dyrham Park This imposing property was once a farm. The top of the roof of the original farmhousecan be seen between the two ‘new’ wings of the house added by William Blathwayt. The farm was owned by the Wynter...
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