Felbrigg Hall and the Norfolk coast

Felbrigg Hall and the Norfolk coast

The kitchen is often one of the most interesting places in great houses and the one at Felbrigg is no exception, with its massed copper pans. While the rest of the house is interesting and the guides are great, it was the garden, not surprisingly, that gained most of...
Northumberland

Northumberland

All kinds of weather up along the Northumberland coast, from silvery calm to misty and bleak. Atmospheric Holy Island and Dunstanburgh Castle jostle for a place in our album with the wave lashed Farne Islands… Top of the inland attractions must be Barter Books...
Helmsley and Hampton Court

Helmsley and Hampton Court

Helmsley Castle as seen from the Walled Garden.  Even in October, the garden is great to explore and has come on a long way since our previous visit a few years ago. The cafe there is another attraction – so good we came back the next day for more! In November,...
All the way to America

All the way to America

And here we are, minus photographer Joe, at the Ships, Clocks and Stars exhibition in Mystic, along with two of the key organisers, Jeff and Elysa. Nice to see John Harrison celebrated all the way across the Atlantic. Mystic Seaport is a big heritage site with...
Burgundy

Burgundy

Guedelon – the making of a castle. Having seen it on TV, we happened on the site almost by chance – it was a few miles from La Catanque campsite at St Fargeau. What an amazing place: the castle is slowly and painstakingly being constructed using medieval...
Picardy

Picardy

Here’s a nice peaceful picture from a nice peaceful garden near Montreuil, visited after we found that our intended garden in St Valery was closed on Mondays.   So, this newly discovered gem was a delightful surprise. Just a private garden that happens to...

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