by Trevor Millum | Apr 21, 2016 | Places
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...
by Trevor Millum | Apr 6, 2016 | Places
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...
by Trevor Millum | Dec 2, 2015 | Places
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,...
by Trevor Millum | Oct 7, 2015 | Places
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...
by Trevor Millum | Sep 9, 2015 | Places
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...
by Trevor Millum | Jul 14, 2015 | Places
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...
Recent Comments