I only heard about Portmeirion a couple of months ago when I asked over on Instagram for suggestions of things to do in North Wales. I instantly checkout the website and just knew I had to visit. James took a bit more persuading but I managed to convince him that…
Calke Abbey is our nearest National Trust property and it is the perfect place to spend a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon; which is exactly what we did yesterday. There is always so much to do at Calke Abbey but yesterday we just enjoyed a walk around the gardens, took in…
Disclosure: We were invited to stay at Slate Mountain and go on the Slate Mountain Adventure Tour free of charge. All thoughts and opinions are our own and 100% honest. Life has changed a lot in the last 30 or 40 years and we are ever more conscious of how…
We last visited Sudbury Hall about three years ago and thought seeing as it is fairly close to us and the kids would have forgotten all about our last visit that we would visit again and share with you …. This is a little atypical for National Trust (NT) places…
This weekend we visited the National Trust’s Biddulph Grange Garden. This National Trust property is quite well hidden on the north side of Stoke and while it is certainly worth a visit the journey for us went through what must be one of the most severely run-down areas of the…
Beautiful and interesting: little more really needs to be said. While this blogpost will provide paragraphs and pictures to help you reach the same conclusion, I am sure my literary and photographic skill will really not do it justice. Save yourself some time and get in the car and just…
