The English Royal Horticultural Society owns and runs five gardens scattered around the country in addition to organising and delivering some major horticultural shows throughout the year such as Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival etc. Check out their website for more details. Having joined the society back in November 2023 it wasContinue reading “Gardens of England and Wales -RHS Rosemoor”
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Gardens of England and Wales -Bowood House Woodland Trail
Bowood sits South-West of the town of Calne in Wiltshire, only a 30 minute drive away from Castle Combe which is at the southern tip of The Cotswolds. It’s a great place to add to your itinerary if you are around the area.Before I begin, please note, this post is not about the house andContinue reading “Gardens of England and Wales -Bowood House Woodland Trail”
Top Events To Attend In The UK -Chelsea Flower Show
We are fortunate at home to have a fairly large garden, about 120 feet long which currently is mainly laid to lawn. Now I’m retired, however, I’ve become more interested in growing flowers, plants and vegetables and creating something a little more modern but easy to manage.With my garden project in mind last year duringContinue reading “Top Events To Attend In The UK -Chelsea Flower Show”
Top Events To Attend In The UK -Badminton Horse Trials
As a nation we love to get out and attend key events across the calendar year whether that is the Cheltenham Race Festival in March, the Grand National or the Boat Race in April or Wimbledon in July. Certain dates get marked off on calendars at the start of each year and people turn out,Continue reading “Top Events To Attend In The UK -Badminton Horse Trials”
The Meal Challenge- Making Conversation?!?
As part of our little foray into Cornwall and despite making promises to ourselves to cook and eat in our cottage, we did opt to eat lunch/dinner out on one occasion. We quite like to eat outside an English pub when the weather is good and have done so on endless occasions during hot weatherContinue reading “The Meal Challenge- Making Conversation?!?”
Cornwall -The Amazing Place that is Trebah Gardens
Trebah Gardens is one of the most amazing places I’ve ever visited! Even when I compare it to some of the most famous parks and gardens in the world, that I’ve been lucky enough to frequent, it is up there in my list of Top Ten places to go. My first ever foray to thisContinue reading “Cornwall -The Amazing Place that is Trebah Gardens”
Walking The South West Coast Path From Penzance to Mousehole in Cornwall
The South West Coast Path is the UK’s longest and best-loved National Trail. Stretching 630 miles from Minehead in Somerset it runs along the coastline of Exmoor, then North Devon and into Cornwall. It follows the entire coastline of Cornwall, goes across the mouth of the River Tamar and continues across to Devon. After runningContinue reading “Walking The South West Coast Path From Penzance to Mousehole in Cornwall”
Does The Ideal Holiday Accommodation Actually Exist?
I’ve been hiring cottages since Christmas 1988 when I went with my then boyfriend to a cottage overlooking a lake in Snowdonia somewhere. Over the years your needs change and as I now find myself retired and holidaying on the whole with just my husband, we continuously strive to find that unique but elusive placeContinue reading “Does The Ideal Holiday Accommodation Actually Exist?”
Weston-Super-Mare -The Great British Seaside
Like most people in England, at the moment, I’m wondering whether climate change has finally hit the country hard. The rain just doesn’t seem to stop falling! In fact rainfall over England in the last six months has been the wettest on record. The average UK winter has become around 1C warmer and 15% wetterContinue reading “Weston-Super-Mare -The Great British Seaside”
The Cotswolds – The Gardens of Blenheim Palace
On the far right or Eastern side of The Cotswolds, only nine miles from Oxford, is the wonderful English Baroque Palace of Blenheim. It is the only non -royal, non -episcopal country house in England to hold the title of a Palace. Sited adjacent to the village of Woodstock, which in itself is worthy of explorationContinue reading “The Cotswolds – The Gardens of Blenheim Palace”
A Midlife Adventure 