Winter Wonderlights
by A visit to the Winter Wonderlights at the Great Central Railway, a nightime outing with the outside of the train lit up with myriad lights.
Category: miscellany
Clumber Park
A walk around Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire on our way to the Lake District.
The Shard
A visit to The Shard with its extensive views of London, and a quick boat trip before lunch.
Buckingham Palace
A few pictures in Buckingham Palace Gardens after a tour of the State Rooms.
Honister Slate Mine
A tour of Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria, England’s only working slate mine.
Woolpit Steam
A visit to Woolpit Steam with its traction engines and other machinery of yore.
Soyuz in Peterborough Cathedral
I’m unclear why, exactly, Peterborough Cathedral was hosting an exhibition of Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule, but it sounded like something well worth visiting, so Lucy …
Up at the O2 and a cable-car
A great present from Mark and Debbit was a trip to the top of The O2 (or Millennium Dome as many of us still informally …
heritage / hiking / miscellany / running
Northumberland weekend
A weekend in Northumberland with parkrun, Holy Island, and a walk by the River Coquet.
USA road trip and total solar eclipse
A trip from Denver to Boise, including a total solar eclipse, as well as Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Craters of the Moon National Monument.