A place of silent contemplation mixed with a ever-changing vistas. Topped off with soaring Golden Eagles. Plus numerous other rare native mammals and is my go to UK holiday destination. Some 500 miles north of London is a 23,000 acre…
Flying or ferry is often the choice for you holiday transport. Cheap flights are often on offer. However, when it comes to ferries here in the UK it appears we come out second in the cost of ferries around Europe.…
As a Curlew song subsided ‘Tangmere’ then took over as it huffed and puffed crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales. This audio experience of a Battle of Britain class steam engine from the 1940’s then broke the near…
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“I can see the sea!” Certainly most rooms at these two Cornish hotels can adopt this fond phrase when approaching their coastal location. First impressions of the Bedruthan Hotel and Spa as you drive in could mark it down as…
A leading hotel in the west of Cornwall is running a walking weekend in May. Guests at Budock Vean near Falmouth will be strolling around spectacular Helford an area of the Lizard Peninsula. Offering bracing sea air and an expert…
A famous haven for Red Squirrels the National Trust’s Brownsea Island reopens this weekend. Springtime on Brownsea is a great time to look out for a number of key species including red squirrels, which can often be seen foraging for…
Vienna has just announced its latest new museum as the ‘Wien Museum’ opens. Dedicated to the city, its people and history. Plus it is ‘free’! Following the British model of not charging was a political decision by its left leaning…
After many years of researching the Cerne Giant has been finally dated according to the University of Oxford. Two academics from the University concluded that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules! With the…
When it comes to a winter holiday escape list from the UK, who would put Peru on it? Well you all should! Having average temperatures in the country from Jan to April at a barmy and comfortable 23.3C. Plus with…
A unique exhibition of work and an insight into the world of Dame Elisbeth Frink is currently on show in Dorset. The county where she created her last works has put on an informative exhibition about this leading light in…
Invergordon has literally drawn on its own history in order to create a marvellous mural experience in the town. Before their creation the biggest things around Invergordon were often the giant oil drilling rigs. Or perhaps cruise ships…
Boarding on the border…a brief visit to Carlisle on the England Scotland border. Even before the Roman times in Great Britain the city of Carlisle was the front line in various disputes between the two nations or their respective tribes.…
Pannage time in the New Forest is the period of year when the pigs are released to feast on millions of acorns produced by the numerous oak trees there! These ancient woodlands with their broad sweeps of open heath are…
At 10 years could this be the longest jigsaw puzzle in the world? As a group of aircraft conservators plan to rebuild an aircraft from the wreckage of three others at unique live museum event in the UK. This remarkable…
Nestling in 72 acres of South Somerset is an animal sancuatury that only exists because of the second world war. The Ferne Animal Sanctuary is located in a beautiful & protected countryside area within the Blackdown Hills on the border…
Owner of one of the few remaining working World War 2 DUKW’s or duck as they are called. He is looking to fill in his knowledge about the one he has acquired. Derek Luckhurst from Portland in Dorset UK is…
Cruise ship business at Portland Port appears to now been affected by the imminent arrival of an immigration barge. Due to arrive this week. It has created an un-foreseen situation for the cruise ship business at the port. With a…
Residents and visitors to Weymouth Dorset will have the chance to travel back in time to the Spanish Armada during this coming weekend. The visit of El Galeon a replica Spanish Galleon from that period will be open for visitors…
Princess Cruises have just announced the name of their latest passenger ship. And it will be called Star Princess! She is currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard Italy. She is schedule to start her cruises in August 2025.…
The finest of work and sheer scale of a new exhibition of sand sculptures are now open in Dorset. 5metre high piles of sand are turned into works of art. Full of meticulous and intricate detail. The theme is generally…
My first visit to Cairo and the Pyramids was a rather whistle stop affair en-route to a Nile cruise. Although memorable as any such visit was, I have for years felt that I had not had the best of experiences…
Getting mobile in Malta. Wheels seem to be a bit of a trend currently be they 2,3 or 4? Whether it’s on horseback, ‘Rolling Geeks’, Tuk Tuk or Segway these are just a few worth checking out there! Not the…
A first visit to Santa Claus village in Finland for Gaynor Scott and family coming from the balmy warmth of the Channel Island of Jersey. As our Finnair plane touched down it was snowing heavily in Helsinki. Finland is ready!…
Rare items from the ‘Cockleshell Heroes’ commando raid in World War 2 are to go on show this week to mark its 80th anniversary. Items donated by the family that were once used by Capt ‘Blondie’ Hasler form the heart…
Jamaica Inn in Cornwall is reported to have the most ghostly goings-on in that county and probably in the UK. Situated in the remote, wild and lonely Bodmin Moor it is certainly a candidate to have spectacular spectral shows. Its…
After months of uncertainty in Sri Lanka due to the political situation the country’s Chairman of Tourism Promotional Bureau has declared in a video interview that Sri Lanka is open for tourists. In a joint statement during a press…
Ryanair press conference to launch new routes from Cornwall Airport Newquay for next year. The three routes will be to Dublin, Malaga and Stansted which will provide the county residents with a link to most of Ryanair’s extensive network.…
The forced abandonment of a complete village in Dorset during 1943 was regarded as vital for the success of D Day. In creating this lost village of Tyneham it is now for some either a place of pilgrimage or a…
The daughter of the former owner of the Flying Scotsman revealed that her father’s ashes were once fed into the engine’s firebox. Penny Pegler spoke to me today about the day when her father Alan’s ashes, were placed into the…