Where Cadfael meets Charles Darwin
With the River Severn forming a peninsula, the heights on which Shrewsbury is found, was a obvious place to build a strong fort. As with many ancient strongholds, there is no exact date of founding, but it is believed that Shrewsbury was founded around 80... more - travel report by
terje
A trip into history
Warwick is a small town with a population of around 25 thousand; it is full of some wonderful medieval buildings including Warwick Castle, the Guildhall (now the Lord Leycester Hospital), as well as a group of wonderfully maintained timber framed building... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Chester – just a day out.
I was surprised to find that there were no reports on Chester here as it is a very popular city and one with some rave reports on other sites. Hence I am drawn to write something, although I’ve only ever been twice for a few hours each time and therefore... more - travel report by
davidx
Coigach and the Summer Isles
Coigach is a region of Scotland in the far north-west between Ullapool and Locherbie. The western part of the area contains a great bay stretching from south of Achiltibuie, through this metropolis itself [100 or so population] and the lesser villages of... more - travel report by
davidx
The historic Cinque Port of Hythe
My association with Hythe is a nostalgic one as it is where I used to go on family holidays when I was a child. Each year we would pack ourselves into my father's car and head down to the coast. I had an Aunt who lived there and for two weeks of the year... more - travel report by
st.vincent
South Coast of ‘West, West Cornwall’
Some of the allocation of places into my two reports of ‘West West Cornwall,’ these being this one and Saint Just, will be pretty arbitrary and, if you’re interested in the area, you could do worse than look at them all. The term ‘West, West Cornwall’ is... more - travel report by
davidx
North of ‘West, West Cornwall.’
St Just is often called St Just in Penwith to distinguish it from St Just in Roseland, which is situated further east in an inlet off the Carrick Roads [Fal estuary – south coast.] Having loved the latter for many years, I had never heard any suggestion t... more - travel report by
davidx
St. Albans - an history city...
It is thought that it first appeared as a Celtic Iron Age settlement called Verlamion at the end of the first century BC, probably taking its name from the nearby River Ver. Around AD 50, after the Roman conquest of Britain, it became Verulamium and event... more - travel report by
st.vincent
The most expensive place on earth
The heart of the former British Empire and a world centre for finance, London is an incredible city. Incredibly cosmopolitan, it boasts one of the most diverse populations in the entire world.
London has plenty of world class sights to see,... more - travel report by
bootlegga
Sheepstor on Dartmoor
Dartmoor is one of England’s National Parks – an area of granite cropping up through limestone in South Devon. It sees many holidaymakers, though the nearby coastal areas, particularly Torbay and Salcombe, still get the majority. Proximity to fine coast i... more - travel report by
davidx
