Are Our Journeys Really Necessary?

I’m seeing all this traffic in three lanes on the motorway and I’m asking if we should be making this journey.

Lanhydrock House,Bodmin, Cornwall

We really enjoyed out visit to Lanhydrock House owned by National Trust.  I would like to share my photos here. "The flush toilet....has 'civilised' us in a way that religion and law could  never accomplish" Thomas Lynch, Poet, 1948 The Kitchens. "The same family owned Lanhydrock for over 400 years. Find out about the people who …

A visit to small homestead.

Today was a perfect late summer day for our visit to Monmouthshire, in the southwest of the UK . About 22 degrees of beautiful sunshine.  It is not often that we get a chance to visit our dear friends on their idyllic little farm.  They specialise in pygmy goats but they have a range of …

Nearly visited Hatfield House

We had to take a business trip to Hatfield House today, so I took a walk around the grounds of Hatfield House.   It is £19 per person which is probably really good value for money to see inside the house but  I didn't have time to make that worth while.  So I strolled around the …

The Kymin

The Kymin is the first property to be bought by the National Trust in the 18th Century.  It was used as a dining room for the High Born to take a break from their hunting  and leisures in the wonderful grounds and woodlands around. A local lady would go there once a week to prepare their meal …

Thornbury Castle

Sharing my Nikon photos of Thornbury Castle

Standish Wood, Cotswolds Way

We enjoyed our first visit to Standish Wood.  This is a   National Trust Wood with free car parking for members .  It was a scorching hot 28 degree Bank Holiday Monday.  It was very quiet  and cool under the trees. We were surprised how few people there were. I did a little capture with my Insta360ONE …

The Saul Junction

We enjoyed a pleasant Sunday at Saul Junction in Berkeley, Gloucestershire.  We ate a hearty breakfast at The Stables Cafe.  There are boat rides on the canal available from here up to Gloucestershire  and down to Sharpness Docks. Such a beautiful part of the Cotswolds. I used my Insta360ONE camera to capture a clip in 360- …