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Historic London Pubs We Have Visited
Here are a few of the historic pubs we visited on our recent five day trip to London. These weren’t selected for any particular reason, they just happened to be near to places we were already visiting and looked very traditional. Some of them had gluten free food options which was a nice bonus. The… Read more
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Padley Gorge 6.3 mile circular walk – Peak District
We picked a freezing cold day for this walk between Christmas and New Year. The original plan for the day was Warwick Castle but as we have the Merlin Essentials pass this year this date was unfortunately one of our restricted days so we had to have a re-think. The walk started at the National… Read more
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A Look Inside Tower Bridge, London
I’ve stood on Tower Bridge many times in the last 35 years and almost every time I have I’ve seen the ticket office to go inside and explore further, but I’ve always been en route to somewhere else so never found the time. This trip we made the time for a proper visit and I… Read more
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Day Trips/Short Breaks Planned for 2026
This is our shortlist for new places we plan to visit during 2026. Hopefully we will get to tick off all of these and more during the year…… Haddon Hall & Bakewell, Derbyshire We’ve spent a bit of time in the Peak District towards the back end of last year and enjoyed a few walks… Read more
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A walk from Corralejo to Popcorn Beach – (approx 4.5km each way)
This walk took us just over an hour each way and then we spent around half an hour sitting on the beach, taking photos etc, so you should allow for a half day activity unless you plan to spend longer on the beach. We were staying at the Northern point of Corralejo this time so… Read more
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The Roaches and Lud’s Church – 8.3 mile circular walk
I will start by saying this walk starts off with the most challenging part first, so if you don’t enjoy the first 20 minutes, don’t give up – it’s well worth the effort. We didn’t pick the best day to attempt this and the drive over from Nottingham was very foggy as we left the… Read more
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A Short Nottingham Pub Crawl
For my husband’s birthday this year he decided he wanted to do a pub crawl of some of Nottingham’s historic pubs. He got insanely lucky with the weather as it was around 30 degrees when we headed into the City Centre just after Noon. Our starting point was Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem which claims… Read more
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Our O2 climb Experience – Up at the O2
I have wanted to do the o2 climb since I saw Jean Slater do it on Eastenders (random I know, but I guess that was what made me aware that this was even an option!). We booked in advance online where visitors can choose a daytime, twilight or sunset climb. Prices vary slightly depending on… Read more
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Four Waterfalls Walk – Brecon Beacons
We did this walk the morning after the Fontaines dc Cardiff Castle concert, to clear our heads a bit! We were staying in the centre of Cardiff and the drive from there took us just over an hour. It is not easily accessible by public transport but that’s not to say its impossible. A combination… Read more
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My Gluten Free Supermarket Favourites
I do try not to eat a lot of processed foods but sometimes life gets in the way and you need to grab something fast. I also like to try things that I can’t usually get gluten free in a restaurant. There are plenty of other supermarket own brands that are amazing quality but Asda,… Read more
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