Alan & Pat Home and Away

  A visit to Sutton Hoo, on the banks of the River Deben, has been on my wish list for a long time. After the Roman Emperor withdrew h...

We packed quite a lot into the 10 days we were in Shropshire and are hoping to return to visit all the places we didn’t see. One day we...

The Farmyard at Acton Scott Home Farm We visited Acton Scott Farm Museum for the first time in over 20 years while we were in Shropshir...

It is difficult to believe that this lovely pastoral scene is typical of an area that was fought over for centuries and, as with Northumbria...

Taking photos of exhibits behind glass is not easy but a post about Coalport China has to include at least one to give at least a glimpse ...

Coalbrookdale is in a narrow gorge, formed when the River Severn changed course after the last ice age. With clay, iron, coal, and limesto...

We visited the National Railway Museum in York.  I haven't been there since they had a big expansion some years ago and was most impres...

The other day of note is when we met up with the other five family members (if you’ve been keeping count, you will realise that I’ve onl...