It is a few years since we last came to the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean. Then we stayed in a friendly bed and breakfast just outside Whitchurch…
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Catching Up
After our months of travel we are going to have a few days back in Pitton. Our final day on the road and it is time to sort a few…
Read MoreTovi the Proud
Today our afternoon walk is a jaunt from the Cholsey Grange site. We head up the farm drive and at the top turn left, along the road through part of…
Read MoreAnyone for Cricket?
One of the challenges of our new lifestyle is overcoming the temptation of feeling the need to see something new everyday, as you do on holiday. Over the last week…
Read MoreChitty Chitty Bang Bang
Yesterday morning whilst packing to leave the Peak District we were listening to Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show. We are both fans of this radio programme and Lynnie will not get…
Read MoreLollipop
After all our preparation yesterday we get an early start. We have spent the last week on Blackwell Hall CL, the views are stunning and all the pitches have hard…
Read MoreJam About
Our last day in the Peak District and I have some work to get done, so we spend much of the day around the site and preparing for an early…
Read MoreIce Cream for Lynnie
As previously mentioned Lynnie and I have visited the Peak District in the past and done a number of walks from our walking books of the area. The problem is…
Read MoreLime Kilns
We decide it is a day to walk from the site. Blackwell Hall CL has a footpath running alongside it leading down to the Monsal Trail. So late afternoon we…
Read MoreBig Stones
A sunny Sunday finds us in Matlock. Lynnie has identified a walk of around nine miles that fits her criteria of a suitable stroll. We park up alongside Hall Leys…
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