Mon, 9th Aug we visited two National Trust properties, Montacute House and Lytes Cary Manor. The first an Elizabethan home which has not altered much over time, with a 52 metre long gallery and a...

Sun, 8th Aug we ticked off one of Nigel's Bucket List items and spent the day at Haynes Motor Museum. Must admit extremely well laid out museum with loads of info to read. The F1 Williams Exhibition...

This is the start of our second English holiday on a loop trip via Yeovil to Cornwall and back via Salisbury before heading home.  On the way to Yeovil we stopped at Witley Court and Gardens &...

Visited the National Memorial Arboretum, our first visit with friends Martin Burrows and Jackie, who were lovely hosts. The volunteer staff were so helpful in explaining about the main memorial. It...

On our way to Stafford we stopped off at Kenilworth Castle, started off OK but then the heavens opened. Interesting site the castle originally extended and renovated in the 1600s so Robert Dudley...

Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) our first visit yesterday. Unfortunately couldn't take photos inside as the family do use the house as a home during the year. Lots of photos in some of the rooms...

Left London yesterday to collect our car from Dartford kindly looked after by Angela and Chris, who we can't thank enough for such a wonderful stay last week and set off for Rochester. There is a...

Arrived in London yesterday for the weekend after a wonderful visit with our friends Angela and Chris. On the Friday, we walked to Kensington Palace which is available at a reduced cost for English...

Visit to Eltham Palace and Gardens, which I saw on Antiques Roadshow and decided to visit. Medieval Palace renovated by Stephen and Ginie Courthauld in the 1930s, but subsequently destroyed by...