York is someone I have wanted to visit for some time. When my friends suggested it for a visit, I was very pleased. We arrived by train, and from Newcastle Central station, if you take Transpenne Express, it only takes an hour and you can get a return ticket for £15.90 - such a bargain ! The walk to the…
I have wanted to visit the Friends Fest ever since it was announced but I always missed out on the tickets as they were always sold out ! This year, I got tickets. It was set at Hylands House in Chelmsford. So we drove and queued. Lucky for us, we had the first slot of the day. Friends is such…
We went to Jimmy's farm in Ipswich during the summer holidays with my nephew and niece. We hoped that we had picked a sunny day but we instead grey skies and rain. You just can not trust the British weather. This was such a shame. We arrived after a fifty minute drive. Jimmy's Farm is not a typical farm. The…
So my husband suggested a road trip to the seaside. And one Sunday we ended up at Clacton Pier. We have not been here for over twenty years. So we went off to explore. The amusements have not changed at all. And when I saw this ride, I knew my husband who is MotoGP mad was going to have a…
Now I never thought that I would be talking about a service station but Gloucester Services was a really lovely place to visit. Gloucester Services is a pair of Motorway Service Areas serving the northbound and southbound carriageways of the M 5 between Junction 11 A and Junction 12, near Whaddon, Gloucester. It specialises in selling artisan food, and does…
So during the summer holidays, I thought it would be nice for a family get together at Colchester Zoo. I went with my mum, sisters, nephews and niece and in August it was a hot hot day. My sisters both having children have Zoo Passes, so no queuing for us. And we walked straight in. Colchester Zoo is privately owned…
