On a recent visit to Rye in East Sussex, these are just a few images from what we saw, what surprised me was there was so many historical building that I just loved. This is the Old Rye Grammar School that was erected in 1638 - that date - who can believe it ! This is the Town Hall. Then…
Blenheim Palace Gardens is over two thousand acres of parkland and formal gardens. We started at the Water Terrace, which we came across after exiting the Chapel. This statue shocked me as it is based on someone but who ? We decided to walk the river walk against the banks of the River Glyme. There we found a boathouse. And…
We had a few hours walking around Oxford University taking in the sites. We found Alice's Shop first. And then we walked through Christchurch Meadow. We then walked through the back streets of Oxford to Radcliffe Square. I was taken in by the gardens that each college that we came across. They were all different to each other which was…
So another English Heritage visit, this time to Audley End in Saffron Walden. This house is found in Saffron Walden in Essex - here is all the visiting information. Billed as ' a mansion with a difference' - I really enjoyed my visit here. We started at the Servants Wing and they have been dressed as they were used in the…
My last day before returning home, was just a few hours down by the quay, where they have a sunday market. Where they bring the beach to Newcastle on the quay side. And the last thing that I did was watch the Millennium bridge rise for a tourist boat to pass. The area was once an industrial area and busy…
I had seen the lighthouse on my flight in and never though that I would see it when I was there or even visit it. St Mary's Lighthouse is on the tiny St Mary's (or Bait) Island, just north of Whitley Bay on the coast of North East England. The lighthouse is accessible via a tidal causeway and is only…
