CHESTER. Music By The River.

When the days are longer and the weather kinder I like to take a trip out to Chester, the walled city hard by the Welsh Border.

When the days are longer and the weather kinder I like to take a trip out to Chester, the walled city hard by the Welsh Border.

Keeping my completest streak happy, I thought I would wrap up my day out to Beaumaris, the day after in fact. I enjoyed the trip, yes it could have been a little bit brighter and warmer but it is the beginning of November so you get what you’re given weather wise. I had a walk around while I used up the last half an hour before the bus back to […]

Right, I’d had my lunch, it was time to wobble onwards and walk off, or at least try to, my Welsh Rarebit. Beaumaris is a compact town, facing out across the Menai Straits to Bangor and the mainland of Wales. While it might be small it does reward with a mixture of corners and enterprises worth looking out for. There will be links etc at the bottom. The close set […]

It’s been an odd week, nothing drastic or bad, just oddly uncooperative, like trying to run up the down escalator. It’s possible but tricky and time consuming. Anyway rather than bounce around the house like a grumpy ping pong ball I have come out and onto the Wirral, over the water from Liverpool. It’s not a long journey but long enough to relax and watch the world go by. First […]

So I landed up in Keswick in the early afternoon, I’d no particular plan for the day so like I said earlier I didn’t want the blue skies and sunshine go to waste. The ride up was as beautiful and as interesting as ever, the trees are working their way through their palette of colours on the way to Winter’s bareness. I enjoyed my pie and chips so it was […]

Hello, it’s a sunny day up here in the north west of England and you find me on the top deck of a Stagecoach 555 bus. I’m heading up to the Lakes, possiblity Keswick, to grab some autumn sunshine and fresh air. The days are slowly shortening, the sunlight is running for cover just that little bit sooner each day, so it’s time to stock up on the day out […]