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.

Come with me to the seaside, to Lytham on the Lancashire coast. The skies are bright and sunny and the Green is thronged with people and cars. Not just any cars but cars with style, elegance and character. From the powered up monster to the sleek elegance of the Cad’s roadster. The car show and the 1940’s Weekend are on my “Go To” list. A chance for my camera and […]

It was an unpromising day weather wise and it stayed that way. I risked a journey out, the trains were on strike so I opted for a bus journey out to Southport and back. There were some hardy souls out, dodging the showers, wrapped up warm. I’m always on the lookout for different places to enjoy a coffee and watch the world go by, I hadn’t tried Heimat on Wesley […]

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 […]

Arrival in Bangor went trouble free. The train was a “proper” one with carriages and a locomotive. Like having a train set again. It was a brisk walk down to the bus station in the town centre and only a few minutes wait before the bus back out again and across the Straits and into Angelsey. The bus route was a wonder, taking In the small lanes and villages that […]