DURHAM & LINCOLN. History In Stone.

Cathedrals form an important part of the British heritage and landscape.

Cathedrals form an important part of the British heritage and landscape.

Winter still has everywhere in a less than friendly grip, the grey days are dragging on. To get out and have have a shot of fresh, if cold air. I took myself off to Southport for a couple of hours. The sun wasn’t making much effort to break through but a walk around the town and a bite to eat would help to jolly the system up until the warmer […]

A little way to the north east of the city centre lies the beautiful wooded valley of Jesmond Dene, the waters of the Ouseburn flowing through on their way to meet the Tyne.

The sorting process for places to visit in 2023 continues. West Yorkshire has popped up on my radar, now for some reason I haven’t travelled over that way for quite a while.

Going back to my rail journey along the Conwy Valley and up to Blaenau Ffestiniog, I was making my way back to the station, it’s that thing when you’re retracing your steps you seen all the things you didn’t see when you were walking the other way. The change of viewpoint, a different angle of view, throws up odd corners and alleyways that suddenly gain an added level of interest. […]

One of the treats of walking around a location with a history is coming across those pieces of street furniture that are slowly disappearing.