So the morning after my arrival in Morecambe with an uninvited guest by the name of Bert. Yes the stormy one. I had plans to go to the always entertaining Dickensian Christmas Festival in Ulverston, yes the Dickfest, however Bert had other plans. My plan was to travel up to Morecambe, check into my B&B and then carry on to Ulverston, enjoy the Victorian jollities the head back down to […]
I dropped on a weekend in Morecambe which fitted in perfectly with my plans to visit the Ulverston Dickensian Weekend, the Dickfest. All was well then along came Bert. Yes that Bert, Bert The Storm. My plans had been straight up to Ulverston then head back down into Morecambe, check in and have the rest of the weekend devoted to doing an awful lot of nothing and taking my time […]
As any readers of these ramblings of mine will know I do like a market, a proper one where you can buy things you need as much as things you want. Not an imposter that is only one in name, a glorified shopping mall and food court, generally sitting where a proper market used to be. One of my favourites is Chorley. I had a couple of things to collect […]
A bit of a photo dump sort of post, I’m on my way down to Cardiff to do some visiting. I’ m enjoying the comfort of the TfW (Transport for Wales) big train, proper coaches etc. It was an early start and so far all has gone to plan. Only the one hitch, to be organised I pre-booked my Chester to Cardiff ticket, opting to collect on the day. All […]
Well I never, there’s a big yellow thing in the sky, I think it’s called the sun. It’s been a while since I last saw it in these parts. Taking advantage of this I took a ride out to Chorley, I had stuff to do, people to see and food to eat Being Tuesday it meant that not only was the market hall open but the Flat Iron market was […]
Yes I know it’s January and a wet one at that but the days are beginning to drag a little. The fun and frolics of Christmas and New Year are back in their cardboard box in the attic and it’s now the long, slow trudge through the soggy beginning of the year towards the changing of the clocks and the days moving from short into long trousers. I decided on […]
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