It doesn’t matter how many times we visit London, there’s always something new to discover, be it on terra firma, up in the clouds or underground, every trip is a new adventure. We enjoy exploring with the help of one of the mystery guide books. This time we were heading to the West End….
Well, after driving up and down the road several times 😬, what three words finally found our ‘home’ for the next few days. And wow we’d found the perfect place, everything we needed and more, great views and a lovely host. We were all set for this week’s adventures. 👏👏👏 Day One On our…
As we said farewell to three days of historical exploration, in Portsmouth, we were on our way to meet the Besties, who were joining us for the final leg of our road trip. Our destination was Billingshurst, but there’s always something to discover on route 😜 so we arranged to rendezvous at Amberley Museum. There…
After an incredible win over the South African cricket team in Southampton, we were on a high as we continued our Road Trip towards Portsmouth. The Historic Dockyard awaited and we were looking forward to a few days exploring. Our tickets purchased with Tesco Clubcard vouchers (thank you Mr Tesco) would…
As regular readers will be aware, the hubby and I enjoy a bit of cricket 🏏 and having secured some tickets for a men’s one day international against South Africa at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton, we decided, what could be better than to make a trip of it and surround it with a few…
We had planned to visit the Palace of Holyrood House, when we visited Edinburgh back in 2022. I can’t recall the reason, but unfortunately it had been closed whilst we were there, so we could only peer through the closed gates. For this trip, we were more prepared, having pre checked and pre booked our…
Every September, this community led organisation alongside the caretakers of some of our most historic buildings, offers free ticketed entry to anyone who would like to visit. There were multiple opportunities in our local area, but we were away for the majority of the period. However we did secure tickets to two of the…
The hubby has long had a love of classic cars and on a Summer Sunday enjoys nothing more than a pootle around a classic car show. Having served in the Army in his younger days has also given him a passion for military vehicles. So imagine his joy when early in August we were free…
Cricket season had arrived and to avoid a full Summer on the sofa, watching it on the telly 😬, we took ourselves off to Canterbury to see the England Ladies squad in a T20 against West Indies. 🏏. It was our first visit to the Spitfire Ground, quite close to the City Centre. A…
Our final full day in this lovely City and we were using our hop on hop off bus ticket to explore a bit more of the Northern side. The weather had turned a little bit wetter and chillier, so quite a few people had also opted for the bus 😂. Despite being standing room…