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York – A City of Roman Emperors, Vikings and Kings: The walled city of York was called Eboracum when the Romans founded the city in 71AD, then renamed Eoforwic when the Angles took over at the end of Roman rule in 415AD and Jórvík when the Vikings captured the city in 866AD. When the Normans [...]
There’s no Pirates in Penzance, but plenty of festivities: There may not be any more Pirates in Penzance but what this town has is the annual Golowan Festival. Cornwall is a land of Celtic legend and the Golowan Festival celebrates its ancient Celtic traditions and the midsummer Feast of St. John (Gol Jowan). Cornwall’s greatest [...]
English Flower and Garden Shows by the Royal Horticultural Society: The English are great gardeners and England is famous the world over for its beautiful gardens and magnificent flower and garden shows. At these events, keen gardeners can discover the beauty and secrets behind English gardens, meet gardening experts, learn about the latest garden designs [...]
The Stansfield Arms’ Steak & Kidney Pudding Really Made an Impression : On our West Yorkshire visit, our relative Christopher suggested dinner at The Stansfield Arms, a traditional English pub in the Apperley Bridge area of Bradford. As a local, Christopher knows this pub well enough to recommend it for people like us who don’t [...]
Stilton, the Village that Gave the Cheese its Name: I’ve eaten a lot of Stilton cheese over the years, but it never occurred to me to find out where this cheese comes from…until now. Stilton cheese takes its name from Stilton village in the District of Huntingdonshire in the County of Cambridgeshire. For anyone who’s [...]
Stilton – The King of English Cheeses: Stilton Cheese, the King of English Cheeses takes its name from the Cambridgeshire village of the same name. Apart from tasting delicious, here are some interesting facts about this cheese. Colston Bassett Dairy, Cropwell Bishop, Long Clawson Dairy, Quenby Hall, Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery and Websters are the [...]
In the footsteps of Robin Hood with an audio trail: If you’ve grown up on a diet of weekly television episodes of Robin Hood, books and movies on the adventures of Robin Hood and you love everything to do with the Legend of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, you can now follow the trail [...]
Once a smugglers’ haunt, Robin Hood’s Bay is now a walker’s destination: Robin Hood’s Bay was once a haunt of smugglers and legend has it that Robin Hood kept his boats here in case he needed to make a quick escape. Seeing the rocky shoreline and landscape, it’s easy to imagine why this is a [...]
Whitby – Home to Captain James Cook and the trails of Count Dracula: Mention Whitby and “holiday resort and fish and chips” come to mind. To the unsuspecting modern day traveller, Whitby presents as a sleepy Victorian holiday resort and fishing town. But, Whitby has a long history as an industrial port and a shipbuilding [...]
Does the Magpie Café have the best fish and chips in the country? You don’t have to look too hard for places to eat in Whitby. There are many cafés and restaurants in town and just along Pier Road there are three (Magpie Café, Terry’s Restaurant and Quayside) and on Baxtergate there are another three [...]
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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!
Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!
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