United Kingdom
Onwards to Norwich
Yesterday we finished our transfer from Wales to the eastern part of England by driving from Sheffield to Norwich, in the county of Norfolk. We had a couple of stops but entering the wrong address into our Sat Nav late in the afternoon gave us a delay of about an hour in getting to our […]
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A Day Tour Through the Peaks District.
Just west of Sheffield is the Peaks District of England. We made a short day tour of a part of this area with a driving tour to some of the interesting places near to Sheffield. We left late this morning after taking some time to sleep in and have a relaxed morning. I have always thought […]
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Driving to Sheffield
We have finished out tour of Wales and are now in central England on our way to the eastern counties where we spend the rest of our time in the UK. We left the delightful Tyr Y Coed boutique hotel at Rowen and drove east to Sheffield for a couple of nights. We took a […]
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Around Conway
Yesterday we travelled to the north of Wales for a two-night stay near Conwy. Today, we pottered around this area in almost continuous rain and drizzle. We keep finding interesting places. We drove through Dolgellau which is reputed to have the largest number of heritage listed buildings in Wales. Just out of that town, we came […]
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Pembroke to Aberystwyth
There are many places in Wales that have difficult to pronounce names, especially for Australians like me. I think that it is almost as difficult as Iceland. Today we visited many of them as we travelled north along the coast to Mid-Wales. The city of Pembroke (where we stayed last night) is dominated by its […]
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Around South Wales to Pembroke
It was raining when we left Sennybridge in the morning and the day looked very dismal. Just up the road at the little village of Defynnog is the church of St Cynog, and in its churchyard is a pair of old Yew trees that are reputed to be around 5000 years old. Apparently these trees […]
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Brecon Beacons National Park
We have spent the last couple of days in and around Brecon Beacons National Park. The Brecon Beacons National Park was established in 1957. It covers 1,340 km2 and encompasses a number of regions – the Black Mountain in the west, the Brecon Beacons in the centre, and the similarly named, but different, Black Mountains in […]
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Cardiff
Cardiff is the Capital of Wales with a population of around 335,000 people. We drove here yesterday via a deliberately circuitous route from Bristol up the very pretty Wye River valley and then across the southern edge of the Breton Beacons National Park. Today, we visited three historical sites in and round Cardiff. Both of […]
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Bristol
Our flight from Perth landed at Heathrow just a few minutes late at 5.10 am after a seventeen hour non-stop flight from Perth. We were through immigration and customs very quickly. Australians can now use the electronic passport gates at Heathrow and this helps eliminate the two-hour long queue that we faced last time we […]
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Cotswold Photos Uploaded
I’ve just been working through a number of images from our last trip to England. We enjoyed a week of time pottering around the Cotswolds area of South West England. The Cotswolds covers a huge area – almost 800 square miles – and runs through five counties (Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire). Each area […]
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Back to Heathrow
We left Cheltenham this morning without a firm plan as to what to do during the day as we drove back to Heathrow where we will stay overnight before catching our flight home tomorrow morning. We started with a visit to Gloucester to see the redeveloped area around the docks n the River Severn. Its’ […]
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West in the Cotswolds
We awoke to a bright, sunny day today – although it was very crisp. It was a beautiful sight in Cheltenham, where we have been staying, to see the streets and their grand Georgian style buildings lit by bright sunlight. The yellow autumn colour of the elm trees was vibrant. Our guide book tells us […]
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