The Lake District

As the Lakes is only an hours drive from our house, we often take a day out to the Lakes for walks and to admire its beauty. Grasmere Grasmere is such a nice place for a days Salk. It’s a mixture of uphill and flat walking and has great views at each point of the […]

North Wales

With having a holiday home on the Isle of Anglesey for nearly 10 years, I have gotten to know surrounding areas well, and all their hidden secrets. Firstly, one of my favourite spots on the island is Newborough beach. It has the most gorgeous sunsets every night, with a backdrop of the Welsh Mountains. This […]

Santorini 2019

Day 1 We flew from Manchester airport around 2pm and it was safe to say it was a good flight. We arrived around 10pm at Thira airport, and headed to Oia. It was already dark so it was difficult to see the views, which made it even more exciting to wake up. Once the bags […]

Liverpool 2016

We took a day trip to see Another place by Antony Gormley at Crosby beach, Liverpool. Scattered along the beach are 100 figure like iron statues spread over 2 miles. This allowed us to have a nice walk along the beach whilst appreciating this artwork. We then took a 35 minute drive to Sefton Park […]

Edinburgh 2016

In February, we drove for 3.5 hours up to Edinburgh. On the way up, we stopped up to visit the famous Gretna Green site which is famous for weddings, whilst we got some food. We then continued onto Edinburgh, where we checked in at the Premiere Inn and set off exploring. First stop was the […]

Canterbury 2016

Whilst visiting Kent University for an open day, we stayed in Canterbury and decided to explore. We wandered round, through the shops and non-tourist streets. We then went on to visit Canterbury Cathedral and go inside it. Where it had some beautiful decor inside, from the ceilings to the furniture. And also some amazing stain […]

Yorkshire Coast 2015

We took a 2 and a half hour drive up to Whitby where we wandered round to town, harbour, stopped off for lunch and headed up the 199 steps to Whitby Abbey. We then explored inside Whitby Abbey which cost around £8 per person to enter. We then walked round the Abbey ruins and headed […]

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation 2016

On the 1st May 2016, we headed up to Scotland to visit the garden of Cosmic Speculation in Dumfries. This is an event ran once a year and the money raised is given to charity. We woke up early and travelled up to Scotland and took our neighbour’s dog with us as we were looking […]

U.K. Road Trip 2016

Day 1 – Cambridge We took a 4 hour drive from Manchester down to Cambridge, and dropped our bags off at our Air BnB. We wandered straight into Cambridge town centre, through a beautiful walkway. We then wandered through the university grounds to admire the buildings, such as Clare’s college and King’s college. We then […]

U.K. Road Trip 2015

Stop 1 – Cotswolds, Somerset It took us a 4 hour drive heading to the Cotswolds from Manchester, which may sound like a long, boring journey, but it passes by quickly with some good music and snacks for the journey. When we arrived, we wandered round the quirky streets and stopped off at a cafe […]