Author Archives: Martin

We got up early and watched The Severn Bore at Epney, in Gloucestershire. Then, while the bore went around a loop in the river, we drove on to Stonebench and watched it go past again. A man let us watch … Continue reading →

Our garden shed is a big seat with a cupboard attached, and there’s just enough room to store some garden tools and an electric shredder, which I keep meaning to put on ebay as it’s never used. However, a man … Continue reading →

South of the city of Bath is a cycle route which incorporates two former railway tunnels. We’ve cycled through them before (when I didn’t take a camera) but we went again a few days ago with two friends. Both tunnels … Continue reading →

Had a long walk, with views of Glastonbury, the Somerset levels and the Severn estuary. Starting and ending here at Priddy, on the green.

An exhibition of over a hundred sculptures at Gloucester Cathedral. The cathedral is a fantastic setting for some really unusual and exciting pieces. Watch the news report HERE.

I cycled into Bristol to watch the Tour of Britain arrive. I think there were more cars than bikes, each car with six or seven bikes on the roof. They all passed very quickly, which is the point of it … Continue reading →

A few days in the camper on the Suffolk/Norfolk border in East Anglia. We stayed in a great little site, almost “wild” with no-one else for most of the time apart from the friendly owners. We did some cycling and … Continue reading →

Interesting, if pretentious, venue in deepest Somerset. More at: http://www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/.