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The Piercefield Estate, near Chepstow racecourse is, or was, an impressive Georgian estate, with a depressing past of caribean sugar plantations, cronyism and links with slavery. The story continues, with current ownership linked, via a Virgin Islands registered company to … Continue reading →

Bristol (home of Banksy) is well known for its Street Art. What used to be called graffiti is now often commissioned by city councils, community groups and commercial bodies. One popular area is Dove Street and Kingsdown, close to the … Continue reading →

On the banks of the Severn.

…being at the school before the children come out.

Our yearly visit to Dunster in West Somerset. This time we walked, via the station, to Minehead.

Frome has an interesting industrial history dating back to Saxon times. It was listed in the Domesday Book, and became famous for woollen products and later paper making and printing. The central cobbled streets are very attractive and the town … Continue reading →

With a tag line like that, how can you resist? And it’s “grandparents-go-free” day! There’s no escape…

We squeezed in a few days in East Devon. Including time on the spectacular beach and cliffs at Exmouth, the lively little town of Budleigh Salterton and the lower reaches and estuary of the River Otter.

…was busy today, and I happened to have a camera with me.

Deerhurst in north Gloucestershire, a few miles south of Tewkesbury, dates back to Saxon times. The small village, which lies on the banks of the River Severn, is remarkable in having two well-preserved pre-Norman conquest buildings so close to one … Continue reading →