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South of Bristol, east of Bath, Compton Dando feels like it’s miles from anywhere.

On the east of the river Severn, Aust beach is known for its rich store of fossils, a favourite place for palaeontology students from UWE to sneak off for a cigarette. It is at the east end of the “old” … Continue reading →

For those who feel their life experiences are still missing something there is now The Upside Down House next to the ferris wheel in central Bristol where you can, for a payment, pretend you are lying on the ceiling. What … Continue reading →

It had to be done. The stretch through Newport is not the loveliest part of the Welsh coast. Nor is much of it actually on the coast, as the path goes inland to avoid the commercial docks to the west … Continue reading →

After a visit to a rather tired-looking Exmouth in South Devon, we nipped along to nearby Budleigh Salterton.

Some members of the Bogs of Somerset Hash House Harriers, and friends. Copyright Toni Mallin 2025.

We had a nostalgic walk around Brandon Hill and Hotwells, passing Miles’ old primary school.

We’ve had the ludicrous idea of walking the Welsh coast this year, so we thought we should make a start. Beginning near Chepstow, near the island of Beachley. We walked to, and under, the “Old” Severn Bridge (now demoted from … Continue reading →

It’s important not to let her get a head start!

I worked, briefly, in this Bristol building over fifty years ago. It is at the junction of Bristol Bridge, Baldwin Street and High Street, at the corner of the pre-war and pre-Luftwaffe main shopping streets, now Castle Park. It was … Continue reading →