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More post-industrial walking, this time along the river Avon, east Bristol.

Sally’s painting of leaves from a ginkgo tree in the magnificent gardens of the Penny Brohn Cancer Care Centre in Pill.

Sherston, west of Malmesbury, is a nice, peaceful, historic village on an arm of the river Avon, along which we walked, as well as some of the remoter parts of the Roman Fosse Way.

Westward along the south Wales coast, passing some spectacular natural and man-made views. The Victorians certainly knew how to build things to last. There are several disused limestone quarries near the coast, some now nature reserves, some just desolate, at … Continue reading →

Barry Island, west of Cardiff is well-known for a number of reasons, not the least of which for being the location of “Gavin and Stacey” series. The town itself, though, is a gem of middle-class propriety. There is a lot … Continue reading →

New in 2006, we have had the same car for all of its life. Nineteen years and almost 155,000 miles later, still starting first, or at least second, time, the faithful Golf Plus has gone to the garage in the … Continue reading →

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 →