A visit to Scotney Castle with Mom.
With my Mom in town alone and Jo working, we decided to visit a National Trust gem, Scotney Castle. This 14th-century moated castle also has a Victorian country mansion on the property. It was...
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Brompton bike ride around Royal Leamington Spa.
We were in Royal Leamington Spa for a night and a day, primarily to watch the County Lawn Bowls championships that were being held there for a couple of days. We drove up on...
A walk around Holmwood Common.
Today we took a drive out to Holmwood Common in Surrey, where there is a National Trust circular walk around a pond and a relatively large common. It was a pleasant walk along decent...
A circular clifftop walk from Martin’s Haven to Marloes Sands.
We visited the dramatic coastline of Pembrokeshire in Wales and were treated to a lovely ramble along the clifftops at Martin’s Haven, a National Trust site with paths to Marloes Sands. Clifftop walk The...
A ramble through the Berry Head National Nature Reserve.
This was a pleasant walk in the pouring rain to explore two World War 2 forts perched high on the cliffs.
A visit to Scotney Castle a 14th century gem.
Despite the cold weather today, we made use of our National Trust memberships and visited Scotney Castle, built in the 14th Century by Roger de Ashburnham, Conservator of the Peace in Kent and Sussex. It...
A visit to Ightham Mote a 14th Century Manor House.
We joined the National Trust today. We have been members before, so thought we would give it another go. It cost us £99 for the two of us for a years membership, which is not bad...
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