The United Kingdom is made up 4 countries. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England, Scotland and Wales joined together in 1707. Ireland was added in 1800 through the act of Union. The Republic of Ireland gained its independance from the United Kingdom in 1922. 6 of Ulsters remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland. Our country has wonderful past that will take a lifetime to explore and understand. I have set a target of visiting all cities in England and completing a meandering. I’m currently halfway as i write this at the beginning of 2025! Hopefully this year I will tick more of these cities off the list. I have been lucky enough in my lifetime to take on some incredible adventures. Walking the length of the Thames Path from Source to Barrier and Cycling Lands End to John o’ Groats. I will hopefully get the blogs of these incredible adventures up on this blog, as they share an incredible tale of adventure and friendship.
I hope that you enjoy reading about the country I’m proud to be born in. If there is any place you feel that I should visit then please feel free to tell me and I will strive to make it there.
Coronation Church
Blog writing is a journey. What may have started as a set of reports about trips made to many destinations ...
Victoria’s Birthplace
On a late summer’s Sunday, we took the opportunity to expand our knowledge and view of London’s landmarks by ticking another ...
Loving London
Not a war time cry across the wireless but a phrase from the lyrics put together by ‘The Clash’ and ...
Seymour’s Sudeley
Blissfully located in the northern environs of the Cotswolds and a stone’s throw from the town of Winchcombe lies the ...
Berkeley Berserkly
It was the start of the new season. The autumn air that normally fills my lungs with joy was interspersed ...
Winsome Windsor
Fancy me being educated as I sat in the Boatman Pub by the River Thames and read William Woodsworth’s words ...
Busted Bradford
The first sight of Bradford was of a lonely chimney billowing out white clouds into the atmosphere. Evidently smoke was ...
Henry’s Hampton
As my meanderings take me around these green and pleasant lands, I arrive upon the palace most famously associated with ...
Lexicography in Lichfield
It was on a cold and wet winter’s day that I discovered Lexicography in Lichfield. By the time I had ...
Excellent Exeter
My meanderings take me to another of these small and charming English cities, excellent Exeter. This city oozes much charm ...
Lovely Lincoln
Lovely Lincoln - another city spanning the 2000yr history of Britain. Sounds familiar? Similar to the recent visit Characterful Chester ...
Ripon Rising
Here I was leaving Ripon after a pleasant evening spent there after work and blissfully unaware that I was leaving ...
Characterful Chester
It has taken two thousand years to create the Chester of today! The Romans established it as a port some ...
Central Coventry
The mission is to blog about every city in England. It has gathered pace recently assisted by my work taking ...
Terrific Tewkesbury
Whisper it quietly but I think I have just discovered one of England’s finest towns. As I’m on a mission ...
Cardiff Celebrations
Two down, two to go! Well after a brief and sadly quick visit it is now 3 down 1 to ...
Entertaining Edinburgh
This time I was north of the English/Scottish border to visit another of the UK capitals, Edinburgh. Belfast was educational ...
Haggard Hereford
I am struggling to write down the words to describe my visit to Hereford and perhaps that is the biggest ...
Wowed by Worcester
The trip north was made up the M5 leaving glorious Gloucester behind in search of Worcester. My only knowledge of ...
Glorious Gloucester
The next stop on my mission to blog about every English city took me to glorious Gloucester. Water, architecture and ...
Superb Sherborne
My latest meanderings take me less than 6 miles down the road to arguably one of the England’s finest towns, ...
Delightful Dartmouth
A regular destination on my meanderings and one of my favourite spots in England is what I consider to be ...
Dreamy Dunster Didn’t Dim
Living in Somerset I cannot ignore the charms of Dreamy Dunster any longer. The charms of this medieval village with ...
Marvellous Mottisfont
After being let down yet again by today’s youth at my place of work, and rather than rush home to ...
Timeless Tyneham
Before 1943, Tyneham was a simple working village with farming and fishing being the main industries/sources of livelihood. Then Churchill ...
Stunning Salisbury
If the name Salisbury doesn’t resonate with you, what bubble have you been hiding in this year? Sadly, you probably ...
Thanks, Bankes
On my way home from work today I was distracted by a near perfect rainbow. By the time I found ...
Romsey Ramble
Located 7 miles northwest of Southampton and 11 miles southwest of Winchester and sitting on the banks of the River ...
Charming Cotehele
A flying visit after work didn’t do this place the justice it no doubt deserves - as a result a return to this charming ...
Boring Buckfast
The second abbey visit from my wanderings to Dartmoor. This is a complete and utter contrast to my meanderings around ...
a Winchester Walk
I’m so glad I made the drive to Winchester. I had been before, but I couldn’t remember anything of this ...
Totnes Town
I’m very lucky. In order to do my work, I have to fetch myself to yet another delightful English town ...
Outstanding Oxford
I have a soft spot for Oxford. I had been taken there as a kid on a number of occasions ...
Built in Belfast
The first of my four ‘Capitals of the UK’ blog takes me on a short flight across the Irish Sea ...
Brunel’s Bristol
Bristol has been a huge part of my life, and it saddens me that it has only taken me until ...
Top notch Tavistock
I’m very lucky that I get to travel with my work around this wonderful county. Today was no exception as ...
Drake’s Digs
My latest National Trust blog concerns a visit to Buckland Abbey. On first hearing the name I expected to be visiting a religious ruin. Not ...
Wonderful Wells
I’m very fortunate that my job takes me to some of England’s more intriguing places. Today I was in Wells, ...
Springtime at Saltram
My latest NT blog is of plain looking Saltram in springtime. Idyllically located on the banks of the estuary it is ...
Looks like a good fellow but was he married to his nuts and bolts?
This is my second blog on my use of National Trust membership. My visit took me to Nuffield Place, by ...
History at Hughenden
I’m finally starting to take full advantage of my National Trust (NT) membership. Living my manic lifestyle, finding the time ...
Awesome Autumn!
We have been so blessed this autumn with glorious weather. Those that haven’t been out to appreciate the display that ...
Beautiful Bath
I don't quite know how to go about my second blog but I decided to write about a place that ...
The Unexpected Bodmin Moor
This had never crossed my mind, but someone suggested that I blog about my travels / adventures. I’m little scared ...