GREAT BRITAIN Slow stroll around the Pleasure Gardens at Stowe with The National Trust 29 Oct 201812 Nov 2018 The concept of the Pleasure Garden at Stowe is landscape gardening on a grand scale. Team members from Clumber Park, led by Pleasure Grounds Gardener Jack Pitt, headed down to…
LOCAL HERITAGE DAYS OUT Autumn Colours at Clumber Park 26 Oct 201812 Nov 2018 What a difference a few weeks makes! The pictures below were taken three weeks apart, from the East Entrance (with mature trees). The double lime tree avenue at Clumber…
GREAT BRITAIN… The Glass House and Walled Kitchen Gardens at Clumber Park this Autumn 26 Oct 201812 Nov 2018 As temperatures start to drop outside one of the most pleasant spots for visitors to explore at Clumber Park is the glasshouse in the Walled Kitchen Garden. At the…
CIRCULAR WALKS… Circular stroll around the Pleasure Gardens at Clumber Park 26 Oct 201814 Nov 2018 We started with a picnic on the Pleasure Grounds outside the Parsonage and headed past the Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, "A Cathedral in Miniature" on the north side…
GREAT BRITAIN Glamping in the New Forest National Park 13 Oct 201812 Nov 2018 This was my first experience of glamping (albeit on the cheap with our own gear). I managed to pick up a four bed Coleman for £35 at a car boot…
LOCAL HERITAGE DAYS OUT Dynastic Strategist, Architectural Patroness and Businesswoman: Bess of Hardwick by historylizzie 13 Oct 201812 Nov 2018 via Dynastic Strategist, Architectural Patroness and Businesswoman: Bess of Hardwick
GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING 13 THINGS YOU MUST PACK FOR CYCLE TOURING (PLUS A FEW MORE) 12 Oct 20184 Jun 2020 Kit lists can go on and on. Ideally you need to pack no more than 10kg. Some people might be able to go as low as 6kg. I call the…
GREAT BRITAIN… Beautiful Books at The National Trust, Clumber Park 12 Oct 201812 Nov 2018 Every Friday I escape to a cupboard full of weird and wonderful books at Clumber Park near Worksop. The park is especially beautiful at this time of the year with…
GETTING STARTED WITH SLOW CYCLING A Slow Cycle Guide to Getting Started 12 Oct 201820 Aug 2020 The most important thing is to develop your own style. How far do you want to cycle? How fast or slow can you go? You won’t know until you get…
