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3 Days in Somerset: Wells, Glastonbury & Cheddar
What better way to welcome in Spring and the clocks going forward than with a local cider in hand, basking in a golden sunset in one of England’s most beautiful and classic counties: Somerset. When it was unclear what travel would still look like in 2022, we decided to maximise flexible working and take the…
Vitamin ‘Sea’ in Milford-on-Sea
In January, I was invited down to stay in Milford-on-Sea. As a frequenter of this town’s beach in the summer months, I naturally was delighted to receive said invite so that I could explore a little more, and I am pleased to say that the town very much lived up to my excitement. The town…
Day trip : Shaftesbury
An easy hour’s drive from Winchester, Shaftesbury is a lovely little town nestled within the rolling hills of Dorset. To reach Shaftesbury, you have the pleasure of driving through the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and it’s easy to understand why Dorset-dweller, Thomas Hardy, was so inspired by this area. Shaftesbury is a…
Top 5 Cotswolds villages within 1.5 hours of Winchester
The picture-perfect Cotswolds is a firm favourite in our household. It’s just close enough for a day trip, or an easy weekend away, and even in bad weather it’s still utterly charming. Although it feels like a bit of a trek, the nearest stretches of the Cotswolds are just over an hour away from Winchester…
A short break on the Isle of Wight
Awash with seaside towns, no motorways, and beautiful rolling hills, the Isle of Wight is a wonderful haven from the hustle and bustle of mainland UK. If you’re after an easy, slow-paced break with lots of walks and outdoorsy activities, the Isle of Wight should definitely be considered. Outside of summer, it is also not…
Book Review : Daisy Jones & The Six
To put it plainly, I was blown away by this book. Inspired by the formation and rise of Fleetwood Mac, with a real 70’s retro rock flavour, this is the type of book where you mourn finishing it, and absolutely have to pick up another book by that same author (Taylor Jenkins Reid in this…
Second Hand September
Do you buy second hand? According to Oxfam, around 13 million items of clothing get sent to landfill every week. Let that sink in. 13. Million. Items. I am no saint when it comes to my wardrobe, but I have been making a conscious effort in the last few years. If I don’t love it,…
Book Review : Spinning Silver
I didn’t know what to expect from Spinning Silver. The story is based on the children’s fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin, part of the Brothers Grimm writings. The original folk tale is not very long, and so I was intrigued to see how Naomi Novik would fill out the plot into a 400-odd page book. Novik’s imagination…
UK City Break: 3 days in York and beyond
As a lover of history, York has always been on my list of UK places I’ve wanted to visit. When the pandemic meant that international holidays were out and UK staycations were in, I decided to jump on the opportunity to get up to York. Some quick facts about York: Population: around 210,000Founded in: 71…
4 days in Hay-on-Wye
I was recently spoilt with a very special trip to Hay-on-Wye, a town that sits on the Welsh border, just west of Hereford. It reminded me a lot of a Cotswold town, with pretty stone buildings and narrow streets. We spent 4 days there, arriving via Cardiff and driving through the Brecon Beacons (which were…
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