Britain Archive

I realise I’m a few week’s late saying this (blame Tonsilitis), but… Happy Chinese New Year! It’s now the year of the Rooster. We went to The Real China at Cheltenham’s Brewery Quarter to join in with the Chinese New Year Celebrations. …

Last weekend, we thought it might be nice to take the children somewhere different. Somewhere they’ve not been before. So we packed ourselves some lunches and set off for Barry Island in Wales.     Barry Island is very well signposted, so …

A few years ago, I undertook the challenge of walking the Cotswold Way, a 104 mile cross country walk. This walk, was not for the faint hearted. A variety of different terrains and more hills than I care to recollect. Some so steep …

Growing up in Dorset, one of my nearest beaches was Weymouth. Dorset has many award-winning British beaches, where I have fond childhood memories, but Weymouth was always my favourite. For a few years, my parents owned a static caravan at Weymouth Bay …

The Great British public has once again collectively chosen the very best beaches in the country, as revealed by Trip Advisor. And if there was ever any real doubt about it, Woolacombe Beach has wiped the floor with the competition to come …

  Whilst on a spa break at the Hallmark Hotel and Spa in Gloucester with my friend Joy (who you can find blogging as PinkOddy), we had the spontaneous urge to try tubing. Having just discovered that our hotel was opposite Gloucester …

Growing up, my parents owned a caravan at Devon Cliffs near Exmouth in Devon. I have fond memories of many weekends in this part of Devon and I’ve been there since as a teenager and as an adult with my own children too. Exmouth is a …

One of the places we’ve been to recently is the beautiful, picturesque Cotswold village of Bourton-On-The-Water. It’s a lovely place to go for picnics, walks by the stream, traditional giftshops, old fashioned tearooms and local ice-cream. We’ve had a few days out …

Last week, I talked about how completing art sculpture trails has shown us some true beauty spots in the most unexpected of places. I shared a colourful harbourside photo from the English City of Bristol. This week I thought it fitting to share …

  Since becoming a family of five, we had never been camping and felt that it was about time we braved it. Camping is such a thrifty way of travelling. Most campsites in the UK charge between £5-£20 per night, which is very good …