I visit Acorn Bank (near Penrith) regularly so I was delighted that their almost five-year project to restore the watermill was complete in time for National...

‘Swanwich’ was mentioned as early as 877 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which describes the Danish invasion of Wareham. The Danish navy sailed “until they met...

Today had a totally different feel as we boarded the train just outside the hotel for the delightful 10 minute journey to Ulverston.  Here we were met by a t...

Day two of our tour took us totally off the beaten track, through the winding lanes of the Winster valley to the strange little at Cartmel Fell - St Anthony'...

What a wonderful three days we had on the Hidden Churches tour last week.  Day One took us over to the magnificent west coast of Cumbria with our first visit...

It's always the way isn't it?  You live near somewhere so you never visit it.  Well, Open Heritage weekend was when I decided that I was going to visit Ninek...

"You must cut your Meat into small Pieces, and not put great Gobbets into your Mouth that may bunch out your Cheeks like a Monkey." So says the Rules of Civi...

I spent the weekend at Abingworth Hall leading a Walking with Sightseeing holiday for HF Holidays. In contrast to Guided Walking where you might have differ...

Wareham is a charming small town and well worth a visit. Today it has the feel of somewhere which has been slightly forgotten about - apart from those visit...

Dominating the skyline for miles around, Corfe Castle was designed to impress and intimidate. Situated in a gap in the chalk ridge, the Purbeck limestone cas...

Cerne Abbas in Dorset might seem like a sleepy and idyllic village now but at one time it was a thriving and bustling market town with no less than 14 pubs t...

A lovely sunny Sunday called for a wander far from the Lakeland crowds during half-term week.  One of my favourite places to walk is the Orton fells and toda...