Category:Holiday

Wednesday, March 23rd We’re off..! As part of Ann’s birthday celebrations (in a few days), we’re flying to Oman! Like many, attempting to holiday abroad in recent times (because of you-know-what) has been somewhat challenging – but we do love a challenge! Consequently, this is our first trip overseas for about two years! Last time …
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Morning reader. Thanks for coming back – I admire your stamina!?. “Are we nearly there yet?” Yes, this is day 14; just one more Post to go and then you’re free! Here we are at the Mill End Hotel in Chagford, (population c1400), in the middle of Dartmoor on the penultimate day of our south-west …
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Morning all! We’re on our way to the final leg of our holiday, staying at the Mill End Hotel in Chagford, Dartmoor. Check-in time is 3pm, so as usual, we’re going to make the best use of time and visit a couple of attractions beforehand – National Trust’s East Pool Mine near Redruth and National …
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Greetings, reader! It’s day 12 of our 15-day break here in the south-west. It’s also our last full day here at The Piggery (courtesy of AirBnB.) on the Lizard Peninsular. 10.09am: Just a couple of quickies today: National Trust’s Godolphin and Praa Sands Beach (famous for surfing dudes). Godolphin (National Trust) The estate was once …
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7.10am: Welcome to Wednesday, my loyal reader! We’re on leg 4, day 11, of our 15-day break in the south-west of England. We’re still here at the AirBnB called The Piggery. We’ve a shorter day ahead today as we have just St Ives on the cards. 9.59am: We’re off! We went ‘car-free’ (almost!) leaving Robert, …
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6.10am: Morning all! It’s day 10 of our 15-day break here in the south-west of England. We’re in Ashton (population, c572) staying at an AirBnB called The Piggery on the Lizard Peninsular. It’s rather splendid and is very well equipped. On our list of places to visit today: National Trust’s St Michael’s Mount; a look …
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Morning Monday! Morning reader! We’re on day 9 of our holiday here in the south-west. Today, we checked out of The Alverton Hotel here in Truro and headed furthest from home – to Helston. It’ll be our first stay, ever, in an AirBnB – it’s called The Piggery 😃 As per normal, we couldn’t check …
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Greetings reader! It’s day 8, and we’re on leg 3, halfway through our holiday here in the south-west of England. Today, it’s our final full day in Truro, as tomorrow, we’re onto leg 4, an AirBnB in Ashton, Helston. We slept well in spite of the resident next door setting the volume on his radio …
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6.25am: Hello reader, welcome back! I hope you’re enjoying the Posts! We’ve been here almost a week, and we’re on leg 3, day 7 (of 15) of our holiday in the south-west of the UK – Poldark country! Arrrrrrrrrrr! 8.15am: Our first breakfast here in the Hotel. Great food, shame about the service! Maybe we …
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Welcome back dear reader! 😁. It’s Day 6 of our south-western UK holiday. 10.10am: Today, we said goodbye to the B&B in Boscastle and headed for Truro on ‘leg 3’ of our break. We’re staying for three nights The Alverton Hotel. It looks like we might have left the good weather behind us in Boscastle …
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It’s Day 5 – Welcome back, my dedicated reader! New readers, this is what you might have missed… Today, it’s a series of trips: the popular Tintagel Castle, home to the legend of King Arthur (or not); Port Isaac, a local fishing village; Finally, Padstow. We’re also going to squeeze in Trevathan Farm Shop (for …
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Welcome back Reader! 😍 Today, we bid farewell to Exford and the White Horse Inn (and the next-door Lodge, where we stayed). It’s time to move on to ‘leg 2’ of our south-western trip – and our next stopover, Boscastle, around three hours away. We’re on Day 4 of our 15-day break and so far, …
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Morning! 👍 Welcome to Day 3 – our final day in Exford. You might have missed… You missed my previous posts? Surely not! OK, just for you, Day 1’s post is here and Day 2, here. You’re welcome! 😀 Overnight, the free EV charger had done its job (albeit slowly at 3.5kW/h) and we now …
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Morning Reader! Thanks for dropping by. It’s day two of our fifteen day ‘southwest adventure’. If you missed yesterday’s post, it’s here. As per this morning’s weather forecast, we’re promised some of the damp stuff around midday, so we’re going to make the most of the morning. Still, at least it’s now not coming until …
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9.12am: We’re off! Continuing our holiday breaks around the UK, this time we’re heading for Devon and Cornwall. Our mission? To explore this ‘long skinny part’ of England in some detail and force the National Trust card into meltdown (we have around 8 locations on the list!). And with our English Heritage cards looking on …
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Morning all! It’s ‘Day 9’ – our last full day here. We’re exploring the east of the Isle, taking in the sights and sounds of Godshill, Bembridge Windmill, Bembridge, the Gin Distillery, Ryde (and its Pier) and finally Fishbourne – where we’re also going to charge the car for the trip home tomorrow. Here’s what …
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Welcome back, loyal Reader! A change of pace today, as we skipped our breakfast. Instead, a cuppa in our room. We also abandoned our daily ‘let’s leave sharp, whilst it’s cool’ plan! Anyone would think we had a late night last night!!! What a couple of lightweights ehh? 😉 The plan today is to forego …
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Morning all! We’ve three days remaining on the Isle before we head home and the weather so far has been fantastic! Today looks to be much the same, maybe even warmer!! 😎😎 A packed programme sees us heading north to Newport, then southwards to Carisbrooke Castle, followed by a visit the Isle’s famous garlic farm, …
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Today, we’re heading West along the coast road, taking in The Needles, English Heritage’s Yarmouth Castle together with the town of Yarmouth and finishing at National Trust’s Mottistone Gardens. Phew! 9.15am/21°C: We decided to set off sharp today. Why? The weather forecast is promising a scorching 24°C by lunchtime, and it’s already 21°C. After enjoying …
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So, it was goodbye to Portsmouth today, as we headed for the Ferry Terminal in Southampton and our 11am crossing to the Isle of Wight. For the remaining days of our holiday, we’re staying at the quaintly named Wight Mouse Inn in Chale, located in the south of the Isle (more about that later). For …
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Morning Reader! Ahh, that’s more like it on the weather front- only a very slight chance of rain! I plugged the car in for a top-up without any drama and we headed for breakfast. For our main event, today, we’re off to where The Repair Shop is filmed, located in the… Weald & Downland Living …
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Hopefully, a less stressful day today, after yesterday’s various ‘challenges’. The weather looks a bit disappointing though! 9.25am: We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast with plenty of variety on the menu. It was also very quiet, which was somewhat surprising after hearing herds of sprogs screaming in the corridor last night and earlier this morning (it’s …
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10.07am: It’s just after 10am and our journey begins! We’ve got ‘Robert‘, our EV, fully charged with 245 miles of range, and we plan to get to our first stop by lunchtime. With our overseas foreign travel on the back-burner, we’re taking time to visit – and revisit – places on our doorstep (ish). Our …
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Here we are on day three of our seven-day five-day break here in Devon. Last night felt like the Cottage might take-off with the gales blowing for most of the night. A quick inspection this morning revealed that there wasn’t any damage and everything of significant weight was still where we left it! (The car… …
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