Have you ever heard of Lavenham? If you’re not from the UK, you might not. I hadn’t until I was searching through the National Trust guidebook for places to take the family. Even then, a guildhall did not really interest me as I thought it might, so I continued to pass it over for other …
Origins of the city of Norwich were long ago. At the time of the Norman conquest, Norwich was already one of the largest towns in England with the Domesday Book (1066) mentioning it had twenty-five churches and a population of between five and ten thousand. The Normans changed the town by building the castle and …
Cambridge is, of course, well-known due to Cambridge University and the various colleges scattered around town, but one might not realise the colleges have affiliated museums that are worth the effort to view if you are in the area. Due to a spot of bad weather, we decided to make the drive down to see …
Yes, the zoo! As much as I’d love to do nothing but a Jane Austen tour of the UK, my children would likely rebel! My husband had what was to him a great idea a few weeks back. We should go to the zoo! In the days prior, I did express some concern as to …
A few weeks ago, a friend and I ventured out to Wimpole Hall for my first English Christmas Craft Fair. I’ve heard fairs in some towns are larger, but I did enjoy this small event. I had wondered if the fair would be cancelled when it was foggy and wet that morning, but we swiftly …
I feel I do not have to give you any of the history of London since it is perhaps one of the most noted cities in the world. We had waited a while, acclimating ourselves to a new country, before we attempted to tackle a large city. In the end, it was not as difficult …
Blickling Hall in northern Norfolk can only be called fascinating. The property and house both have a long and notable history from the Boleyns to World War II. From the outside, it may seem much the same as many of the grand estates in England, but I must say that the National Trust workers who …
Anglesey Abbey is a Jacobean style manor house built on the site of a 12th century Augustinian priory located just north of Cambridge. What remained of the priory was purchased by Thomas Hobson around 1600 and was converted to a country home for his son-in-law. Huttleston Broughton, who became the first Lord Fairhaven, purchased the …
Anyone who has read Pride and Prejudice has heard of Ramsgate. It is, of course, the seaside town where Darcy set his 15-year-old sister, Georgiana, up with her own establishment. The move proves to be a tremendous mistake when he discovers his childhood friend and son of his father’s steward, George Wickham, follows her there …
The day we toured Dover Castle and saw the cliffs, we had spent the day working our way down about a fifteen minute drive of coast in Kent. We had toured Deal Castle in the morning, Walmer around lunch time, and our next stop had been Dover Castle. Now, Dover Castle is high up on …
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