Being interested in all thing seaside, I have long wanted to see an actual Victorian Bathing Machine in person. So it was with great anticipation that I saw the most exclusive bathing machine of them all this past week – Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s own bathing machine on her very own private beach at the…
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A ticket to Ryde
I first heard about the Grade II listed Ryde Pier when I listened to the well known Beatles song of a similar name if not spelling. Apparently John Lennon and Paul McCartney visited the island in the ’60’s to visit Paul’s cousin and inspired this well known ditty. It wasn’t until recently however – and funnily enough,…
I took a flight to the Isle of Wight – a Hovercraft!
I admit to being fascinated by hovercraft but I have left it until now to hop onto one to travel the short ten minute journey via HoverTravel from Portsmouth over to the Isle of Wight for a day trip. And I am so glad I did – I’ll be using it again soon no doubt! If like…
On the trail of John Keats
Has this ever happened to you? Sometimes when you work on a new project, a name pops up again and again and you start seeing references to it everywhere you go. What do they call it – Six degrees of separation? So it was for me with the poet John Keats who is thought to…
The ultimate dovecote
This surely has to be the most magnificent dovecote I have ever seen – I call it the Westcott Wonder. Pristinely thatched and maintained in the picturesque village of Westcott, one mile west of Dorking in the Surrey Hills, the dovecote resides close to the central village green. It has a weather vane above it…
Agatha Christie & the Mystery of Surrey’s Silent Pool!
For this second week’s post, we continue the watery theme with a visit to The Silent Pool, Shere, just outside of Guildford. I had no idea this was opposite Newlands Corner otherwise I would certainly have visited sooner! Due to the bad weather last year, the walk around the Silent Pool is somewhat curtailed at present,…
It’s Box Hill Baby!
What I love about working in PR is that it introduces you to new destinations and new experiences. Yes of course I knew about Box Hill and the 2012 Box Hill Climb from the Olympics but I hadn’t realised before visiting personally just how beautiful the Surrey Hills area actually is. The views from the top…
Soaring high: RAF Red Arrows Display Team
I have seen the RAF Red Arrows Display Team (Red Arrows) on the TV or flying back to base camp in the past, but this recent D-Day 70 commemoration in Southsea was the first time I had the good fortune to actually see them perform in person. On the day, you have a member of the…
Singular Statues: The Lovers
For me, the interest in this statue is of the entwined couple, standing under the clock at St Pancras International, surrounded by the architectural beauty that is Barlow’s great train shed – the Victorian engineering marvel of its day. This 9 m tall (29.53 ft) statue – more accurately known as The Meeting Place –…
The Renaissance of a Victorian Gem: St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London
My friend said come on over, I have a suite at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London – and this is the decider phrase – in the old wing. Well, I needed no further encouragement and quickly packed a bag and sped off towards this amazing property saved for the nation by Sir John Betjeman, bless…
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