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This Saturday we decided to head out and about before we went to a friend’s party in Didcot. We joined English Heritage earlier this year so used their guide book to choose some suitable places on the way. We would also be taking Ollie the collie with us so it had to be places that […]

Yesterday we headed out to explore some English Heritage places on the way to a friend’s house. First we visited Donnington Castle near Newbury.   And here we are watching the world go by in the Oxfordshire countryside near the Uffington White Horse. The natural and the man-made, both magnificent. We had a lovely day […]

After our trip to Farnham Castle, we headed off to another free English Heritage site nearby: the ruins of Waverley Abbey, England’s first Cistercian monastery. The ruins were spectacular and beautiful. Sadly they were also completely spoilt by ineffective, ignorant, idiotic parents who were letting their children climb on everything, endangering themselves and our heritage. […]

We joined English Heritage recently and with Chris home this week we decided to go exploring! Farnham is very close to us geographically and I even used to work in Castle Street for a bit 12 years ago but have never visited the castle. The castle is actually free to all members of the public. […]