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Holiday 2023 day 2: Denbigh, Prestatyn and more!

After our long drive to Wales, we didn’t want to travel too far on our second day of holiday. We drove 10 minutes to Denbigh and began by exploring the castle. Our English Heritage membership gives free entry to Cadw sites and we certainly made use of our cards on this holiday! Next we wandered […]

Holiday 2023 day 1: Hailes Abbey, Witley Court, Stokesay Castle

We’ve just got back from holiday so it is time for me to start processing and appreciating the wonderful time we had! The first day was the only day I had actually planned out completely. We were traveling to Wales with the dogs who were staying at a kennel quite near to our holiday cottage. […]

#Project365 2023 week 30

Holiday week in Wales so very tricky to choose just one photo per day! Day 204: the weather forecast wasn’t great and our first day was very wet! This pic is from our first stop at Hailes Abbey before we dropped off the dogs at their kennels and headed to our holiday cottage in Groes. […]

Holiday 2022: Old Wardour Castle

Our final stop on our summer holiday was Old Wardour Castle. This was another English Heritage attraction so the entry was covered by our membership. I was very excited to learn that this castle had featured in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves as his home! There were interactive signs dotted around the castle which are […]

Holiday 2022: Babbacombe Model Village and Oddicombe Beach

Our second day in Torquay began with a visit to Babbacombe Model Village.  Tickets cost £61 for all five of us. This was an incredible place to visit and we were the first to arrive so it wasn’t too busy for the first hour. I loved all of the detail included in the model scenes. […]