France – July, 2026

France – July, 2026

To celebrate Paul’s birthday this year, we took a trip to France to see a stage of the Tour de France.  We flew into Toulouse on a Sunday and hired a car to take us into the Hautes-Pyrenees and our apartment for the week in Luz St-Saveur.  The plan was to...
Ludlow – June, 2026

Ludlow – June, 2026

We spent a long weekend at an Airbnb just outside Ludlow last weekend.  It was kind of weird because we almost didn’t go on account of how hot the forecast was, however, when we got there, we were all pleased we had stuck with the going away plan!  This weekend...
Cornwall – March, 2026

Cornwall – March, 2026

After the success of last year’s anniversary trip to Cornwall, we thought we’d try and repeat it this year with a few variations… We stayed just outside Mevagissey on the south coast (as opposed to the north coast) this time in a cottage called Casma...
Egremont – September, 2025

Egremont – September, 2025

At the beginning of September, we stayed in a great cottage called Hardheads Cottage which was on the edge of the town of Egremont on the west coast of Cumbria.  It was handy for me working up there and also had excellent access for some lovely walks on the Western...
Eskdale – June, 2025

Eskdale – June, 2025

We stayed at one of the three log cabins at Parkgate Farm last weekend – it’s a small campsite with less than 10 touring pictures, 3 cabins, 5 static caravans and 1 pod and amazing views across Parkgate forest to Irton Pike.  The pitches are spread out so,...