Acorn Bank
Acorn Bank is a National Trust property not far from Penrith. Sarah and I are taking a short break and decided to visit
Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden
After yesterday’s challenging day of cycling I took the opportunity today to spend some time relaxing by visiting National Trust‘s Montacute House and Tintinhull Garden. Both places are just a few miles from Yeovil. First of all I visited Montacute House, arriving mid-morning on an overcast but thankfully warm morning. Montacute House is an example Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design. It commands a central position in the village sharing its name. The mansion was built as a statement to impress…
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Dunham Massey is the Stamford Military Hospital
Having missed the SCCC Salt Line ride the previous day due to Open University commitments, followed by more study on the Sunday morning I was ready to make the most of some decent Autumn weather and to get out somewhere. We decided upon a visit to the National Trust’s Dunham Massey and, as it turned out, the Stamford Military Hospital commemoration. Whilst we often cycle around Dunham Massey parish, and have even ran a 10k around the area earlier in the year, it has…
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A sunny afternoon at Biddulph Grange Garden
On Saturday we spent a sunny afternoon at Biddulph Grange Garden. Since I broke a couple of bones in my foot a few weeks ago, I have not been able to get out much as I wasn’t very mobile. Thankfully as time has gone on, I have slowly got more mobile and can now hobble around reasonably well. Andy was determined that we should go out and do something nice for a while and had suggested Biddulph Grange Garden, which…
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A Walk Around Silverdale
Saturday we went for a walk around Silverdale. We picked it as it was between home (we had to attend the cycle club AGM before leaving) and Carlisle, where we were spending the weekend. We found the walk in an AA book of walks that Andy bought a while ago and what a fantastic walk it proved to be! It was called ‘A Quart in a Pint Pot‘ as it contained a bit of everything. It started in a small…
