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SUNSHINE! At last – blue skies and sunshine greeted me when I set off, on the Sunday, for a visit to the city of Durham. It would have looked a treat whatever the weather, but with the sun to polish it, Durham was every bit as attractive as I had expected. It’s a captivating little … Continue reading
IT was an unkind irony that the rain which so many of us had prayed for during the drought that had turned much of the country brown should have ended so emphatically just as I began my long-anticipated visit to England’s north-east. My first few days, based in the little Northumberland town of Alnwick, were … Continue reading
What would Stratford-upon-Avon be without Shakespeare? Answer: a strikingly attractive and characterful little market town but with far fewer tourists. That in turn, of course, may mean it would be less prosperous and arguably less appealing than it is now so it’s probably a pointless hypothesis. I was fortunate to experience a brief taste of … Continue reading
Dorset Daze 