…taking over the Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas shop York, in early February
Archive for April, 2023
Filed under Holidays, York 2023
The Golden Fleece
The most haunted public house in the City of York?
The Golden Fleece was mentioned in the York City Archives as far back as 1503.[1] The back yard of the inn is named “Lady Peckett’s Yard” after Alice Peckett, the wife of John Peckett who owned the premises as well as being Lord Mayor of York around 1702.[2]
The inn [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2023
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King Charles III Coronation Challenge
It took a little bit longer that I hoped but I have recently completed my latest walking challenge.
King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London. During the ceremony, the King will be crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort.
In celebration we have this special 62km challenge, King Charles III [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Walk in the Park
A simple walk in Telford Town Park became a bit of a saga. We had intended to park in Dark Lane car park to avoid the crowds near to Telford Town Centre. We found that you could only pay by app which refused to allow Mr C access to pay. This left us with the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2023
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Easter Monday – Hodnet Hall
After lunch on Easter Monday we visited Hodnet Hall gardens which is always a lovely place to visit. We also had high hopes for the illusive piece of cake that we missed out on during our previous days travels. On arrival it was suggested that we didn’t park in the visitor car park due to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2023
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Easter Sunday – Witley Court
Witley Court, Great Witley, Worcestershire, England is a ruined Italianate mansion. Built for the Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of a former manor house, it was enormously expanded in the early nineteenth century by the architect John Nash for Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley. The estate was later sold to the Earls of Dudley, who undertook a second massive reconstruction [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2023
