Jesmond Dene House
Collingwood Arms
I am gathering my thoughts, sorting my photographs and helping my mum (post house move) after arriving home later than expected on Tuesday evening…
Normal service and holiday diary will follow soon
Archive for the 'Anecdotes' Category
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2018
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Naughty but Nice :-)
Over the summer months whenever I have visited a National Trust property I have been tempted to buy the National Trust Book of Scones. I always held back, although I love scones I wasn’t sure I would get around to baking any, it is years since I have done any baking.
On my recent visit to [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2018
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The Bishop’s Room – The Cotford Hotel
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2018
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The Cotford Hotel
The Cotford Hotel, situated at the foot of the Malvern Hills was built in 1851 as a summer residence for the Bishop of Worcester.
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 21st 2018
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Malvern – Day Two
Mr C woke up at 7.17, precisely two minutes after the alarm was due to go off! When we opened the curtains sunshine blazed through the windows and the Malvern hills were layered in soft mist. Breakfast was freshly cooked to order and lived up to our expectations.
We settled our bill and, before departing took [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2018
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Malvern – Day One
We set off on our travels, late morning, taking my car out for a spin for a change. Our destination was Malvern where we were stopping overnight ahead of meetup with photography friends.
We had intended to have lunch in The Firs, Elgar’s birthplace however we spotted a sign to a village cafe and took the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 13th 2018
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Excursion to the Elan Valley
The Elan Valley is a place of childhood memories. As a family we visited often at the end of the school holidays just as the trees were turning to shades of autumn. It has been on our wish list (Mr C and I) as a place to visit for over 20 years. On the occasion [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2018
