Archive for the 'Out & About' Category
Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature
No Mow May
No Mow May is an annual campaign calling garden owners and green space managers not to mow during May allowing pollinators such as bees and butterflys to work their magic.
10 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2023
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
A Perfect Day…
… for lunch and an afternoon stroll around Powis Castle gardens
6 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Hampton Court Castle & Gardens
The weather was glorious so we visited Hampton Court in Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire. We had lunch in the orangery where I chose a Coronation Chicken sandwich before taking a guided tour of the castle. After the castle tour we enjoyed a walk around the gardens which are currently between seasons. The maze and its [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Heritage, Out & About
Caernarfon Castle
On May bank holiday Saturday, a last-minute decision led us to visit Caernarfon Castle. We had initially intended to have lunch in Caernarfon but as we travelled along the A55 we remembered my recent purchase, a book called ‘The Extra Mile’, which leads the traveller of the motorway and bland service station catering to nearby [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2023
Filed under Gardens, Out & About
Chelsea and Maxell Cherry Gardens
6 Comments CherryPie on May 3rd 2023
