Today, there was a need for me to visit (just visiting) my local hospital, several times. In between visits we had lunch in the Furnace Kitchen at Coalbrookdale where I chose a croissant filled with butternut squash, caramelized onion and Feta cheese. It was delicious.
Currently many routes to Coalbrookdale are subjected to roadworks and closure. [...]
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Hospital Miles Count
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 10th 2024
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Malvern 2021
Ledbury
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills.
It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of the most outstanding is the Market House,[2] built in 1617, located in the town centre. Other notable buildings include the parish [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2021
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Dorothy Clive Garden With Mum
We took mum on a day out to Dorothy Clive Garden. The weather was kind to us and the garden was spectacular with the Laburnum arch and Rhododendrons in full bloom. We toured the top part of the garden before lunch and the bottom part of the garden after lunch. Before we left we couldn’t [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2021
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Stanton Manor 2020
Stanton Manor – Day Two
Drifting in and out of my dream, I heard an alarm going off. As I came to I reached out for my glasses. Where were they? I couldn’t place my hand on them in the usual place. I had the same difficulty with the light switch so I sat up in order to put my [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 28th 2020
…on Easter Sunday
The Church of St Swithun upon Kingsgate has been a place of worship for more than 750 years. The church, built in the middle ages is located above the medieval Kingsgate, one of the principle entrances to the city. The church is unusual in that it forms part of the city wall.
From Wikipedia:
The [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 26th 2019
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2019
Winchester City Mill
Winchester City Mill has stood at the heart of the historic city of Winchester – the capital of Kind Alfred’s Wessex – since Saxon times. With a history of over 1000 years, Winchester City Mill is also the oldest working watermill in the country.
A rare surviving example of an urban working corn mill, the City [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 17th 2019
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, York 2018
York – Day Five
When we got up we found that the weather was rather inclement so, after we had finished our breakfast and checked out, we decided not to go into York but instead to keep our options open and perhaps visit a property or museum on the way home.
As we were driving the weather soon turned to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2018