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The man with the backpack is never lost. No matter wither he may stray, his food and shelter are right with him, and home is wherever he may choose to stop.
Horace Kephart

4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2023

It was a shock to the system returning to ‘Old Blighty’. We left Malta in 80F sunshine and landed in rainy 39F Manchester.
Photo diary accounts of our adventure coming soon…

6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 12th 2023

6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 8th 2023

Leaving St Nicholas’ chapel via the south porch leads to the churchyard where you can find a small 7th Century cottage known as the “Exorcist’s house”. The building dates from 1635, and is thought to replace an earlier building which was home to members of the clergy who served St Nicholas’ chapel, located adjacent to [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 6th 2023

The following link explains the historic features that can be found within the chapel:
A tour of St Nicholas’ Chapel

9 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2023

The Minster and Priory Church of St Margaret, St Mary Magdalene and all the Virgin Saints was founded as a Benedictine Priory in 1101 by Herbert de Losinga, the first Bishop of Norwich. For 400 years it was the monks’ home as well as the Parish Church for the town. It was always known as St Margaret’s.
Within [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2023

A brief history quoted from an information pack in our room at Bank House:
Described by Nikolaus Pevsner as one of the finest houses in King’s Lynn, Bank House was built in the early 18th Century for one of the King’s Lynn’s many rich and successful merchants. The house is Grade II* listed and is recognised [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2023

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