After breakfast we walked to Windsor Castle to pick up our pre-booked free-return visit tickets. We had a mini panic when we arrived at the desk. Mr C should have received a confirmation email with a booking reference to enable us to collect the tickets but this had not arrived. Thankfully the lady on the [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Windsor Revisited 2022
Windsor Revisited – Day Three
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2022
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Windsor Revisited 2022
A Room With a View
Holiday diaries of my recent mini break in Windsor are coming soon. Watch this space…
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2022
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Norfolk 2022
Castle Acre Castle
Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk. The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the River Nar and the Peddars Way. William constructed a motte-and-bailey castle during the 1070s, protected by large earthwork ramparts, with a [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 7th 2022
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Blickling Hall
Blickling Hall is a Jacobean stately home situated in 5,000 acres of parkland in a loop of the River Bure, near the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. The mansion was built on the ruins of a Tudor building for Sir Henry Hobart from 1616 and designed by Robert Lyminge. The library at Blickling Hall contains one of the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2022
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The Old Rectory, Crostwick
The Original Old Rectory dates back to the mid 18th Century and served nearby Crostwick Church (one of the oldest churches in Norfolk). Now privately owned the Solomon family have transformed the Rectory into a beautiful Country House Hotel. Set within 3.5 acres of landscaped gardens The Old Rectory Hotel is ideally situated to enjoy [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2022
Knapton Church is built in the ‘Decorated’ style of the 14th century. It was restored in 1882-3 under the direction of Sir Gilbert Scott.
The font stands on three high steps: the large octagonal bowl is of Purbeck marble supported on a central shaft and eight smaller ones. The font cover dated 1704 bears the inscription [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2022
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St George’s Chapel, Windsor
St George’s Chapel is the place of worship at Windsor Castle. It is both a Royal Peculiar and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.
The castle chapel was established in the 14th century by King Edward III and began extensive enlargement in the late 15th century. It has been the location of many royal [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2022
