Llandaff Cathedral stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain. In the sixth century St Dyfrig founded a community close to the ford where the Roman road crossed the river Taff. He was succeeded by St Teilo and then Teilo’s nephew, St Euddogwy. These three Celtic Saints remain patron saints of the present [...]
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Filed under Cardiff 2025, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.
Ernest Holmes
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 8th 2025
Filed under Cardiff 2025, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Some days, it’s just a matter of finding the right marmalade!
Paddington Bear
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 30th 2025
Filed under Cardiff 2025, Heritage, Holidays
Cardiff Castle – The Clock Tower
The clock tower, continental in inspiration is decorated with over life-sized statues of the planets. When it was completed in 1874 its unusual appearance caused a sensation*
*Source – The Essential Cardiff Castle guidebook
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 30th 2025
Filed under Cardiff 2025, Heritage, Holidays
Cardiff Castle – The Mansion
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2025
Filed under Harrogate 2025, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils.
Cyril Connolly
2 Comments CherryPie on Nov 24th 2025
Filed under Anecdotes, Harrogate 2025, Holidays
Harrogate – Day Four
We had breakfast and then checked out of The Yorkshire Hotel. Luggage loaded into the car; we drove to Wakefield to visit the Cathedral. The Church is large in size and has a lovely interior. We enjoyed our visit and I got my Cathedral passport stamped. The lady who put the sticker in my passport [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2025
