Berkeley Castle is a beautiful and historic Castle, begun in 1154 and still the home of the Berkeley family. It is a great day-out for all the family, hosting special events during school holidays and throughout the year. Awarded TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for the last five years.
The Castle, which dominates the Vale of Berkeley, is [...]
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Berkeley Castle
2 Comments CherryPie on May 23rd 2020
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Bridge Under Wraps
Stretching across the River Severn, the world’s first iron bridge is one of the greatest symbols of the Industrial Revolution. But the Iron Bridge is now suffering from cracking and in need of repair.
To save the bridge for generations to come, English Heritage is embarking on its largest conservation project to date.
Each generation has done [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2018
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Dance Me to the End of Love
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10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2018
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Wells 2017
Kilver Court Gardens
Kilver Courts three and a half acre gardens were created at the beginning of the 1900’s by then owner Ernest Jardine (1859 – 1947). A progressive industrialist, Jardine ran a lace-making factory on the Kilver Court site and created the gardens as a recreational space for his employees. Jardine’s ‘model factory’ became known as ‘Jardines [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
I have just come inside from watching the stars and planets twinkling and rotating above my garden. The heavenly bodies were accompanied by a bat flitting about catching insects in the twilight. It was a perfect end to a perfect day.
It was Mr C’s birthday and we spent the day at Chester Zoo. The weather [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 16th 2016
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Spring Equinox
This morning I awoke to a particularly bright and sunny morning. Today was an auspicious day with the Spring Equinox coinciding with a partial Solar Eclipse. The sun was diffused by clouds giving it a pale yellow glow but the moon however was nowhere to be seen. The absence of the illusive moon led me to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2015
