Visiting Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage
Most museums, heritage centres and exhibitions in England are brilliantly done and are interactive. I’ve been to many of them…
How to make a dried flower wreath
Summer spoils us with great choices of fresh flowers - whether in wildflower meadows, in our gardens or in our…
Summer Berry Cake
The blog is 6 years old this July so I though to bake a cake to celebrate this milestone and…
How to spend a long weekend in the Lake District
I've been wanting to visit the Lake District for years, but it just never happened. So finally, I just decided…
Burford Circular Walk
Although for me nothing beats visiting country houses, gardens and heritage museums, I do enjoy going on country walks. The…
The Stuart Garden
Just like Tudor gardens, Stuart gardens were built to impress. Following the French and Dutch garden design trends, gardens in…
Greenway – Agatha Christie’s holiday home in Devon
Lady Rosamund Painswick: There’s nothing like an English summer, is there? Dowager Countess: Except an English winter. (Downton Abbey) Agatha…
The London Season
If you are a Downton Abbey fan, you certainly remember the London Season and Rose's Presentation at court. This post…
Lindisfarne Castle
I was so excited to visit Lindisfarne Castle and the Holy Island, a place that has been on my list…
Exploring Northumberland in 3 days
Northumberland, England’s furthest North-East and perhaps the most underrated county. For many industrial areas, mining and ship building would come…