Berkshire County Show
After a month in Hungary it was actually good to return to the UK. I missed it big time. What…
The Minack – the theatre carved in rocks
As far as I can recall, I had heard about The Minack in Penelope Keith’s Hidden villages program on the…
“Let’s go to the Kit-Kat Club!”
Does this sentence ring a bell? Yes, it was Miss Poppy who used to say it with enthusiasm in the…
English Sundials
There are accessories that are essential for the English country estate and garden. If we visit the garden or park…
English Servants
Whenever I visit an English manor house, I can feel the history of the place and think to myself, if…
Why does a clock in Bristol have 3 hands?
England is a great place because it is full of quirky, strange and interesting things and you can always find…
Belfast or London sink?
Whose heart would not melt by the sight of the essential accessory of a country style kitchen, the deep, oblong,…
What is that black and white lamppost with an amber-coloured globe on top?
There are things in England which do not attract our attention, yet everybody knows they are typically English. Let me…
What is HP sauce?
If a British person goes to a store in Budapest that sells British products, he would surely find HP sauce…