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- New header: Staunton Country Park, Hampshire
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New header: Staunton Country Park, Hampshire
Our new header is taken from a visit to Staunton Country Park, Hampshire, shot one sunny day last November. Staunton is an extraordinary place – a former estate, the Victorian house was demolished leaving this gorgeous landscape and the property’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Activities, Britain, Days out, Hampshire, Local history, Staunton Country Park, Travel, UK
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5 of the best visits…
As we come to the end of a year full of exciting new travel stories, it is time that we shared 5 of our best experiences… On a recent press trip to Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées where violet is the emblem, Alexandra was given … Continue reading
Posted in Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine, Art and Culture, Europe, Five of the Best Series, Middle East, Midi-Pyrénées, UK
Tagged A3 Traveller, Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine, Art, Azerbaijan, Baku, Canal du Midi, candied violet, culture, Dubai, Fairmont Baku, Flame Towers, Great Screen, Hampshire, Henry VIII, Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre, Jane Austen, La Maison de la Violette, Madrid, Medieval, Midi-Pyrénées, Old Dubai, Plaza del Azoguejo, Segovia, The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, Toulouse, Triforium Gallery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, violet cola, violet ice cream, violet liquer, violet mocktail, Winchester Cathedral, Zaha Hadid
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Five things to do in West Sussex & Hampshire
Base camp is the newly-refurbished Goodwood Hotel on the Goodwood Estate and our four other suggestions crisscross over the county boundaries of West Sussex and Hampshire – or as we locals tend to call it, the county triangle! With starting room … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, UK
Tagged Captain Oates, Captain Robert Scott, Captain Scott, Chawton, Cindy Leveson, Duke of Richmond, Gilbert White, Gilbert White House & Gardenn, Glorious Goodwood, Goodwood, Goodwood Aviation, Goodwood Estate, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood House, Goodwood Motor Circuit, Goodwood Racecourse, Goodwood Revival, Hampshire, Jane Austen, Jane Austen House Museum, National History Museum, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Scott of the Antartic, Selborne, Summer Exhibition, The Goodwood Hotel, The Oates Collection, The Queens at Seborne, West Sussex, West Wittering, West Wittering Beach
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Letters, signs and notices
Since re-connecting with the world via my photographic lens last year, I have begun to notice and appreciate the wit, style and beauty to be found all around us – from the most upmarket frontage to the more mundane everyday … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art and Culture, London, UK
Tagged America, Art and design, Art Deco, Britain, California, Canada, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Goodwood House, Hampshire, History, Hotel, Idsworth, Lettering, London, Luxury, Santa Monica Pier, Signs, Travel, Vancouver
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A Tale of Two Columns
When, like me, you come from Portsmouth, an historic naval city, you are reared on stories of naval valour and victory – and they don’t come much more heroic than the story of Lord Horatio Nelson and his memorable victory … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art and Culture, London, UK
Tagged Battle of Trafalgar, Britain, E H Baily, Hampshire, History, HMS Victory, Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson, John Thomas Groves, London, Nelson Monument, Nelson's Column, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Royal Navy, Sir Edwin Landseer, Trafalgar Square, Travel, UK, William Railton
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A3 Wanderings: Lazy Sunday lunch at the Bat & Ball Inn, Hambledon
This is a pub or rather “Inn” that I have wanted to re-visit for several years so one Sunday, I decided to take the bull by the horns and do so. Sitting outside with the Hound, a cricket match being played opposite, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, country villages, Cricket, Days out, Dogs, Hambledon, Hampshire, History, Local history, Pubs, Travel, UK
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A3 Wanderings: The Cradle of Cricket
I last visited the Bat & Ball, Hambledon on the occasion of the Millennium, having decided to mark the great event by having dinner near the “cradle of the modern game” of cricket with a crowd of cricket mad friends. … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, country villages, Cricket, Days out, Food, Hampshire, History, Local history, Travel, UK
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Portsdown Hill – Looking out over Portsmouth
Years ago, my mother introduced me to Portsdown Hill (a favourite viewing point) with her graphic, grim recollection of how she watched a German bombing raid over Portsmouth in World War II reduce the city to ashes. In her later … Continue reading
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Tagged country villages, Days out, Dogs, Hampshire, Local history, Portsdown Hill, Travel, UK
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A new discovery: Creech Wood, Denmead
One of the joys of having a Hound is finding new places for “walkies” and recently, on a friend’s recommendation, I discovered Creech Wood, Denmead. Like Queen’s Enclosure and Park Wood, Waterlooville, it is another remnant of the Forest of … Continue reading
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Tagged Activities, Britain, country villages, Days out, Denmead, Dogs, Forest, Forestry Commission, Hampshire, Travel, UK, Walks, Woodlands
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Flying High: Portsmouth International Kite Festival
The best thing about living near a seaside city like Portsmouth is coming across the unexpected. In clement weather, weekends normally encompass a walk along the Eastney Beach with the Hound but my habit is always to drive right the … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Festivals, Hampshire, Kites, Portsmouth, Portsmouth International Kite Festival 2011, Seafront, Southsea, Southsea Common, UK
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