I drove to the Hydro Hotel, Pitlochry on what should have been Freedom (from Covid restrictions) Day. It was not to be but the restrictions did not impact too much on my stay – apart from having to wear the hated mask! I had stayed at the Hydro last year and realised that it is dog friendly. During my 4 night stay I ate my breakfast and evening meals in the bar area where my Norfolk Terrier dog, Maisie was allowed.
My now annual holiday to Nettwood Farm in East Harptree, Somerset was delayed because of a sad incident. The Viewing Platform burned to the ground at Christmas 2020. This was doubly sad because it was the last remaining WW2 cabin in Britain. Debbie and Jeremy worked wonders and got Lookout Lodge, pictured above set up…
I went on my annual holiday to my native Somerset in August when Covid restrictions were somewhat relaxed, here are some images from it. First Bristol Suspension Bridge, which I had never seen up close before. On a rainy Wednesday in the city of Wells, I was surprised that they allowed dogs inside Wells Cathedral…
The weather was lovely in the morning and I spent it in Pitlochry, walking do the River Tummel and viewing the Dam and Salmon Ladder. The dam is part of the Tummel hydro-electric power scheme, which is an interconnected network of dams, power stations, aqueducts and electric power transmission. I took the photo of the…
During my annual holiday in Somerset in May 2022, I visited St James Church in Cameley – about 5 miles from my home village of Timsbury and on the edge of the Mendips. It has an impressive fifteenth-century tower built of red Mendip sandstone with a handsome parapet and the rest of the church built…
On day one we had a full Island tour and our driver was the knowledgeable Sean, originally from Yorkshire – but we did not hold that against him. There are twelve parishes of Jersey (Les pâraisses dé Jèrri), all have access to the sea and share a name with their ancient parish churches. We must…