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North Yorkshire in the snow

Tom — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:46:07 +0000

New year in Yorkshire, through the snowy hills to Leeming Bar

Autumn Yorkshire

Tom — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:51:51 +0000

Away from the city smoke and up into the Yorkshire Dales. Home to some very fine pubs, stunny landscapes and fine friends.

Woburn Abbey

Tom — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:22:55 +0000

The infamous English Bank Holiday Weekend. It started with a trip up to Woburn Abbey, just south of Milton Keynes. In true bank holiday fashion, the first hour of the journey was spent sitting statonary on the M25 after a serious accident five miles ahead.

Wobrun Abbey was hosting an arts craft and food fair with birds of prey on display and everything from glass blowing to archery. I’m told the cheese and cider were particularly good though I’m not a fan of either.

Summer arrives in Checkendon

Tom — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:43:22 +0000

Escaping London for another weekend catching up with friends. This time Reading was the destination and on the Sunday we decided to make the most of the unusually fine weather and find ourselves a good pub with nearby walking potential. The Four Horse Shoes was picked in Checkendon, a charming little village where very little has changed for very many years.

It’s all white up north

Tom — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:54:22 +0000

Thanks to a special offer from National Express trains I was able to visit some friends in North Yorkshire for £10. There was still a decent amount of snow on the fields and it made for some stunning views. We visited Richmond which is a very picturesque town set on a hill with a ruined castle and river running past, and Masham, home of the Black Sheep and Theakston breweries.

It’s a fine part of the country and well worth a visit.

New year’s eve over London

Tom — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:27:58 +0000

New year 2008-2009 was spent in privaledged surroundings overlook the River Thames, St Pauls and the millenium Bridge. Although the London Eye was mostly hidden around the river’s curves the fireworks could be seen quite clearly and at time the whole of London seemed to light up in a bright white flash.

The Feast of St Edmund

Tom — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:58:29 +0000

For the 11th year running our group of old Edmindians gather in The Old Cock , Baldock to drink beer, play backgammon and this year, get fed an unusual amount of cheese sandwiches. I don’t know what Ed was thinking.

Open house, open church in Walthamstow

Tom — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:01:57 +0000

Open house weekend is a great opportunity to have a peak inside and get the view looking out of some of London’s greatest buildings. In humble Walthamstow, even the old St Mary’s Church on the edge of Walthamstow village opened itself up and lead tours of it’s bell tower offering great views over east and north london.
After the impressive local photo opportunity, it was off to a less impressive view of Leyton Orient play Leicester City (Orient lost 1-3) and head into the City to enjoy a walk from Bank to London Bridge to meet friends in Borough.

BBQ at Climping

Tom — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:22:20 +0000

A late summer BBQ at Climping Beach in West Sussex. Toasting marshmallows, kite flying and frisbee throwing. Very nce.