WE DINANT KNOW BELGIUM COULD BE SO PRETTY! Keen to explore more of the Ardennes around Namur we set out this morning to see Dinant, one of the regions most widely praised little towns for anyone that likes castles, churches, and river cruises. Throw in a Belgian waffle […]
CANALS, CASTLES & CHURCHES OF GHENT After our initial look around Ghent yesterday we headed back out a bit earlier than usual today to catch a glimpse of the town before it got too busy. We were well rewarded for our early start with some lovely views across […]
OLD & NEW LONDON The city of London has been around for 2 millennia (at least); there is oodles and oodles of history soaked into the streets and the brickwork here, and today we went out to explore just a little bit of it. This is also a […]
CASTLE HOWARD: ONE OF YORKSHIRE’S GRANDEST STATELY HOMES We crossed out of Northumberland today and entered the historic county of Yorkshire. Once populated by Celts, then by Romans, Yorkshire was invaded by Danish Vikings in 866AD and York (Jórvík) dubbed its capital. The Danes left their mark on […]
CASTLEMANIA IN NORTHUMBERLAND Today is our 22nd anniversary and we decided to reward ourselves for 2.2 decades of hard work and dedicated effort with a trip to 3 OF THE MOST EPIC CASTLES EVER! Castles are so awesome! Our day trip took us north of Newcastle […]
Wandering Soles 