I’ve been to the Dr Who Experience once before but since then it has moved to a bigger space and the show has got even bigger. Also I was visiting on 23rd November, the day of the 50th anniversary so I had assumed that it would put on a bit of a show.… Read the rest
Mary Rose Exhibition, Portsmouth
Having lived and studied in Portsmouth for four years I have been down to the historic dockyard a number of times and seen the Mary Rose.
While it has been undergoing its restoration over the last 30 years it has been housed in what was little more than a plastic hanger.… Read the rest
Whittington’s Tea Barge, Reading
Reading has been my home since 1988 when I moved here for my first job. In the intervening years there have been many changes and almost all have had a positive impact on the town (no, it’s still not a city).… Read the rest
Saltaire and the Five Rise Locks
Just on the way back from a long weekend in Yorkshire. It is bright and sunny as we approach Birmingham and not like the winter wonderland we left behind in Harrogate. However, the weather we fine yesterday when we went over to Saltaire and the the Five Rise locks at Bingley.… Read the rest
Birmingham
So I’d be the first to admit that Birmingham wouldn’t have been my first choice as a destination for a weekend break, it’s hardly mentioned in many travellers top 10 but then we had an ulterior motive for coming as we have a son studying at the university here.… Read the rest