Walthamstow Wetlands is an operational site for Thames Water and a nature reserve open to the public. From the mid-19th century London’s rapidly growing population needed a reliable supply of clean water, so ten reservoirs were created between 1863 and 1904 in Walthamstow. They have provided Londoners with their drinking water ever since. In 2000,… More Walthamstow Wetlands
Southwell Nottinghamshire Lord Byron once claimed that “I shall never be so happy again as I was in old Southwell.” Sir John Betjeman reported that “the Georgian elegance of Southwell ensures that few small towns are as unspoilt.” Southwell is situated six miles from Newark-on-Trent. It has many elegant Regency houses but its architectural jewel is… More Nottinghamshire’s cathedral – Southwell Minster
Take a trip to the Greenwich World Heritage Site. City Adventurers went there last year to visit the magnificent Painted Hall. Known as ‘Britain’s Sistine Chapel’, it has been called one of London’s hidden gems……however it has also been featured in a number of iconic films and TV productions, so once you know that, it… More The Painted Hall
Restarting visits to places of interest. Last year City Adventurers were able to visit Painshill Park in Surrey. We were very impressed with this unusual garden. Please consider visiting it now it is once again open to the public. Visitors need to book in advance and keep to strict social distancing rules. The landscape has… More Painshill Park
Chingford started life as a forest hamlet and is now a London suburb. Download the Discover Chingford treasure hunt from Treasure Hunts In London on your phone and discover the history of the area combined with a trip to the Epping Forest countryside. Originally the whole parish of Chingford lay within the ancient Forest of Essex.… More Historic Chingford
Restarting visits to places of interest. Just before lockdown, City Adventurers were able to visit Kenilworth Castle and its Elizabethan Garden. It’s somewhere to consider visiting now it is open to the public again. Please visit the Kenilworth Castle website to book your timed tickets in advance. Visitor numbers will be limited and there will be… More Kenilworth Castle and its Elizabethan Garden
Last summer we visited Portmerion. Portmeirion Designed and built by the architect, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, between 1925 and 1975, Portmeirion is an architectural icon that has often been used as a real-life film set. It is currently a holiday village containing 2 hotels, 13 self-catering cottages and 33 “village rooms”. There are numerous shops, restaurants… More Portmerion’s beauty will take you Prisoner
This time last year we were jetting off to Mallorca for a week in the sun. How things have changed! To recapture memories of that picturesque island, just tune in to BBC iPlayer and watch The Mallorca Files. This daytime cop show tells the story of a mismatched team of police detectives working in Mallorca:… More The Mallorca Files
This post is extracted from a post that first appeared on Invitation To Events. Our coach rumbled along the long driveway, past the remains of a 12th century Augustinian priory, coming to a halt in front of a large impressive house. Stepping off our transportation, we were greeted and led inside to a stone staircase. In… More A Guided Tour Of Newstead Abbey By Lord Byron
This post first appeared on Invitation To Events. The D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood – photo by Juliamaud Located in the house where he was born in 1885, the exhibition has been laid out in the style of a late 19th-century working class miner’s house. The museum extends to the house… More D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum