Last Monday, which was a Bank Holiday here in the UK (and therefore no school), we met up with friends and returned to Cliveden. What a difference a few months make! We were there for opening at 10am ... along with a thousand of more of our closest friends. But no matter. We'd taken a … Continue reading A Return to Cliveden
The beautiful Greys Court is just outside Henley-on-Thames, around an hour's drive from West London, and we recently spent several happy hours there. Obviously, it helped that the weather was stunning on the day we visited.Sir Felix and Lady Brunner bought the house in the late 1930s and raised their four sons there. During the … Continue reading Greys Court
An hour's drive north-west of London is Nuffield Place, the former home of Lord and Lady Nuffield. Born William Morris, Lord Nuffield left school at 15 and went onto become one of the world's richest men.He was the founder of Morris Motors and, having made his fortune, became one of this country's greatest philanthropists. Nuffield … Continue reading Nuffield Place
We kicked off the weekend with some unexpected, but entirely welcome, visitors...... we left them in bed on Saturday morning when we left the house early for Autism | Early Birds at the Science Museum.After our friends left, the afternoon saw us catch up with Cachirulo and Los Pequeños for a belated 3rd birthday get … Continue reading This Weekend I …
During our recent stay in Broadway, we spent two wonderful days staying at the Lygon Arms, a Coaching Inn with a very long history. The Inn first appears in written records in 1377 (!) when it was known as The White Hart.Oliver Cromwell got a bit of kip here before the battle of Worcester in 1651; … Continue reading The Lygon Arms
"Standing 65ft high Broadway Tower is the second highest point in the Cotswolds and sits dramatically on top of an ancient beacon site. The brainchild of Capability Brown, Broadway Tower was built for the Earl of Coventry in 1798 by renowned 18th Century architect James Wyatt." Google Maps claimed that our hotel was about three … Continue reading Broadway Tower
I find January to be a month that usually drags its feet. Not this time around. Let's see how it worked out: 4: the number of pages in the application form issued by Guide Dogs for the Blind. All so we could apply to rehome a dog who has been withdrawn from training. 270: the number of … Continue reading Month in Numbers | January 2018
Last week, when The Boy Child was away on his Year 6 Residential, The Brainy One and I snuck off to the Cotswolds for two nights in the picturesque village of Broadway. Both of us had been there before, but never together.Broadway looks exactly how non-Brits expect an English village to look. You know, as a backdrop … Continue reading Broadway
Cliveden is assured of its place in British history, but for all the wrong reasons. The house is now a rather smart hotel; the gardens, however, belong to the National Trust and are open to the public all year round.There are 375 acres of gardens. Can you imagine the size of the gardening staff back in the … Continue reading Cliveden
After last week's busy weekend, we opted for a slower pace. We chose to ignore the overcast skies and headed out on Saturday for a day of fresh air along the Thames.Sunday saw us closer to home.We caught up with our dog-walker friends in the local park before heading home to tackle the clothing requirements for The … Continue reading This Weekend I …
