An interesting museum, which would be interesting for Roald Dahl book fans, especially children, is the Roald Dahl museum, situated in Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire. Situated in the village where Roald Dahl lived and wrote for 36 years, the Museum was created as a home for the author’s unique archive (which one can see on [...]
London has many important nature areas bursting with wildlife. London Wildweb is a site which helps you to find out where they are, what you may see, how to get there, and why they are so vital to the capital’s biodiversity.
Wildweb aims to encourage people to make the most of London’s wild places - exploring [...]
Dickens World is an innovative and exciting indoor visitor complex, situated in Chatham (Kent), themed around the life, books and times of one of Britain’s best loved authors, Charles Dickens. It will take visitors on a fascinating journey through Dickens’ lifetime as they step back into Dickensian England and are immersed in the urban streets, [...]
If, like me, you’re an avid reader, then a visit to Hay-on-Wye in Wales is a must! This town is the place to be for bookaholics, known as the town of books.
Hay-on-Wye has become world famous for its secondhand and antiquarian bookshops. Founded by Mr Richard Booth in 1961, it has become the World’s largest [...]
Mote Park is situated in Maidstone, Kent and it is Maidstone’s largest park, covering 450 acres of historic parkland with a 30 acre lake. It is situated within walking distance of Maidstone town centre and it offers a pleasant and relaxing enviroment, making it a great place to spend the day.
There are a range of [...]
Some time ago I came across this interesting website - Walkit. At first, it only covered London, but now it includes other cities as well - Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle & Gateshead, Leeds, Derby, Aberdeen and Glasgow.
All you have to do is put in from where you are starting your walk to where you want to [...]
One way of reducing crime and vandalism in heritage/historic sites is to have heritage wardens in the area. The good thing is that apart from preserving our heritage, they would also be there to help visitors on site. One place where heritage wardens have been introduced is Trafalgar Square in London.
The Heritage Wardens are there [...]