Valentines Mansion and Garden is a country house and gardens, set in the heart of Ilford, London.
If you’re planning on visiting Valentines Mansion and Gardens, here are some tips and directions on how to get there:
Getting there by Tube
Gants Hill Underground Station (Central Line). 5 minutes walk.
Getting there by Rail
Ilford National Rail, direct line from [...]
Valentines Mansion is a beautiful country house and gardens in the heart of Ilford, more than 300 years old. The house was built in around 1696 for Elizabeth Tillotson and her family, after the death of her husband, the Archbishop of Canterbury. At that time the new brick house stood in open countryside, several miles [...]
We went to Barcelona last October, and we managed to visit the major places of interest in 4 days! So it is an ideal destination for a short trip, or just a long weekend break!
Here’s a list of the top places to visit, which I recommend (in no particular order):
Guell Park
Magic Fountain
Barcelona Aquarium
Sagrada Familia
Spanish Village
Barcelona [...]
I had already mentioned the Robert Opie Collection in my previous post some time ago about the Museum of brands, packaging and advertising in London. I decided to do some research about Robert Opie, to see what this is all about.
The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising is the result of Robert Opie, a consumer [...]
During WWII Britain had to economise on raw materials, save on energy and salvage scarce commodities, encouraged by a powerful propaganda machine. Whether the message was to grow your own vegetables, make do and mend, or recycle paper, uppermost in everyone’s mind was the need to be sparing in the use of meagre resources. While [...]
If you are a sweet lover, then the Sweet Sixties exhibition at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in London is a must-visit! This exhibition is being held between 8th September 2008 - 31st May 2009.
This is the ultimate nostalgia trip for sweet lovers everywhere. The period pack designs will evoke the tastes and [...]
Here is some advice which I found in the UK’s Met Office website, which I wanted to share with you. These tips are a must when travelling in severe weather conditions, and also useful general knowledge! Might be a good idea to pass on to all your friends!
When travelling, it is important to check local [...]
One of the museums which I would like to visit one day is the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, which is located in Notting Hill, London. In fact, the museum is located two minutes walk from the world-famous Portobello Road.
Featuring over 12,000 original items from the Robert Opie (consumer historian who saw the need [...]
Zeta Interactive, a digital marketing services company, has found the 10 most “buzzworthy” travel destinations in the 30 days before 2009, using a formula measuring volumes of online posts on that destination and the tone – positive or negative – of the post.
CEO Al DiGuido said it not surprising that as temperatures plummeted in North [...]
When a holiday is planned, flights and accommodation are booked, the worst that can happen is travelling problems due to weather conditions! This is what happened to a friend of mine, who is due to leave to the UK tomorrow! They had booked a car, but due to the weather conditions in the UK, they [...]