Archive for the 'locations' Category

Book Towns

Friday, August 15th, 2008

If you are an avid reader, and enjoy reading and collecting books, then a visit to a book town is surely an ideal day out! Being a bookaholic myself, I think I would spend hours browsing around the various shops and book stalls, and would end up buying loads of books! The only problem would [...]

The Roald Dahl museum

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

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 [...]

Wildlife in London

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

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 [...]

Visit Hay-on-Wye - the town for book lovers

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

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 [...]

The Heritage Wardens

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

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 [...]

London Tourist Office

Monday, July 28th, 2008

If you’re planning on visiting London, then you might want to visit the local Tourist Office once you get there. I always visit when I’m in London - it gives me the opportunity to collect brochures, maps and leaflets, which help me plan my stay better, and I also get ideas on places which I [...]