Destination: United Kingdom

Wicken Fen and Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire

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8 th May 2011 Wicken Fen and Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire – National Trust properties Wicken Fen – a wetland preserved by the National Trust since 1899. A fen is a marsh fed by groundwater (usually alkaline).   This ... Read more >

Photos: Wicken Fen and Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire

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Belton House, Lincolnshire

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7 th May 2011 Belton House, Lincolnshire   -   National Trust mansion, which also featured in the BBC series of “Pride and Prejudice” as the home of Lady Catherine de Burgh and a scene whereby the wonderful Mr Darcy wrote to ... Read more >

Photos: Belton House, Lincolnshire

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery

Wales

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [425]

2 nd to 5 th May 2011 Trip to Wales We scooted off to Wales to see friends we’ve met in Africa who coincidentally live only 12km apart!   Firstly a friend we met in Lusaka who lives at Grosmont near Abergevenny in Wales ... Read more >

Photos: Wales

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery

Sir Isaac Newton’s birthplace, Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire

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1 st May 2011 Sir Isaac Newton’s home, Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire We came to Europe to see and feel history and that’s exactly what we’re getting.   Our National Trust memberships have opened a door to the most exquisite ... Read more >

Photos: Sir Isaac Newton's birthplace, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery

The car

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [377]

30 th April 2011 Buying a car Well with about as much luck as was had in ordering a caravan, we went to one car place and in one afternoon found what we wanted and needed….a car to pull Kevin across the roads of Europe!   ... Read more >

The Royal Wedding

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [534]

29 th April 2011 The Royal Wedding Well where does one start??? Armed with ponchos (again), camera and our faithful aussie hats we took the train to St Pancras, then the tube to Victoria station, as Westminster was ... Read more >

Photos: London and The Royal Wedding

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A visit to Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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24 th April 2011 Easter Sunday A visit to Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk At Emma and Sam’s suggestion we all took off for a “jaunt”, as they say, to a stately Georgian Italianate National Trust mansion in Suffolk.... Read more >

Rushden

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23 rd April 2011 Rushden - The purchase of a caravan (aka “Kevin”) – our “starship galactica” for the forthcoming adventure through Europe. Well, what can we say…it happened in one afternoon!   After much tooth gnashing ... Read more >

The UK - visit to Cambridge

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22 nd April 2011 Heathrow then Rushden, UK 5.30am arrival at Heathrow on Good Friday…hardly a crowd and no one there except for Sam & Emma, our good old friends we’d met in Oz!!!!   What a welcome – thanks guys for collecting ... Read more >

Photos: Cambridge and Suffolk, UK

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