walking on flowers in Cambridge …

walking on flowers in Cambridge …

One thing we did enjoy though, were the flowers underfoot. Between Magdelene Street and Northampton Street there are – apparently – 600 brass flowers set into the pavement. There are four types of bronze flowers, each one representing designs of flowers on the buildings and railings of colleges around Cambridge.

Mill garden – a hidden gem in the heart of Warwick

Mill garden – a hidden gem in the heart of Warwick

Sometimes it is not the grandest or most famous gardens that leave the best impressions. Small, intimate gardens can create a lasting sense of intimacy, balance and location that stay with you for a long time. One such garden is

Greenwich

Greenwich

Greenwich is – quite literally – where time began. It’s home to the Royal Observatory (which first established the meridian line and Greenwich Mean Time). The Royal observatory can be reached by a short uphill walk through Greenwich park. Today

Ashbourne to Hartington and back along the Tissington Trail … Peak District cycling at its best. 11 miles each way.

Ashbourne to Hartington and back along the Tissington Trail … Peak District cycling at its best. 11 miles each way.

Ashbourne to Hartington and back along the Tissington Trail … Peak District cycling at its best. 11 miles each way.

A lovely, varied circular walk from Alstonefield, taking in the river Dove and Narrowdale Hill

A lovely, varied circular walk from Alstonefield, taking in  the river Dove and Narrowdale Hill

Alstonfield is pretty as a picture with two  campsites  and a  pub at its heart. There’s a car park though near the centre of the village, next to the church and public toilets. After parking up turn right, heading away

A circular walk to Bredon Hill

A circular walk to Bredon Hill

  A four mile circular walk to Bredon Hill from Conderton village through the Overbury Estate Bredon Hill stands just shy of 300 metres tall (299 metres) and gives spectacular views south over the Vale of Evesham and north over

Camping at Britchcombe Farm, Oxfordshire

Camping at Britchcombe Farm, Oxfordshire

  When push comes to shove, most campers are flatter earthers… No, they are not adverse to scientific discovery. It’s just that –for fairly obvious reasons – they like to sleep on flat ground. Flattish ground is therefore usually an