Most of England has been enjoying record-breaking temperatures for the end of March, so I took advantage of the weather and the partial relaxation of lockdown rules to take a trip to Branston Water Park, a place I had never been to before. The site of Branston Water Park was originally a gravel pit from … Continue reading 2021 Travels – Branston Water Park
On this sunny but cold Saturday morning (27th March 2021), I walked from my home up to Winshill to have a look around the Coltman VC Peace Wood, just off Mill Hill Lane. I have been up Mill Hill Lane many times whilst out walking, but never ventured into the Peace Wood until now. William … Continue reading Burton on Trent Landmarks #10 – Coltman VC Peace Wood, Winshill
Welcome to the first new travel post of 2021. Even though lockdown restrictions are still in force, and non-essential travel is not permitted, we are still allowed to go outside for exercise in the local area. When I originally planned this trip last year, the plan involved saving a bit of time by catching a … Continue reading 2021 Travels – Rolleston-on-Dove
Not far from Ilkeston in Derbyshire is a large swathe of land surrounding Shipley Lake. At the time of writing, it is being redeveloped for housing, having lain derelict since 2007. For twenty years prior to that, it was the American Adventure Theme Park. Up until the late 1970s, the site was a coal mine. … Continue reading The American Adventure Theme Park, Derbyshire
Here we are in March 2021. I still haven't been anywhere by train since my trip to Longport way back at the end of October 2020. The recent news with regard to lockdown being lifted is heartening, though. After looking at the latest roadmap out of lockdown, I have a vague date in mind for … Continue reading March 2021 Blog Update
The town of Burton upon Trent has a long sporting history. One of the world's oldest rugby union clubs, Burton RFC, was established in October 1870. Cricket was played professionally in the town at Burton Cricket Ground from 1840, and league association football arrived in the town in 1892, when Burton Swifts joined the Football … Continue reading Burton on Trent Landmarks #9 – Football Grounds
Back in 1988, my mother took my brother and I to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Edinburgh was hosting the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition at the City Art Centre in the spring of that year, while Glasgow staged the Glasgow Garden Festival during the summer. Edinburgh Princes Street and Gardens, as viewed from Edinburgh Castle. I'd … Continue reading 1988 Travels – Glasgow and Edinburgh
In the absence of any new content (I'm sure I don't have to remind you why), I've decided to delve back in time and talk about that time I went to Tutbury and Hatton (in Staffordshire and Derbyshire respectively), back in those glorious pre-Covid days in 2018. Coincidentally, it was on 30th January 2018, exactly … Continue reading 2018 Travels – Tutbury and Hatton
Way back in September 2016, I had the great idea of having a day trip out on one of my holidays from work. This was the first of what has so far proved to be many of them. I had been to York some 20 years previously on a day trip with my parents, and … Continue reading 2016 Travels – York
Now that 2020 has thankfully gone, I want to take this opportunity to wish my followers and readers a happy new year for 2021. With a bit of luck, I will be making more journeys this year and writing about them, discovering new places and revisiting old ones (I really want to go back to … Continue reading Happy New Year!
