On a grey and miserable Monday Morning, 28th February, I set off from Burton on Trent station to tick off a station on my list of railway stations to visit in Derbyshire. Grindleford was my destination, a small village seven miles west of Sheffield. I caught the train from Burton directly to Sheffield, an express…… Continue reading 2022 Travels – Grindleford, Derbyshire
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2021 Travels – North West Leicestershire
The WOW (Week off Work) Tour came to an end yesterday (16th September) with a walk in the glorious sunshine of North West Leicestershire, from just outside Measham to Church Gresley, via Donisthorpe and Moira. The first leg of the tour was a long bus ride from Burton on Trent to just outside Measham in…… Continue reading 2021 Travels – North West Leicestershire
2021 Travels – Barton Marina & Tucklesholme Nature Reserve
A day later than advertised (due to the rain on Tuesday), the WOW (Week off Work) Tour moves back to East Staffordshire, with a bus trip to Barton-under-Needwood and a look around the marina and Tucklesholme Nature Reserve The weather today was much more suitable for an afternoon stroll, with plenty of sunshine. I caught…… Continue reading 2021 Travels – Barton Marina & Tucklesholme Nature Reserve
The Derby Ram Trail 2021
A short while ago, I mentioned on this blog that there was to be a trail of ram sculptures in the city of Derby, and today (Thursday 10th June 2021), I travelled to the city to see them all. The Derby Ram Trail is organised by Derby Museums, in partnership with Wild in Art. The…… Continue reading The Derby Ram Trail 2021
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