Updated, Jan 2018. Once the standard dress in this lesser stately home in the Hertfordshire hills would have been the morning suit and the crinoline. Today the everyday garment in Champneys is the fluffy white dressing gown with fur collar. After early misgivings, I decided to wear mine around the place too, taking heart from… Continue reading
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Eastbourne – South Coast haven under the Downs
Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship, English Artist Designers 1922 – 1942. 27 MAY – 17 SEP, 2017, at the Towner Gallery, Eastbourne. The exhibition, based on fresh research, tells a previously-untold story. It coincides with the 75th anniversary of the death of the artist and designer Eric Ravilious (1903-1942). It explores the relationships and working collaborations between… Continue reading →
On the trail of the Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland
Series 7 of the Game of Thrones will premiere on July 16th, 2017. And, once again, much of it has been filmed in Northern Ireland. The many locations in the province link to make a full and rewarding tourist trail, even if, like me, you have never seen a single episode. We were on a quest… Continue reading →
Ironbridge – the journey to fire and fury, and back again
The industrial age, the time of metal and machines and global manufacturing, began 250 years ago in a deep and tranquil river valley in Shropshire. The fire, smoke and din are long gone, but the world-leading legacy survives on the banks of the Severn. It was a time for making heavy and powerful things, but… Continue reading →
Stoke-on-Trent’s tourism evolution
Stoke-on-Trent is buoyed up by the Emma Bridgewater factor, helping its advance as a busy and interesting short break destination. Pottery Until recently Stoke on Trent was associated with one main thing, pottery. And it still an essential visit to pay, to the places where they make the things that underpin our daily lives – teacups and dinner… Continue reading →
A snowy, seasonal visit to New York City.
The first New York City snowstorm of the winter is one of the world’s great urban sensations. It’s a weather event to stand alongside the opening deluge of the monsoon in Delhi, or the start of spring in Paris. To the trigger of the opening snowflake, New Yorkers select from their white-out wardrobe. They take… Continue reading →