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STUNNING HAMPSHIRE GARDENS AND THE NEW F0REST

By Nigel Heath Nestled amid the trees in the North Hampshire Downs, is the delightful little village of Upton Grey. Here back in 1908, the famous garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll, was commissioned by...

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NIGEL HEATH STEPS BACK IN TIME ON A MINI ROAD TRIP TO STONEHENGE AND BEYOND

It only took my wife Jenny and I a two-and-a-half-hour drive from our home in Monmouthshire to step back almost to the dawn of history and feast our eyes on one of the most famous heritage sites in...

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NIGEL HEATH ENJOYS A WALKING MINI BREAK IN DUNSTER

Lady Luck was shining on us as we drove into the picturesque Somerset village of Dunster and straight into an empty parking space in front of the centuries old yarn market and right outside the...

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Ideas for a Relaxing Day Trip in the UK

For an interesting day out, England and the UK in general are littered with fabulous day trips that take you into the biggest cities the country has to offer or maybe some of the most popular...

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NIGEL HEATH AND HIS GARDENING ENTHUSIAST WIFE JENNY ENJOY A GRAND DAY OUT AT...

What a fabulous way to spend a day strolling around The Royal Horticultural Society’s spectacular Spring Show on the Three Counties Showground set against the stunning backdrop of the undulating and...

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NIGEL HEATH SPENDS A FASCINATING MINI BREAK VISITING CORNISH GARDENS, A...

Waves of mist were drifting in across the bleakness of Bodmin Moor as my wife Jenny and I pulled into the car park of the famous Jamaica Inn. It was instantly obvious to see how famous authoress...

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GOING ASTRAY ON THE STAFFORDSHIRE WAY

By Nigel Heath We did a giant leapfrog when we returned to complete the very rural Staffordshire Way. My lifelong walking companion and poet Peter Gibbs and I had walked our first three days on this...

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NIGEL HEATH REVISITS HISTORIC WELLS IN SOMERSET BUT HAS ANOTHER MISSION IN MIND

Sir Winston Churchill it appears loved the small city and market town of Wells in Somerset with its stunning Gothic Cathedral and lovely Bishop’s Palace Gardens nestled at the foot of the Mendip...

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TRAVEL WRITER NIGEL HEATH SPENDS A FASCINATING DAY IN THE YESTERYEAR WORLD OF...

Three spitfires evoking vivid memories of WWII when Great Britain stood alone soared and dived through sombre grey skies over the Sussex countryside. Below and some sixty minutes later the evocative...

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ADVENTURE ON THE CHILTERN WAY

Mature Times travel writer, Nigel Heath, walks the Chiltern Way Our latest walking adventure meandering around the one hundred and thirty-four mile long Chiltern Way began with a positioning stay at...

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