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OSWESTRY CHRISTMAS MINIBREAK
by Nigel Heath Probably the UK’s largest Advent Calendar was on display when my wife Jenny and I decided on a spur of the moment winter mini break. We had driven up from our cottage, just outside...
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WALKING THE STAFFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE CANAL
by Nigel Heath It was a déjà vu moment vividly recalling the glorious summer afternoon that my walking companion and poet Peter Gibbs and I sat on a seat eating ice cream at Great Haywood Junction...
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6 tips to child-proof your boat for the best family trips
Sometimes you want to spend precious time with your family in new environments. Changing your surroundings is essential because experiencing different things can help you and your kids de-stress and...
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NIGEL HEATH FINDS MUCH TO ENJOYS ON A WINTER MINIBREAK
“It’s just like being in France,” my wife Jenny remarked as we wandered around this small historic city’s crowded and colourful market square in the towering shadow of a magnificent Gothic cathedral....
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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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