Berrington Hall, National Trust


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We went for a walk in Mortimer Forest and followed the green arrows for Vinnalls Loop, which was allegedly just under five kilometres, but due to dubious signage in a few places, ended up being more like six. It’s not the longest walk we’ve ever done with the children, but it was certainly the steepest, and in some places, the soggiest. Keiki lost ( Read more... )

asked about the flood situation in rural Shropeshire. Bromfield Priory Gatehouse, the Landmark Trust property, is located near the intersection between the Teme and Onny rivers. The private road leading into the Oakly Park Estate has a bridge over the Teme. There are a couple of abandoned mill houses on either side of the river. This is what they ( Read more... )

We ventured out in the much improved weather for another castle visit, this time by car since we judged it a bit too far for small legs, especially small legs that had been on a 10.5 km hike the previous day.

The bright yellow gatehouse catches the eye before Stokesay Castle does, but since you can’t go inside except for one small downstairs room, ( Read more... )

We postponed the bloke’s annual birthday trip to a Landmark Trust property last year for pandemic-related reasons. Happily we were able to rebook for the full week again this year.

The Bromfield Priory Gatehouse isn’t all that far from home for us, being in Shropshire. It’s believed to have started life as a single-storeyed entrance to a Benedictine ( Read more... )

It’s becoming a tradition for us to stay in Landmark Trust properties for the bloke’s birthday. Our first one is still my favourite, St Winifred’s Well, but is sadly now not an option for us for a few years because it only sleeps two plus a baby small enough for a cot or a moses basket ( Read more... )

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The bloke wanted to spend his birthday weekend in a tiny rural cottage near a canal.

I imagine that your brows have knitted themselves. “But
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