A Halloween walk around Snowshill Village

Sometimes things just don’t go to plan do they? My original idea for today was to take a little lunchtime jolly up to Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property in the Cotswolds. They have really lovely fairytale gardens and I wanted to take a last wander round before all of the flowers were gone. But when I got there I was greeted by a sign saying “Closed today”. Cue sad harp strong music. Oddly...

Sunday Morning Strolls at Croome Court

Sunday mornings are my favourite time of the week. There’s just something about the peacefulness of them that I love. I love those moments of quiet before the world has woken up and on this particular Sunday, because of the clocks changing I had an extra hour to play with. I was in the mood for heading out somewhere with my camera and I’d narrowed it down to either Croome Court or Snowshill...

A Walk by Ellenborough Park Hotel

Walking the fields around Cheltenham Racecourse is one of my all time favourite things to do. Stomping about those ground is like my therapy. It’s one of a handful of places I go to when I’m feeling out of sorts or I’m seeking an answer to something or simply when I need to put my thoughts back into order. On this day, after what felt like months of bizarrely mild and miserable Autumn weather,...

Apple Day at Barrington Court

Whenever I’m visiting family in Somerset I try to get out and explore some of the stunning countryside there and during this trip I’d decided to make the forty-five minute drive across to Barrington Court. That is the beauty of having National Trust membership, wherever you roam you can always find a pretty property to go and explore. It was a bright and sunny Sunday morning (my favourite kind)...