Before lock-down happened, we decided to have a night away in Yorkshire and one of the places we wanted to visit was the ruins of Fountains Abbey. The ruins are listed as UNESCO World Heritage site and I can see why! They are definitely the most impressive abbey ruins I’ve seen so far. Getting there Read More
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Edinburgh: A Mid-Winter Stroll Down the Royal Mile
Last Christmas we decided we should make the most of our time off and visit Edinburgh! I’ve never been to Scotland either so it was nice to tick another country off the list. As it was only a city break, we decided to go for 3 nights and drove up on Boxing Day. It’s only Read More
Whitby: A Place To Sink Your Teeth Into
Looking for somewhere to spend a long weekend?? Then look no further than Whitby! It’s a beautiful seaside town on the Yorkshire coast and the inspiration behind the famous Bram Stoker novel – Dracula! We recently decided we needed a 3 day weekend and we love Yorkshire so Whitby was an easy choice for us. Read More
3 Days in Norwich
Norwich – the most Tudor town in England! If you’re looking for somewhere new to visit, you should definitely head there to check it out. Norwich was originally an Iceni settlement before it was taken by the Romans in 60 AD. The Roman settlement eventually fell into disuse in 450 AD and the Anglo-Saxon’s settled Read More
Castle Series: Conisbrough Castle
Recently we visited Conisbrough Castle in South Yorkshire since we have a car now and can actually get out and explore! Conisbrough Castle is located in the small town of Conisbrough, approx. 1hr drive from Nottingham. It is located on the top of a hill (conveniently called Castle Hill) that looks down over the town Read More
Spotting Puffins at Bempton Cliffs
New car? You know what that means: Road Trip!! One of our first road trips took us 2hrs north to spot the puffins at Bempton Cliffs that come here to breed every year. About Bempton Cliffs Bempton Cliffs is situated on the Flamborough Headland, just north of Bridlington along the Yorkshire coastline approximately a 1hr Read More