The North of England, especially the North East, has a bit of a reputation for being cold and dismal to southerners like me… but that’s not true! Some of my favourite spots in the whole of the UK are located…
Happisburgh is not an outlier with the UK coastline occupied by towns, villages and houses dealing with an age-old problem – coastal erosion. Most communities raise money or receive government funding to put coastal defences in place and protect their…
Amidst a fuel and energy crisis we endeavoured to travel most of the UK by road for what would be our last UK road trip for a few years (or more). Here are my 5 UK road trip tips. I…
A few miles from the seaside tourist town of Cromer is a smaller, but no less impressive town called Sheringham. It lacks the sandy beaches that Cromer offers but has plenty of charm and things to see for those looking…
When considering a day trip of exploration of the UK’s natural beauty, you could be excused for dismissing Formby National Trust as the ideal location. Introduction to Formby National Trust That’s exactly what I thought when searching for a COVID-friendly…
About half hour’s drive from me is a place called Coalhouse Fort which was used during both world wars and dates all the way back to Tudor times. It is a pretty unusual place to visit and without an active…
I have been meaning to visit Woolpit for a while now. Since we set up the new version of Immortal Wordsmith and focused on pursuing creative goals, I have had a million and one ideas flood through. In a way,…
This is the first blog post in our abandoned places of the United Kingdom series. We had planned to go to Tyneham, a village in Dorset that has a population of 0 due to being in the centre of a…