Exploring the world, one place at a time
If I was ever to write an Agatha Christie-style 1920s murder mystery, I'd set it at Tyntesfield, a gloriously Gothic manor surrounded by acres of land in the middle of the Somerset countryside. It's the sort of place where you could imagine cocktail-drenched parties full of bright young things taking place and then a dead... Continue Reading →
Welcome to part two of my Wells adventure, which after Wells Cathedral and Vicars' Close focuses on the remaining part of the city's triumvirate of medieval masterpieces – the Bishop's Palace and gardens. The partially-ruined Bishop's Palace has been the home of the Bishop of Bath and Wells for more than 800 years and is... Continue Reading →
I'm a little ashamed to admit I hadn't heard of Wells, England's smallest city, until a couple of months ago when my Bristol-based sister and brother-in-law took my mother there on a day out. My mother came back raving about the place, insisting I had to go as she knew I'd love it. Fast forward... Continue Reading →
Famed for its Roman Baths and gorgeous Regency architecture, Bath is a compact, picture-perfect city. Despite its undeniable good looks, I have a complicated relationship with the city as I once spent a month living there and loathed every minute. Nine years after vowing never to set foot in the city again, I decided the... Continue Reading →
Little Old World 