National Garden Scheme : Braxted Park
Braxted Park is a large country house still in private ownership in the Essex countryside between Witham and Kelvedon. It’s a Queen Anne style house,…
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Suffolk Walking Festival : The Red Barn Murders
The Suffolk Walking Festival is one of my favourite events of the year. To say that I look forward to it would be an understatement….
National Garden Scheme : Jericho Cottage
Jericho Cottage at Blackmore End is open each year as part of the National Garden Scheme. I’ts not the biggest garden that is open for…
Suffolk Villages : Hadleigh (and a riverside walk)
In the early summer of 2018 we visited the beautiful Suffolk town of Hadleigh. The SuffolkChurches website says “the heart of the town is still…
Hyde Hall Flower Show
A lovely day out with an amazing range of flowers to admire (and buy!)
Brightlingsea Lido
We’ve always had a soft spot for Brightlingsea. It was the first Essex Day Out for our second son, when he was just a week…
Kersey : a walk through Suffolk countryside
A walk through the countryside
Lavenham : an appreciation
Lavenham a Suffolk wool town
Cardinal Wolsey – exhibition at Christchurch Mansion
Cardinal Wolsey – a son of Ipswich
The Life of Julie Cope – exhibition at firstsite
Julie Cope is an Essex Girl.