On our way up to Scotland to drive the NC 500 a stop on the Northumberland coast gave us the chance to visit Lindisfarne at last.
British Isles
Lavender Just an Hour From Home
Despite spending some time in Southern France this summer and visiting several lavender shops we didn’t see any of the famous purple fields.
Not to worry it seems Kent is also famous for lavender! Continue reading
A Surprise Return – Orkney Revisited
When we visited Orkney on a beautiful summers day we knew it was worth another visit. We just didn’t expect it to be so soon.
Canterbury Sculpture Trail – Part Two
Next on the Canterbury sculpture trail is Millers seat by by Tim Norris. It is fittingly made from wood as it replaces the carved trees that commemorated the 1987 hurricane.
Nearer to Home – Canterbury Sculpture Trail
Canterbury City Council has produced a sculpture trail. This is aimed at getting people to see more of the city. So with a large collection of grandchildren in tow we decided to give it a go.
Skye in the Autumn
We were meant to visit Skye in the summer on a British Isles cruise but the weather at the top of Scotland meant the seas were too rough for the ships tender needed for reaching Skye.
A Visit To Tresco Abbey Garden
Tresco is the second largest Scilly Island. It is just two miles long and the only one privately owned.
It’s thirty miles off the Cornish coast so many plants flourish here that will struggle on the mainland.
A Summer Day on Orkney
Orkney is an archipelago of seventy islands just ten miles off the Scottish coast.
Kirkwall
The largest island is called Mainland and as we arrived in Kirkwall, it’s largest town, the sun was shining and the wind had dropped.
We were lucky – it is so windy on Orkney that trees do not grow!