By Bella Schembri-Adams One Saturday my family and I went to Bodiam Castle in Bodiam. The…
Category: History
Ashburnham Place: the perfect spot to unwind
My first visit to Ashburnham Place came when it hosted the Christmas Pudding Dash in December…
Cars at the Castle: June’s Classic Cars Event at Hever Castle
As the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, set in the most gorgeous grounds with history permeating…
Stale Bread? Yummy Bread & Butter Pudding Recipe
Talk about historic, I thought this desert probably originated out of necessity during one of the…
Ightham Mote, Kent. Why is it pronounced so strangely?
By Lyn Funnell We visited the National Trust property Ightham Mote yesterday. I had been corrected…
London Celebrates Marilyn Monroe’s 100th Birthday
Rightly so, there are several events lined up in Hollywood to mark what would have been…
Bodiam Castle
By Lyn Funnell We chose Bodiam Castle for our next National Trust visit. Bodiam Castle was…
The Goddess Queen Calypso and her captivating love for Greek hero Ulysses
It is curious and it is quirky but nevertheless totally factual. Anybody who was anybody in…
Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe!
Jane Wilson looks at the star’s legacy. As Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday approaches on 1 June,…
Swimming the Channel
The English Channel seems to be forever in the news for one reason or another and…