I have been here before but had been promising Mrs B a visit as I was so impressed I wanted to share the experience. Liverpool Town Hall is a Georgian gem of a building, Grade 1; One of the best remaining 18th century town halls. … Continue readingLiverpool Town Hall Tour
A touch of the white stuff and a bright sunny day meant the shopping (yawn) was put back a day whilst we crunched our way up to Croxteth Hall and enjoyed the freshness of the snow in the woods. Nice to bump into Dave and … Continue readingKnowsley Woods – Croxteth Hall Snow Patrol
In a vain attempt to shift some of the Christmas calories we went for a walk in the sunshine to Croxteth Hall. Unfortunately we managed to find another walk back which took us past the Derby Arms. oh well.. Here are some of the photos … Continue readingKnowsley Woods – Croxteth Hall Boxing Day Walk
Couldn’t imagine how many times we have passed this nation trust owned hall so we decided to pay a visit and see the delights of this old Tudor building; “Home to five centuries of Lancashire and Hesketh family history”” We timed it well as we … Continue readingRufford Old Hall
After a really busy year of photography we decided to have a pamper day at the wonderful Titanic hotel spa and restaurant. As we took the train we ended up passing Everton’s new football stadium, Bramley Moore dock, so with such dramatic architecture and great … Continue readingTitanic, stadium, meal and spa
What’s better than going for a walk in the Lake District with friends and a greek dog called Harry. Despite visiting the Lakes many times we’d never been here so big thanks to Judith and Richard for showing us round. Got to see Colwith Force … Continue readingElterwater – With Chickens
First let me explain.. Our little group was meant to be a walking group but the first few events were either cancelled or got sidetracked with another round of drinks getting bought! (I know, I know that should be at the end of the walk) … Continue readingHoghton Waterfall – Sunday Seniors Lunch Club
Hadn’t been around an English castle in Wales 🙂 for a while so we took ourselves off to Conwy for a mooch round. Castle is great to explore and of course a great view from its turrets. Here are a few photos:
A winters day out using my new pensioner travel pass, saw us arrive at Chester. We had no real plan for the day so explored a few places we’d not been before; Such as the stations mews and St Johns church, which was the original … Continue readingChester – A Chill and Beer
I’d not been to Manchester for over 10 years but Lisa had been only a few weeks back with a friend and loved it so a day out for us both. Went to Affleck’s (which is an…”is an emporium of eclecticism, a totem of indie … Continue readingMad for it – Manchester