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Flamborough and a special birthday : October 2026

October 23, 2026 ~ countrymouse ~ Leave a comment

Thursday 1 October Hugh and I left Andover on the 10.06 train, travelling via Waterloo, King’s Cross and Doncaster, to use the slow train to Bridlington, via Hull. We arrived on time at 16.05, to be met by Hilary and Declan, who drove us to Kittiwake Cottage, part of Grange Holidays, on Bempton Lane, just … Continue reading Flamborough and a special birthday : October 2026

The Isles of Scilly : 3 – 9 June 2026

June 15, 2026June 16, 2026 ~ countrymouse ~ Leave a comment

This short holiday was planned in March, squeezed into a space in David’s busy late spring diary, and between my choir rehearsals; rather late in the day for hotel and ferry bookings! After a series of fruitless inquiries, the Bell Rock Hotel in St Mary’s emailed me with news of a cancellation, and we secured … Continue reading The Isles of Scilly : 3 – 9 June 2026

Shetland : June 2025

July 5, 2025July 6, 2025 ~ countrymouse ~ Leave a comment

While David served as the wine expert on the Wine Scholar Guild’s tasting tour of Piemonte, Hugh and I embarked on Naturetrek ‘s Summer on Shetland: Seabirds and Cetaceans. We had a fabulous time. Thursday 5 June 2025 David dropped us at the station at 08.00 (he travelled the following day) and we had a … Continue reading Shetland : June 2025

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