A Place to Stay; Camber Sands Holiday Park
Fancy a low-cost Family holiday with all the entertainment inclusive? Or do you fancy a peaceful place to stay, where you can go out and explore the area? We...
A Place to Stay; Sally Port Cottage, Cornwall, & Winchcombe Lodge, Cotswolds
Sally Port Cottage, Cornwall Sally Port Cottage at St Anthony’s Lighthouse is situated at the furthest point of the beautiful Roseland Peninsula. A perfect romantic retreat, Sally Port Cottage...
Taxi Noir: Great British Pubs – The Bartons Arms, Birmingham
As an aficionado of traditional British pubs it’s always a pleasure to visit the Bartons Arms in Birmingham. This stunning pub presents an outstanding example of classic pub...
Karl’s Chronicles. Article 12 Organic Monastic
‘Life is a school where the monks learn to dwell in listening to the word of God, in silence and recollection and in praise of his name and intercession...
Steve’s Sojourns: Sailing around the Peloponnese, Day 1
Your first impression of the Galileo is of old-world opulence. Walking through the lovely dining room set for dinner you can’t help but be impressed. Once we’re settled...
Scottish Group The Tannahill Weavers Nominated for Folk Band of the Year!
It was nearly three years ago since I’d last seen The Tannahill Weavers and they were absolutely brilliant, so when I heard they were playing in Sussex again I...
Sippin’ Sherry in Spain
Tio Pepe, Sandeman, Harveys, cream or dry – does sherry bring memories of a family Christmas – that sweet tipple, enjoyed once a year, before tucking into the festive...
Back to the Chequers for Dinner
The Ashdown Forest has always been a favourite Tourist area. And the Chequers Inn in Maresfield is a very popular place for a meal, to spend the night, or...
Lexus adopts a ‘same-but-different’ stance for its luxurious RX and RX-L
IAIN ROBERTSON Look hard, look closely, your eyes may deceive you, suggests Iain Robertson, because, despite an extensive redesign for the luxurious Lexus RX, the latest model looks virtually...
Idiomatic Ignis (4×4) demonstrates Suzuki’s devil-in-the-details
IAIN ROBERTSON Apart from some obscure Japanese domestic market 4x4s, Ignis’s place in the European sub-compact go-almost-anywhere scene is only contested by the Fiat Panda 4×4, writes Iain Robertson,...
Steve’s Sojourns. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Walled Town of the North
They used to be big on fighting in Berwick-upon-Tweed. In fact they once declared war on Russia. Probably no other town in Britain has had such a long and...
A Place to Stay The Costwold House Hotel, Chipping Campden, UK The aristocrat of accommodation in Chipping Camden
By Ann Mealor Located right on the high street in quaint and picturesque Chipping Camden stands the elegantly tasteful Cotswold House Hotel. Looking every inch the aristocrat, this recently...
Aston Martin’s inbuilt ‘WOW!’ factor continues to inspire Great Britishness
IAIN ROBERTSON When Great British carmaker Aston Martin announced a £6m twin-car subscription offer, Iain Robertson found it tough to disguise his disbelief, although, with the first reliability trials...
Rodin Cars; guaranteed to make assume the pose and think
IAIN ROBERTSON Always keen to seek out the more ‘unusual’ motoring stories, Iain Robertson is astonished by the development of a New Zealand-based car manufacturer in the field of...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No 116. November, 2019.
Patricia Newell-Dunkley Photographs Reginald J. Dunkley Website: Facebook: Patricia Newell-Dunkley Artist/Writer Google: Patricia Newell-Dunkley for all previous Snippets Greetings from down under as we come to the end...
With a brand-new model due early next year, the current Honda Jazz extols a simpler, more practical life
IAIN ROBERTSON For almost 18 years, the entire Honda UK range offering has been supported by one of the best superminis available, writes Iain Robertson, as he recalls some...
Entry-level XC40 confirms the Sino-Swedish firm’s engineering finesse
IAIN ROBERTSON Having commenced building its own engines, rather than relying on buying them in, writes Iain Robertson, Volvo risked criticism but none has been forthcoming, mainly because they...
Rachel´s Wanderings in Spain – 12 – In My Element, Quick Trips and Spanish Wooden Doors
There aren´t many jobs where you get to see every bit of someone´s house! I have to say I love looking at houses, seeing basements and attics, master...
Gareth Butterfield takes the mighty Jeep Wrangler Rubicon for a test drive
UNTIL fairly recently, the Land Rover Defender was one of the last mainstream cars on sale that looked pretty much the same as it did when its original version...
Steve’s Sojourns, Hadrian’s Wall
The sun settled down as an orange disc behind the stark outline of Hadrian’s Wall, one of those once in life time moments you know you have to photograph...
A Place to Stay – Palacio de Oñate, Guadix, Andalusia
Guadix is well-known for its troglodyte districts but it wasn’t a cave that took me there on a recent visit. It wasn’t the first time I’d been by any...
Lap of luxury A8 adopts plug-in electrification as Audi’s top model
IAIN ROBERTSON Having committed to a major electrification programme, the latest model to make the conversion is Audi’s senior league, super luxury contender, the A8, which Iain Robertson describes...
Taxi Noir: The Truth about Cats & Dogs
I’ve spoken a bit in recent articles about the passengers I pick up in my taxi, but not all our passengers are human, of course. We are obliged to...
Reshaping the sporty crossover segment, the new Kia XCeed exceeds
IAIN ROBERTSON Declared by Kia as its ‘fourth model in the Ceed range’, Iain Robertson ponders over its place in the market and believes that XCeed delivers a more...
Steve’s Sojourns: The Northern Lights
The first time you see the Northern Lights, or to be strictly accurate the aurora borealis, is a moment that will stay with you for the rest of your...
A Stranger in Vegas Halloween: The Devil’s Day Part 2: Pumpkins are Jack-O-Lantern
Pumpkins become very popular in America during Halloween. People take out the inside of them, curve them in scary faces shapes and put a candle or light inside. I’ve...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No 116. November, 2019.
Patricia Newell-Dunkley Photographs Reginald J. Dunkley Website: Facebook: Patricia Newell-Dunkley Artist/Writer Google: Patricia Newell-Dunkley for all previous Snippets Greetings from down under as we come to the end...
Gareth Butterfield tests the handsome new Peugeot 508SW
IF you think about it, it’s been a long time since there’s been a genuinely desirable estate car in the mainstream. Ever since the SUV boom investment in saloon...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week; Difficult Duck Rescue at Pells Pond Lewes.
Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) and the RSPCA were jointly involved in a rescue mission to catch a male mallard duck at the Pells...
Steve’s Sojourns: Birdwatching in Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is one of the hidden delights of birdwatching in Scotland. For many years it has been in the shadow of nearby Mull, there’s actually a ferry connecting the...
Break out the flags! It’s time to be proud again! Bloodhound LSR is on-track
IAIN ROBERTSON Great Britain’s Land Speed Record car has arrived safely at the Hakskeenpan desert, Northern Cape, South Africa, states Iain Robertson, its home for the next month as the...
Automotive landmarks are infrequent but the all-new VW Golf Mark 8 is on the spot
IAIN ROBERTSON Having influenced over 35m customers since its 1974 introduction, reports Iain Robertson, Europe’s best-selling motorcar continues to set trends, establish new technological parameters and deliver its hefty...
The fine art of car retailing; in how many ways can a cat be skinned?
IAIN ROBERTSON Polestar, Volvo’s EV technology partner and producer of an ‘interesting’ new range of own-branded models, has decided to ‘change the face of vehicle retailing’, reports Iain Robertson,...
A Stranger in Vegas. Halloween: The Devil’s Day Part 1; the pagan origin of Halloween
Happy Halloween, Happy Halloween, it’s the expression that replaces all the greetings in America for the whole month of October. Of course in Las Vegas, to celebrate is a...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 10 Ghana & Togo – A Landscape Shared
So far this journey has unveiled the historical epoch of self-determination, championed by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president and his grand ambitions to modernize the country after ending colonial...
Cruising: Riviera Travel’s Christmas Markets River Cruise
The scent of glühwein, cinnamon and spices. Stalls in ancient town squares overflowing with continental yuletide treats all surrounded by tall medieval buildings and cathedrals bathed in magical lighting...
Benjamin Franklin; Monster or Mastermind?
Craven Street, London has two neighbouring Museums, but very different. Just off the Strand near Trafalgar Square is the Georgian road, Craven Street. See my article It was...
Gareth Butterfield finds himself falling for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
WHEN it comes to choosing a car, you can either have something properly sporty, like a supercar, or you can have an SUV. You can’t have your cake and...
Steve’s Sojourns; Birding in Sardinia
Birdwatching in Sardinia is becoming increasingly popular with British birders. If for northing else because of the abundance of species not able to be seen in this country and...
A PLACE TO STAY – ASTLEY CASTLE
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Ann Evans discovers a unique holiday accommodation in Warwickshire It truly is a marriage of the ancient and...