Deep in the woods near Staunton Harold ... Peter weaves his magic teaching complete beginners to make chairs or weaving or coracle...

It may sound a little obvious but we all need to take a little more care of ourselves. Give ourselves more downtime and rest those eyes....

Here are the top 10 things we'd want to do if we were staying here at Breedon but had an insiders perspective. Visit Calke Abbey. This...

Donington ‘Download Festival’ will rock once more as a shortened 2-day festival is announced! The Coronavirus pandemic saw off the 2020...

On the 22nd December 2020, I had a business lunch here with 3 others. All well and good, but later one of them revealed he'd been...

Swarkestone Bridge, over the River Trent in Derbyshire, was built in the 13th century and is the longest stone built bridge in England....

Tucked away, sandwiched between Staunton Harold ornamental lake and the Staunton Harold Reservoir, is a little patch of overlooked magic....

In 1653, most British churches were being smashed up by Roundheads. But in Leicestershire, one was being built ... For those who know...

This is a splendid walk with something fascinating to see at the other end of it, namely the Anchor Church, or rather a set of caves...

Following my article last month about Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl of Ferrers, I stumbled across this clip on YouTube made by BBC East...

Staycation [steɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] NOUN informal a holiday spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day...

The church of Breedon, in Leicestershire, stands alone and unmissable on a high hill above the village. Nowadays known as the Priory...

Here we are already in September! After this extraordinary summer when time itself was artificially slowed, sometimes interminably, as...

For as long as the lockdown persists, or until some more degree of normality returns, we shall post short video clips instead of the...

Becoming full-time B&B owners was never a shared intention. In 2009 Charlotte came up with the thin end of the wedge, announcing that...

As B&B owners we realise that guests are buying a slice of our life just as much as physically staying in our house. As such they are...