Three wise men of Gotham, They went to sea in a bowl, And if the bowl had been stronger My song would have been longer What could...

The parish church of St Michael and St Mary has graced the Derbyshire town of Melbourne since the 12th century, but there has been a...

Calke Abbey, located within 10 miles of Breedon in the charming village of Ticknall, just over the border in Derbyshire, is not what most...

Thinking that our area isn’t very rural. In fact we have a charming patch of countryside which includes the fag end of the limestone...

Day 1 Advertised on the Sunday Times’ 4th best Winter Walk (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/20-of-the-best-uk-winter-walks-g6qskzhgm)...

A new year and we emerge again, blinking, into the new world of 2022 that probably now includes Coronavirus as a permanent feature in our...

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....

Staunton Harold Church and Hall today In 1653, most British churches were being smashed up by Roundheads. But in Leicestershire, one was being built ... For those who know their history, the Chapel of the Holy Trinity , in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, stands as something of an anomaly. As churches go, it's nothing too special. A fine example of Gothic revival architecture, but there are plenty others which are more ornate and/or more impressive in that style. The eye-ope

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...