Charming Kirkby Lonsdale

“You’ll have to turn round in a minute,” says an elderly chap, walking his dog. “The footpath is closed.” He thumbs over his shoulder as his West Highland Terrier jumps …

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Glorious Gloucester

Mt feature about looking for a special Christmas present features in the latest issue of The People’s Friend magazine (dated 25th November 2023). Gloucester is a fab place to explore, …

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Gorgeous Grasmere

My feature about Grasmere and its delights can be found in the latest issue of The People’s Friend magazine (dated 14th October 2023). In it, I explore this delightful Lake …

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Beauty Secrets in Wroxeter

“Claudius, your skin looks great! Been busy with the tweezers again, have you?” That might not be what you’d expect one Roman soldier to say to another, but the big, …

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Marvellous Milford Haven

“Years ago,” says Jan, “the fishing industry was so big here, you could walk across from one side of the harbour to the other just by stepping across fishing boats.” …

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Picturesque Porthmadog

At three o’clock, on Saturday 29th March 2003, a driver paid the last five-pence toll to cross the Cob and reach the delightful town of Porthmadog.Before then, drivers wishing to …

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Glorious Glenridding

My feature about Glorious Glenridding, in Cumbria’s Lake District, is in the latest issue of The People’s Friend (Issue dated Saturday 1st April 2023). I can’t believe it’s almost a …

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Remarkable Wrexham

You could say Wrexham has an A-list aura about it at the moment. This Welsh border conurbation used to be North Wales’s largest town until the Queen gave it city …

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Beautiful Bewdley

“There’s a giraffe, Granddad!” An excited six-year-old girl bounces up and down on her seat as she points out of the train window. Granddad buries his nose in his weekend …

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Magnificent Much Wenlock

This week’s issue of The People’s Friend has my travel piece about the Shropshire market town of Much Wenlock. Sandwiched between the River Severn and Wenlock Edge, this quintessentially English …

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