My boyfriend Dan comes from Galway in Ireland and, three months into our relationship, it was time to meet his friends and family. Our plan involved lots of driving around to see various places of interest and call in on people, so we decided to take his car on the…
Sandringham Grounds – free and dog friendly. Can’t go in house and gardens, apart from assistance dogs. Hunstanton – old beach is dog friendly all year round. New beach has dog ban between April – October. Warning on feeding fatty food to dogs – fat stays on their internal organs (vet…
Betty gets red carpet treatment when she goes to Clowns. Although there is a sticker on the door that says dogs are not allowed, it is up to the owner’s discretion whether they are admitted or not. Given the father who owns the business is taking a break and recovering from…
For this walk, I start out from my home near Cambridge train station. However, if you are coming from out of town, the nearest car parks are at the train station and the leisure centre of Hills Road. There is also limited on-road parking along the A1134 Trumpington Road and…
One of the ‘must dos’ in Cambridge is to sample a Fitzbillies Chelsea Bun. The cafe has been selling these sticky delights since 1921 and the recipe is not allowed to be written down. Steven Fry led a public outcry when the cafe was threatened with closure by tweeting “No! No!…
When I was a teenager, I went to Grafham Water for a weekend to improve my jazz flute playing. We stayed in dormitories and attended various workshops according to our performance level and the type of instrument we played. It was at this weekend when, at the tender age of…
This walk is easy to navigate and is mostly off-lead. It can be a sociable experience too, especially at weekends – off-road cyclists enjoy keeping within the thin track on the Roman Road and the playground and sports field in the River Granta area is full of families. During the…
Betty and I set off along Bideford Quay and caught the dawn light on the Old Bideford Bridge. We walked past the Oldenburg Ferry, all packed up for winter and I relived the awful trip I was made to go on when I puked all over someone’s feet. The tide was…
Park at the Go Ape – Pay and Display. As a child, my parents use to spend all weekend at the sailing club on the Cannock Chase reservoir, also known as Chasewater. Nowadays, when I go back to visit family in Stafford, we head for the Birches Valley Forest Centre,…
One of the nicest surprises I had this summer was finding out how dog-friendly Cheddar Gorge is. Betty and I were on holiday in Weston-Super-Mare and staying at the dog-friendly Richmond Hotel. The Richmond is welcoming and homely to humans and dogs alike. When we arrived, two middle-aged couples, holidaying…
