We recently visited the Hollins Hall Country Club and Hotel near Leeds as a surprise 60th birthday present from my brother Jeff and sister-in-law Lisa, with two rounds of golf and dinner included.
For a long time one of Great Britain’s best kept secrets, when the activities of Bletchley Park were final revealed to all after it was declassified under the Official Secrets Act, a race was underway to restore the rapidly decaying huts where hundreds of men and women (mostly women) served relentlessly to decipher enemy messages which were to shorten the war significantly.
Many years later, and after many years of tireless restoration, the Park now stands to inform and commemorate many unsung heroes of the second world war.
It’s a little late for Easter but if you are looking for a nice day out with the kids this summer you won’t go far wrong at Gulliver Land. Our grandkids just had the best day, which was part of a long weekend also pulling in our trip to the Harry Potter studio tour.
Maybe this short video will give you a taste of what’s in store for the little ones.
Well, I never intended re-writing reviews but I’ve got two this month for you. The first is our recent visit to Holiday Inn Gatwick Airport, which I think deserves a mention due to a very nice renovation. Continue reading “Review: Holiday Inn Gatwick Update 2018”→
Tucked on the A5 near Hockcliffe, the Red Wings Lodge Dunstable is a basic but friendly motel style hotel, reminiscent of travelodge, but with a few personal, friendly touches that probably elevate it slightly above the normal travelodge standard. Continue reading “Review: Red Wings Lodge, Dunstable”→
Back in March (I know! Halfway through July already – I will be starting to plan the Christmas party video soon) we visited Brighton and the British Airways i360 experience. You can read the whole review here and now you can experience a little of it for yourself by watching our video review on our youtube channel:
Brighton sits on the pebbly south coast of England, which has featured in many books and films, and is THE quintessentially British seaside resort.
For years we have toyed with the idea of visiting the town (actually now officially a city) and this year we got the chance to spend a long weekend there. And while we had a very nice time, it wasn’t at all what we had expected. Continue reading “Review : A weekend in Brighton”→
Hi Everyone! Well Christmas is fast approaching and our vacation calendar is almost complete for the year. Next year we have many more trips planned; the first is already booked so I hope you’ll keep following our adventures. But there’s a little time left before we start packing for me to catch up with some missing reviews and videos from this year.
Here is the next offering – our video review of Paradise Lakeside Lodges in Storwood, Yorks to accompany my recent review post of this excellent venue. I hope you enjoy. Come back soon!
Rob and Sue’s World Traveller visited Paradise Lodge in October 2018.