Monthly Archives: June 2019

Day 31, 19th June 2019, Paignton, Cockington Village, Torquay

Posted on 20/06/2019 by Deborah

We bought a £5.00 day ticket for the bus this morning, first stop Paignton, to see where my great Aunt lived.   However, I had made a few assumptions.  And they never turn out ok! ?  Number of Views :1007

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Day 30, 18th June 2019, Chichester to Brixham, via Portsmouth and Bournemouth

Posted on 19/06/2019 by Deborah

Said goodbye to David & Peter today at the Old School B & B around 8.30am. David has told us to go and visit the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, so we stopped off on our way.   Number of Views … Continue reading →

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Day 29 17 June 2019 Kingley Vale, Weald & Downland and a stroll through Chichester.

Posted on 18/06/2019 by Greg

This morning we woke to a sensational day, blue skies were visible through the clouds and the forecast was no rain. A perfect day for a stroll in the woods. After breakfast we headed out to Kingley Vale National Nature … Continue reading →

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Day 28 16th June 2019 Petworth House and Park, Arundel Cathedral and St Nicholas Church Arundel

Posted on 17/06/2019 by Greg

We woke this morning to a beautiful day of English liquid sunshine. And that more or less decided our activities for the day (no long outdoor walks today!). We took our time getting started, nothing touristy here opens much before … Continue reading →

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Day 27, Saturday 15th June 2019. Eastbourne to Chichester, via Sissinghurst Castle Garden

Posted on 16/06/2019 by Deborah

Woke to a beautiful, crisp morning, the view from our window was stunning.    After a final breakfast, we said goodbye to Eastbourne and around 9am headed to Sissinghurst Castle Garden 32 miles away.  It isn’t on the way to our … Continue reading →

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Day 26, 14th June 2019 Eastbourne UK

Posted on 15/06/2019 by Deborah

We headed a few km away to Beachy Head early this morning for a 10km round walk to see the White Cliffs and The Seven Sisters.    Number of Views :856

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Day 25 13th June 2019 Eastbourne UK

Posted on 14/06/2019 by Greg

We decided to have a quiet day today and to just explore a little of Eastbourne on foot. We waited a little after breakfast for the morning showers to ease before we walked along the foreshore to the pier. Number … Continue reading →

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Day 24 12 June 2019 Deal, Dover, Folkstone, Rye, Hastings, Battle and Eastborne. Or 1066 and all that

Posted on 13/06/2019 by Greg

We started the day at around 8:40am for the drive over to Deal. Sandwich was about halfway to Deal, it was early and there didn’t appear to be a lot to see so we cut Sandwich out. ? Number of … Continue reading →

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Day 23 11 June 2019 Canterbury Cathedral, St Martin’s Church and the Kentish coast.

Posted on 12/06/2019 by Greg

Somehow, today turned into a monster, it wasn’t meant to be so! We started our day with breakfast at 8am and were out the door exploring Canterbury at 8:30. Our plan was to start at the Westgate Gardens, but somehow … Continue reading →

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Day 22 10 June 2019 Greg and Deb’s Canterbury Tales. Aka Our Pilgrimage to Canterbury

Posted on 11/06/2019 by Greg

Today we picked up our hire car to begin our road trip of England. We decided it was easiest to get a cab to the car rental yard rather than pick the car up and load up at the flat, … Continue reading →

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