Category Archives: Past Events

Fountains Abbey Visitations

Posted on 04/04/2017 by Martin L

A spooky something in the news from a while ago for one of the places we visited long ago: Fountains Abbey study reveals scale of monks’ burial site … It supports the theory that the community believed in literal or … Continue reading →

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Bruges Beer Pipeline On Tap!

Posted on 08/06/2016 by Martin L

Some long time ago, we had a good long weekend enjoying the sights and sounds and food and beer and cheer of Bruges. The weather was crystal clear and with a very frosty cold… So cold that our Eurostar train … Continue reading →

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Weekend Jump to Markeaton

Posted on 22/03/2015 by Martin L

Thanks for this one go to Sue for a good venue and good food and all innocuously hidden on the very edge of Derby. That made for a very easy rendezvous except for those lost-by-satnav in the centre of Derby, … Continue reading →

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Weekend in a Castle – St Briavels

Posted on 15/02/2015 by Martin L

Cue dragons, art, great scenery, good walking, frost and ice, mists and blazing sunshine, good food and beer, excellent cheer, and an enthusiastic medieval banquet with lively debate spanning the centuries including King Richard III re-found(*), all wrapped up in … Continue reading →

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Blooming Good Camping Overlooking Rutland Water

Posted on 14/07/2014 by Martin L

Thanks to Kate for a blooming good weekend camping with an excellent site (Lyndon Top) and some very good weather. Thanks also for the BBQ 😉 On Friday night, we were all treated to a spectacular sunset over the lake … Continue reading →

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