making life a little sweeter
Whilst away in September, we took a day trip down to York. Like Whitby, I have been here before however once again I was in a wheelchair and unable to really enjoy the shops and experience everything fully. A lot of York is similar to Canterbury; so much is historic so it's not the most… Continue reading Photo Diary: York
Back in October, we visited The Making of Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour yet again but this time it was slightly different. I wanted to go for my birthday; to have butterbeer ice cream and see the floating pumpkins in the Great Hall for Halloween. We've been quite a few times before and for… Continue reading Warner Bros. Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter – Vol. I
As the autumnal equinox neared, I took a trip to the north east of England to visit some friends for a well-deserved break and while I was at it -I was desperate to spend a day exploring Whitby. I've spent quite some time there before, including trying to explore it's cobbled lanes in my wheelchair… Continue reading A Day in Whitby
During our visit to the Brecon Beacons, we decided to hire a boat at Brecon and whilst there I couldn't resist a visit to my favourite bookshop. A necessity when visiting Brecon, Brecon Books has the best selection you could possibly find. I personally always head for the history and poetry sections, although this time… Continue reading Brecon Books & Boat Rides
Our last full day away was the Platty Jubes Friday and we chose to spend it on the Monsal Trail. The Trail is set on what used to be a train line, more specifically the train line was in the path of what was hoped to be a Manchester to London line in the 19th… Continue reading The Monsal Trail, The Peak District
After a quick, or in my case not so quick shuffle down what I presume was once a staff stairwell, we arrived in the Library and Ante Library. Housing one the most significant private book collections in Britain, Chatsworth holds around 40,000 volumes in its collection. It was the 6th Duke of Devonshire who is… Continue reading Chatsworth House | Library, Ante Library & Dome Room
After entering the house, one of the first rooms we came to was the Chapel and oh my, it was truly stunning. It was built in the late 1600's, before the 4th Earl was created the 1st Duke of Devonshire and has remained pretty much unaltered ever since. Back then it would've been used for… Continue reading Chatsworth House | The Chapel & The Oak Room
I was around eleven years old when I saw an episode of a documentary series about great houses in Britain and the episode which I saw revolved around Chatsworth House. I feel in love. Ever since it has been high on my places to visit and it was when we were away for the week… Continue reading Chatsworth House
If you haven't been to the Warner Bros Studio Tour and you're hoping to in the future, then I would skip this post, and any future posts titled 'Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour', as it contains spoilers. After Diagon Alley, you're led up, and around, a room full of models of set designs and… Continue reading Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour // Hogwarts Castle
If you haven't been to the Warner Bros Studio Tour and you're hoping to in the future, then I would skip this post, and any future posts titles 'Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour', as it contains spoilers. To read about disabled accessibility, read this post.  Have you ever been to the Studio Tour?… Continue reading Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour // Diagon Alley
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