I grew up in a small town near Leeds and back then, the Capital city of England seemed like a million miles away. The first time I ever visited London was on a school trip at the age of fifteen, when we went to the Houses of Parliament and the Science Museum. It was...
On a recent trip to the New Forest, we ventured a little further one day towards Wareham in Dorset, in order to visit Corfe Castle. The ruins of this castle overlook the picturesque village of the same name and if you can block out the tourists and their cars,...
I didn't know anything about Wakehurst Place before I signed up as a helper for the year 2 trip. So imagine my surprise when we got off the coach, walked around the corner and I saw this: Of course my jaw hit the floor. And then when I found out that the estate is...