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Lotherton Hall Part Two: The Bird Garden

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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In August when we visited Lotherton Hall we also visited the BIrd Garden on the site, opened in 1980. It is included in the admission price of £5 (for adults) and would be well worth a visit in its own right. We weren’t expecting too much but were actually extremely impressed – not only did they have a wonderful selection of birds (over two hundred different species) but the garden itself was huge and took a good two or so hours to go around, stopping to photograph a lot on the way. A selection of those photos is below.

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Lotherton Hall Part One: Hall, Gardens and Chapel

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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On a very sunny day in August we went to visit Lotherton Hall, an Edwardian house not far from Leeds. It has been run by Leeds City Council since 1968. As well as the Hall, which is now a museum, the estate also includes a bird garden (which will feature in Part Two) and an orchard and a deer park (which we didn’t have time to explore).

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Hampton Court Palace

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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Hampton Court Palace is another one of those places on my to visit list that I’ve wanted to see for a while, but I’ve never had an entire day available to do so without needing to rush off to catch a train. Finally I had the chance on a very sunny day in May and I was not disappointed.

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The Sherlock Holmes Museum

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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I’ve been meaning to visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum for a while but have always ended up not having the time. However, on a trip in May I decided to head out after a theatre matinee performance (where I saw the very moving Peter and Alice with Ben Whishaw and Judi Dench) because I knew they were open till 6pm and everywhere else I would like to visit closed at around 5pm.

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The London Transport Museum

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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I particularly wanted to visit the London Transport Museum because this year is the 150th anniversary of the Tube and to commemorate the museum was holding an exhibition of Underground posters that I wanted to see.

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The Foundling Museum

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I headed to the Foundling Museum. It was a fairly last minute decision to visit – I was staying in a hotel not too far away and had a bit of time to kill and I thought that a museum dedicated to the Foundling Hospital, the first home for abandoned children in the UK, was an interesting premise. The original Foundling Hospital was demolished in 1926, though this current incarnation does include some original interiors from the 1741 hospital.

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Kirby Hall

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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Back in May (yes, I got behind again)  I took a trip to Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire. It’s an English Heritage property once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth I’s favourites. He hoped that the Queen would pay a visit to Kirby, which she never did, though James I and his wife were to visit several times.

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The Clink Prison Museum

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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Having a few hours to kill in London and trying to decide where to go before a matinee theatre production I was reminded of the Clink Prison Museum, which I’d planned to visit on a previous trip, only to change my mind at the last moment. It was easier to find than I had imagined, though tucked away down a pleasant side street.

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Armed Forces Day 2013

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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Nottingham recently played host to the fifth Armed Forces Day and as it was right on my doorstep, I decided to head along. It was a fairly overcast day which did eventually brighten. There was a parade heading off from Nottingham Castle towards the Market Square, where I was, a Drumhead Service – which I learned is a church service conducted in the field with drums acting as an altar  -plus a fly past by the Red Arrows and RAF Typhoon aircraft.


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The Tower Bridge Exhibition

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Louise Jayne

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Whilst contemplating what to see next in London, I came across the website for the Tower Bridge Exhibition, and thought that it would be a good place to take photographs of the city, if nothing else. The entrance is at the North West Tower of the Bridge and admission costs £8 for adults. It was a lot busier than I was expecting, but the queue moved along very smoothly – clearly the staff are used to big crowds. You head up to the walkway in a lift and then view a presentation with a (vaguely amusing) video portraying Queen Victoria in conversation with the architects who designed the Bridge. You can then continue on your way to the actual walkway in order to admire the views from 42 meters above the River Thames.

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