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• New Memorial Window - Southwell Minster - Nottinghamshire
  on Jan 10, 2017
  This beautiful new addition to Southwell Minster is located near the Choir stalls, and was created by Nicholas Mynheer.  There is a detailed pamphlet and it's well worth stopping and reading this first before looking at the window, as there's ju...
• Sophie Ploeg - Harley Gallery - Welbeck - Nottinghamshire
  on Dec 31, 2016
  The small galleries in this complex have such interesting, unusual and frequently changing exhibitions and I love going to visit.Sophie Ploeg he won the 2013 BP Travel Award at the National Portrait Gallery.  Her new works are inspired by the ea...
• The Nutcracker - Christmas 2016 - Chatsworth - Derbyshire
  on Dec 29, 2016
  This is always a feature of my Christmas festivities - and judging from the crowds - a lot of other people's too!  The holiday just wouldn't the same without a visit to this magnificent Stately Home, to see it all decorated ready for the festivi...
• 'Frozen' - Sheffield Arena -
  on Dec 24, 2016
  It was years since I last went to an Ice Show, and with Sheffield Arena being so easy to get to on the excellent tram service, I decided to book a ticket.  All of the arena has excellent seats and it was obvious from the start that we were in fo...
• The Roman Baths in Bath
  on Dec 17, 2016
  I'd wanted to visit this amazing place for years, and being in the area it was just too good an opportunity to miss.The Roman Baths are right next to the beautiful Bath Abbey, so very easy to find.  The booking in arrangements are fast and effic...
• 'Festival of Light' Longleat Wiltshire
  on Dec 4, 2016
  I saw pictures of this amazing event and knew it was somewhere I had to go! This year is the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the safari park, so it was apt that there is an Honour Guard of 50 magnificent lions, each 4 metre tall, leading down...
• 'Tales of Enchantment' - Tissington Hall - Derbyshire
  on Nov 21, 2016
   The Christmas decoration last year in this lovely Hall were marvellous (see previous blog) so I was anxious to visit again this year.Now the title was 'Tales of Enchantment' and how apt that proved to be!  The Main Hall, where you entered,...
• Center Parcs - Sherwood Forest - Nottinghamshire
  on Oct 11, 2016
  It was a long time since I last went and stayed in this Holiday Village, and I was really excited to see what changes had been made - and to know if they had spoilt somewhere I have always enjoyed so much!The long entrance is still the same, and the...
• The lost Gardens of Welbeck Abbey - exhibition - Harley Gallery - Nottinghamshire
  on Sep 22, 2016
  The Harley Gallery in North Nottinghamshire is holding a small exhibition showing a rare collection of sterescopic autochromes of the Edwardian gardens at Welbeck Abbey.  This is in celebration of 'The Year of the Garden'.Welbeck has a long hist...
• 'Beyond Limits' - Sculpture exhibition - Chatsworth - Derbyshire
  on Sep 18, 2016
  This is always a fixed point in my annual calendar ( see previous blog.) and is now considered one of the leading events in the artistic calendar, showcasing the work of artists from around the world.  They claim that the diversity of these inte...

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