Category: Holiday

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A visit to a new garden yesterday. As with these things I have known of its existence for many years but never took the time, effort or cost to go and see.

So a trip with Shaz, cheaper because of RHS membership, to sunny Surrey on the 65 bus.

Beautiful, interesting and very relaxing with a pleasant walk along the Thames to Richmond high street at the end.

The Cat’s Back walk

We drove through many narrow and windy roads to the ‘picnic site’ to begin the walk- as recommended by The Guardian. It was somewhat more of a challenge than expected, along with some misunderstanding between the two of us.

Very beautiful and with few other people around.

  • Looking south
  • Looking north

We walked around the sides for a while until we decide that, with a likely change in the weather, it was sensible to make out way back It was then that we came across the path to the top. There is a platform -like area with beautiful views to the valleys to the side and over the steep, south- facing side. Beautiful. As ever, we met lots of sheep and evidence of wild horses.

The shepherd’s hut

The hut is on a farm near Longtown, officially in Herefordshire but this part of border country seems more Welsh.

The hut

As well as a holiday experience it was also a way to test the market and see how other people do the secluded, quiet, minimalist accommodation and how we may do something similar in the future. A useful learning experience as well as a holiday.

And the view from the deck

A walk along the Thames

A Friday with Shaz.

From the Embankment
A quiet Westminster

A walk from the centre of London along the south bank to Barnes bridge and then along to Chiswick to catch the E3!

A total of about 19km- with resulting acting legs and cold muscles.

Peace Pagoda, Battersea park