It wasn’t intentional, but over our Christmas roadtrip, we seemed to visit quite a few cathedrals. Not for spiritual reasons, you understand. We love a cathedral for its architecture and gloriously over the top rich interiors. First stop was one we know very well – Durham Cathedral. Having grown up near here, it’s a place […]
Previous years have seen us getting away from West Didsbury and largely exploring Italy, Spain and Greece, with some nice city breaks in between. This year – summer 2017 – has seen us doing a very different kind of a holiday. Firstly, it was a very strange feeling booking outward flights TO Manchester from Pula […]
On a recent trip up north, we were taken to a “very spooky church” – words of six year nephew, who shares a liking of atmospheric – OK, *spooky* – places with me. Located on the summit of Grey Mare Hill, just off the A68 between Riding Mill & Castleside, stands the now deserted St […]