I know I’m probably the last person to have discovered this but you can go up the chimney at Battersea Power Station and pop out the top for amazing views over London. When Battersea Power Station finally reopened in October 2022 in its renovated guest as a shopping and leisure centre, it saw a lot … More Up the chimney at Battersea Power Station
This is a tradition on this blog: the first post of the year (or occasionally the second) is always devoted to my Christmas Adventure with Tom on either the 27th or 28th December. There are two rules: first, we always go to the coast and second, there must be wine. However, this year’s adventure got … More A windy Christmas Adventure on Portland
One of my own personal Christmas traditions is to go ice skating. Usually it’s at Bournemouth but last year I tried (and failed; the blades weren’t sharp enough) in Reykjavik and this year I finally had the opportunity to have the iconic Christmas experience of skating at Somerset House in the heart of London, or … More Ice skating at Somerset House: iconic London Christmas experiences
This is an exciting Christmas activity that I saw Sandy Breitmeier, aka sandymakessense, do a month or two ago and the moment I saw it, I knew I had to give it a go. It’s a lampworking workshop, where you use a blowtorch to melt and twist glass to make a Christmas tree ornament. I … More Lampworking: making a Christmas tree using a blowtorch
Last weekend, I was in London for a work Christmas thing and I stayed on afterwards for a couple of things of my own so I needed somewhere to stay. My usual flavour of cheap anonymous boring chain hotels being sold out by the time I went to book it the week before (yes, I … More Zedwell Capsule Hotel review: what’s it like to sleep in a coffin?
I don’t do a lot of travel within the UK. I’m not a fan of driving on motorways and while our rail network is reasonably extensive, train travel is expensive, complicated (no one will tell you when various ticket types are valid but will leap on you the second you get it wrong) and notoriously … More Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to take you along to Knowlton Church, which besides being the most haunted Church in Dorset, is also one of the most interesting churches in Dorset. Today, it’s a ruin. The church that became the ruin was built in the 12th century in the Norman style, somewhere … More Knowlton Church: the most haunted church in Dorset
Part two of Rebel Summer Camp! If you don’t know what it is, go back and read the first part because I’m picking up on Sunday morning with no further explanation. Sunday started with a hike down past the gladiator duel, through the woods, under the road and through a bit more woods until we … More Rebel Summer Camp 2025: Sunday & Monday
Rebel Summer Camp is always such a big thing that it deserves two posts – you just can’t get the whole thing in one. So this is Friday and Saturday. I dithered over going to camp this year, since it’s three or four hours away up the M5 and M6 but eventually I decided I’m … More Rebel Summer Camp 2025: Friday & Saturday
I like to go camping. That is, I think I like to go camping. The reality is that for one reason or another – or several reasons – I never really actually sleep in a tent. But I like to get away from my life for the weekend without feeling like I need to explore, … More My latest camping disaster
I Am A Polar Bear 