There’s a quiet revolution happening in the river cruising sector. Whereas ocean cruising has attracted a much younger clientele over recent years, river cruising has found it hard to shake off its traditional, genteel...
International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln
The International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln was officially opened on Thursday 12 April. We decided it might be a good place to take Dougie’s parents for a day out and planned our visit...
Choosing King’s Cross as a base for a weekend in London
London can be overwhelming for visitors. To alleviate the stress of trying to do a lot in a short space of time, we often settle in one area and keep our sightseeing focused. There’s...
Three plays in three cities in nine days
We didn’t plan it: a week and a bit of theatre-going just, sort of, evolved. This House in Cambridge was booked because Dougie and I were taking our car in for a service and...
Southwold in Suffolk is a wonderful winter warmer
I didn’t think our short break to Suffolk could get any better. We’d found excellent self-catering accommodation at Mollett’s Farm; spent an evening at the concert hall in Snape Maltings where I attended a...
A day trip to Aldeburgh, Suffolk
I can’t get enough of Aldeburgh. Every time we have a short break in Suffolk, we make a beeline for this glorious town on the coast. There’s a bit of a ritual involved, a route...
Celebrating four years of Trish Takes Five
I began writing for my local paper, the Lincolnshire Free Press, in February 2014 and in the four years since then I’ve scribbled 500 words every week in my column, Trish Takes Five. It...
Mollett’s Farm: quality self-catering accommodation in Suffolk
Classical music enthusiasts will no doubt have the annual Aldeburgh Festival marked in their diaries. This annual event takes place in June at Snape Maltings, a fabulous concert venue in Suffolk established by Benjamin...