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Dipping my toe back into blogging

Trish Burgess Posted on22/06/2021 Blogging, Brimham Rocks, Lincolnshire, walking 2 Comments
field of kale

The last time I updated this blog was 12 March 2020. We all know what happened after that. Covid. Lockdown. Stay at home. Wash Your Hands. Social Distancing. At a time when travel was...

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Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe has the recipe for success

Trish Burgess Posted on26/12/201926/12/2019 Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe, Lincolnshire, places to eat in Spalding, Spalding 3 Comments
Summer lunch at Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe

If you live in Spalding, or visit as a tourist, you’re bound to make a beeline for Ayscoughfee Hall. It dates from the mid-15th century and is a Grade I listed building. Whilst the...

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Miniatures in bronze: The sculptures of Joseph Hillier in Spalding

Trish Burgess Posted on26/10/201907/02/2020 Joseph Hillier, Lincolnshire, sculpture, Spalding 14 Comments
Joseph Hillier - Michael with Pumpkin

I’m always up for a bit of Backyard Blogging. It’s great to travel and write about our adventures away from home but it’s wonderful to explore my own neighbourhood and share those experiences. Having...

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Holbeach Discovery Trail: QR codes unlock the town’s history

Trish Burgess Posted on12/08/2019 Days out in Lincolnshire, Holbeach, Lincolnshire 2 Comments
Holbeach mosaic

5th July 2012 was a special day for South Lincolnshire as the Olympic torch relay passed through the area on its way to London. To commemorate this event, local artist Fiona Gurney worked with...

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International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln

Trish Burgess Posted on19/04/201830/01/2019 International Bomber Command, Lincolnshire 8 Comments
Ribbon of Remembrance, International Bomber Command Centre

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...

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A walk in the Lincolnshire Limewoods: lovely, though not quite Austria.

Trish Burgess Posted on28/09/201730/01/2019 Lincolnshire, walks in Lincolnshire Leave a Comment
Picnic area Goltho woods

If you’ve been reading my blogs lately, you’ll realise I’m starting to enjoy walking. It no longer feels like a trial, to be endured until a coffee shop is reached. Maybe it’s an age...

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What’s it like inside a nuclear bunker?

Trish Burgess Posted on22/09/201706/10/2017 Lincolnshire 20 Comments

Those of us of a certain age will remember only too well the pervading threat of nuclear war during the 1960s and 70s and its gradual demise during the 1980s. The collapse of the...

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Review of Wigwam Holidays: Crowtree Farm, Spalding

Trish Burgess Posted on07/09/201730/01/2019 camping in Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, Spalding 22 Comments
Wigwam Holiday Crowtree

“I’ve forgotten the milk!” We’d only just arrived at Crowtree Farm to try out Wigwam Holidays, courtesy of owners, Patrick and Anne Mews. Forgetting the milk was just typical of me; I always forget...

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