21st June 2022
Revel in Canterbury’s hidden secrets – from gardens to chapels
Ancient secrets abound in Canterbury from a medieval pilgrim hostal to beautiful Franciscan Gardens
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21st August 2019
A meander through the Garden of England
Looking at my photos, you can do doubt feel the timid sun and see the...
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26th July 2018
Mexico in London – Frida Kahlo
It was about time this Brexit-plagued country got an injection of vibrant colour and a...
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28th July 2017
North to Hull – UK’s City of Culture 2017
Living in multi-cultural London I sometimes forget that the north of England has such a...
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1st October 2015
Great Dixter’s autumn glory
Sometimes it pays to wait. Southern England may be awash with cleverly conceived gardens which...
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15th August 2015
Time-travel: narrow-boating in Lancashire
After three days of pootling placidly along the bucolic canals of Lancashire, I realise there’s...
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9th July 2015
Only in Liverpool – Scousers party
A weekend in Liverpool is just long enough to get a sense of this great...
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24th June 2015
Surreal Serpentine pavilion in Hyde Park
For the last 15 summers, London’s Serpentine Gallery has commissioned a temporary pavilion to sit...
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9th June 2015
James Turrell: light at Houghton Hall
When you spot a man with the word ‘LIGHT’ inscribed on his shirt, you know...
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16th March 2015
Dark drama: Alexander McQueen at the V&A
You can hardly call it fashion as Alexander McQueen’s soaring imagination knew no bounds. Savage...
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