Tag: canal

• Abingdon on Thames

  

  I had a birthday recently and my wonderful husband took to on a two night trip to Abingdon in Oxfordshire. We had two night on a narrowboat in the marina. We had been thinking about maybe living on a boat one day in the future. Neither of us had been on a narrowboat before so…

  fivebeansoup

  03/10/2020

  Walking

  abingdon, canal, narrowboat, Thames, Vegan

• Grand Union at Fenny Stratford

  

  Fenny Stratford is now part of Bletchley which is part of Milton Keynes. Watling Street which was the old Roman road going north from London goes right through it. There is even buried remains of a Roman villa just as one drives into Fenny Stratford. Another interesting and useless bit of trivia: the village was…

  fivebeansoup

  12/09/2020

  Walking

  canal, downsizing, grand union canal, healthy, healthy lifestyle, hiking, Milton Keynes, Walking

• Day out in Nottingham

  It was quite a drive to get there but it was great to have a day out mostly on my own in Nottingham. I have not had more than an hour on my own since the beginning of lockdown in March. I am not a people person. I like to have time to myself. My…

  fivebeansoup

  28/08/2020

  Walking

  canal, castle, city walk, Nottingham, Walking