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A Day Out at NT Erddig House

We spent the Saturday sandwiched between Good Friday and Easter Sunday at a local National Trust house. Ergddig House is just outside of Wrexham and provides glimpses into what life would have been like during the first and second world wars. If you are in the region then it is definitely worth a visit.  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/erddig/

Stable buildings

Stable buildings

Erddig House

Erddig House

Clock wall

Clock wall

Old car coffee house

Old car coffee house

Monkey!

Monkey!

Cheeky

Cheeky

Sitting on top of the cannon!

Sitting on top of the cannon!

Butter wouldn't melt!

Butter wouldn’t melt!

Secret garden

Secret garden


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Weekend in North West Scotland

Ram basking in the afternoon sun

Ram basking in the afternoon sun

Magnificent 7 links course

Magnificent 7 links course

Camusdarach Beach

Camusdarach Beach

Cliffs of Eigg

Cliffs of Eigg

Afternoon sun on Isle of Eigg

Afternoon sun on Isle of Eigg

Stormy exit of Eigg

Stormy exit of Eigg

Ferry heading home

Ferry heading home

Rainbow over Eigg harbour

Rainbow over Eigg harbour

Eigg's guard dogs

Eigg’s guard dogs

Solar eclipse

Solar eclipse


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West Kirby Boating Lake

The children and I took a stroll around West Kirby boating lake one Saturday afternoon whilst Lou did the shopping. It was cold, with a northerly wind blowing, although this didn’t put the kids off wanting ice cream! Although, to be honest, there is never a bad time to have ice cream!!

Water like a mirror

Water like a mirror

Tranquility

Tranquility

Dark and Moody boating lake

Dark and Moody boating lake

Writing your name in the sand

Writing your name in the sand

Siblings loving each other...for once!

Siblings loving each other…for once!

There is never a bad time to have donuts!

There is never a bad time to have donuts!


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Scones and Cream – Devon 2013

Our family summer holiday was a trip to South Devon. Just like last year (post here), we stayed in a caravan park which offered lots of activities for the kids, as well as being close to beaches. The weather on the first day was wet, however, we didn’t let that stop us from having a picnic whilst watching steam trains pass-by. Fortunately, the weather picked up quite considerably and by the middle of the week we had been swimming in the River Teign and the English Channel!

The week was dominated by the National Trust with us visiting a number of local houses, gardens and castles. As luck would have it each place we visited had a cafe and offered cream tea – which of course we duly obliged in purchasing!!

The photos posted here are only a snapshot with the aim of giving you a taste of what we got up to and what the South Devon area has to offer. The full set are posted on my flickr site.

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Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013

Devon 2013