Deptford is a funny place. You don’t tend to see many tourists venturing to this part of London, despite it being only down the road from the centre of Greenwich, but it does have a distinct culture and life of its own that is worth seeing. Deptford’s the place to get a sense of a real local London life, and it has just has much … Continue reading Secret Southeast London: Deptford
Stepping on the train to Guildford at Waterloo station, I did wonder if this could even be classed as a ‘day trip’. Guildford is only 27 miles (43km) from London, and it’s a short 30-minute train ride to the town, situated almost in the centre of the county of Surrey. I was used to spending at least an hour on the train to get anywhere … Continue reading London Day Trips: Guildford
A lot of people think London is just crowded with houses and urban life; apart from the crowded green spaces in central London like Hyde Park or St. James’s Park, it is easy to see the rest of London as a sea of suburbia, and no green at all. In fact, southeast London is full of green spaces—I’ve already documented the unique area of Oxleas … Continue reading Secret Southeast London: The Green Chain Walk
Any travel-lover who follows those ‘beautiful places’ accounts on Instagram will probably already be aware of some of the north’s key tourist spots: York, Whitby, Durham. Sunset pictures of Whitby Abbey, or gloomy pictures of the Shambles are popular on the platform, and do buck the trend of the north being viewed as some sort of post-industrial apocalyptic area (genuine views I’ve heard people express, … Continue reading 6 Places You Won’t Believe Are In North-East England
After living in London for almost four years now, I like to think that I know all the best places to go, and all the best things to do. Of course, I’m kidding myself—London is massive, a city made up of almost nine million people and likely about nine million things to do. However, I do have a knack for crafting days out that take … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to a Day in London #1: Shoreditch to Southbank
The river Tees flows through the industrial town of Middlesbrough, up on the northeast coast of England. Historically, the river has been the industrial life blood of the area, making trade possible between towns throughout the northeast as well as to places further afield, like the Netherlands. The river has seen industries rise and then disappear: shipbuilding, brick-making, the flax trade, iron works. Now, it’s … Continue reading Exploring Teesdale and the North Pennines
There are plenty of museums in London—so many that I think it’s impossible to have been to them all. With so many to choose from, it’s natural to have a few favourites; the ones that you keep coming back to, whether for their content, location, or atmosphere. One of those is Horniman Museum and Gardens, in Forest Hill. This is an area full of young … Continue reading Secret Southeast London: Horniman Museum and Gardens
The North York Moors National Park is an area of 1,434 square kilometres of moorland, forest, and coastline in North Yorkshire. It is not the biggest National Park in the UK, only the fourth largest in England, but I would argue that for its size, it’s one of the most varied and beautiful parts of the UK. I used to visit the Moors quite often … Continue reading Why You Should Visit the North York Moors
I love castles—it’s part of the reason why I like spending time in Yorkshire and Wales so much, the fact that there are just so many hidden within the landscape. They speak of a history that we simply cannot imagine now: knights and Kings defending land, civil wars, foreign invasions. When I moved to London, this was one thing I knew I was going to … Continue reading Secret Southeast London: Severndroog Castle
I’ve been visiting Newcastle since I was young. It’s the closest city to my hometown of Middlesbrough, and though the place isn’t huge (I quickly realised this when I started spending summers with family in London), it’s fairly cosmopolitan compared to Middlesbrough. In a sort of parallel universe, I even live in Newcastle. I spent the first year of university avoiding further questions about where … Continue reading A Walk Through Newcastle’s History
