The main purpose of staying in Swanage was to visit places where my family lived. Specifically, the Bridles (my grandmother on my mother's side). My grandmother was born in a place called Worth Matravers.  It's a tiny village, with some lovely old houses and a church that dates back to the 13th century. We also found the house that my great great great grandfather bought, called Seaview, but which was renamed by the subsequent owners as "Bridles", in honour of t...

Doth my eyes deceive me? We reached Swanage on Sunday evening, and were greeted by the strange sight of a burning ball of fire in the sky. Rumor has it, this thing is called a "sun!" We spent the day driving down from Swindon, stopping at the usual attractions along the way. Stonehenge was impressive, as expected. Divining itself the best 'henge I've ever seen. Old Sarum was possibly more impressive. It's the ruined site of an old castle/fort dating back 5...