We checked out of our hotel and headed off to Mum's house for breakfast and some fruit picking in her back garden. We then headed out to nearby Irchester park for a walk and perhaps a coffee. Well when we got there we found much more than we expected. The park is an old ironstone mine and has been set up as a public outdoor activity park it has a number of walking trails through woods and wetlands it also has a magnificent play area for children. There are exten...

With only a little over a week left of our holiday, we headed off to Wellingborough to see my family for last time. We arrived about midday and visited my mother first. Before long we were out in the garden picking plums and apples from her very full trees. That done we headed around to pick up Susan And Bob before heading off to Wheeldon Marina and Stoke Bruewen locks to see the narrow boats and of course sneak in a pint of best English bitter. After dropping S...

Today we (Linda, Emma, Mum, Hollie & I) are on a sightseeing trip we started in Towcester (pronounced toaster) for a stroll and coffee. Next stop Stoke Bruerne for lunch and a narrow boat trip to Snareston tunnel. Weather has turned out nice warm and sunny. Our next stop was supposed to be Rockingham Castle but unfortunately they don't open on Monday!!!! So after a lot of driving around looking for a Devonshire cream tea we have ended up back home for aftern...