An Eye on Britain

Poole

One of our four adorable grandsons showing me the beach at
Poole, Dorset, England.

The Return Ticket gives Poole, Dorset: Three tickets out of five

Liverpool

The famous Beatles piano and one of their guitars at the Beatles Museum in Liverpool 

The Cavern, Liverpool - where the Beatles, among many other famous artists, played.

Windsor Castle, England

Wookey Hole Caves - England

  Quite a great family outing even in poor weather. Wasn't sure what to expect here but the caves themselves are unbelievable and have quite an interesting history. They are very beautiful so be sure to go on the tour. And then the other attractions are neat. The Wizard was very funny and was quite good at his magic; the children loved their free gift! 

  There is a children's circus and it was amazing - not at all what we expected! We saw the posters and thought "well it's kids, how good can it be?" In our group we had ages 2 to 70 and we all enjoyed it and were amazed! These circus kids are from 6 years to young adults that performed 50 acts in 50 minutes and they did each one well! The clown was also hilarious! 

The Return Ticket gives Wookey Hole Caves: four tickets out of five.

The Beach at Weymouth, Dorset, England

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

An old thatched roof cottage in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England

The shops across from the beach at Weymouth, Dorset, England

Passing rolling fields, nearly in Wiltshire, England

Littlecote House Hotel, Berkshire, England

  Littlecote House Hotel is located in Berkshire and has 113 acres of grounds and gardens. It is known as England's third most haunted building, making it one of the spookiest hotels in the country. There are two restaurants at the hotel; Oliver's Bistro, and the Popham Restaurant which offers an array of traditional food and a buffer menu.

 There is a little "village"type set up where there are a couple of gift stores and also a place that you could take a lesson in making pottery projects. This hotel is ideally located for visiting for visiting some of the most popular destinations, such as Stonehenge, Newbury Races, Ascot Races, the City of Bath and Windsor Castle.

  There are amazing ruins on the property that were first discovered in 1727 and are now known as the famous Orpheus mosaic. 

 There is plenty to see and do at Littlecote for the day, including evening entertainment.

  The Return Ticket gives Littlecote House Hotel 3 tickets out of five.

The Tower of London

  As we arrived at the Tower, we could see there was a tour about to begin so we asked if we could join it.. we went on the tour with a really fantastic Beefeater as out guide. He was very entertaining from beginning to end. Beefeaters are are the Queen's bodyguards, otherwise known as the Yeomen of the Guard. Our guide was one of 73 Yeomen that are all former officers and sergeants of the British Services. 

  We saw the priceless Crown Jewels that have only been displayed since 2012, heard many of the tales, learned the legend of the Tower's ravens, saw an amazing collection of swords and armour. 

  We sat in the Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula where three queens of England, Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Jane Grey, and two saints of the Roman Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and John Fischer, are buried. The Queen herself does attend services here when in residence. It was a very interesting historical tour and well worth taking the time to do. 

 The Return Ticket gives the Tower of London five tickets out of five.