I recently stayed in the beautiful English city of Leicester – mainly because I wanted to see the Cathedral and grave of Richard III (you might like to read my blog about the Churches… Read More
Nottingham is a city in Nottinghamshire county in the East Midlands of England. The city sits 180 km from London and on the banks of River Trent. Some of the most fun things to do in Notting… Read More
Looking for the best day trips from Nottingham for an adventure out? We’ve rounded up the best Nottingham day trips for you to explore the area.
We love Nottingham. It’s a gr… Read More
The Heartbreak Productions UK summer tour includes an open-air adaptation of Jane Eyre:Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAdapted and Directed by Emma HodgkinsonRunning time: 2 Hours 10 Mins… Read More
Some objects from the Brontë Parsonage Museum collection are on display until April 2020 at the very Byronish Newstead Abbey. From Simon Brown's Twitter (curator of Newstead Abbey):We a… Read More
Today, 173 years after the death of Emily Brontë, we begin our daily newsround with The Herald highlighting the film The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society whe… Read More
Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire is best known as
the ancestral home of Lord Byron, and displays many personal items that
belonged to the great Romantic poet. Built on the site of a 12th… Read More
Click on the still above to view this film on the British Film Institute site.There the blurb runs:This silent travelogue intended to familiarise ITV audiences with their new Midlands region… Read More
The latest issue of The Brontë Society Gazette is now out (Issue 78. October 2019. ISSN 1344-5940).ARTICLESWecolme by Rebecca Yorke, Brontë Society Head of Comm… Read More
Fine Books and Collections features a couple of current displays of Brontë items:Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, England, the now publicly owned ancestral home of Lord Byron, has jus… Read More
The Nottinghamshire Club
Isn’t it annoying when there are two pubs on the same street bearing the same name? This was the case in 18th century London where there were two pubs called… Read More
Walk Completed on 19th November, 2015. Total Distance: 22.51 miles.
This was a long linear walk that I devised from Mansfield to my home town Burton Joyce. I plotted the route in such a way… Read More
The Corriere della Sera newspaper (via Pietro Melis) reports that in Fauglia, a village near Pisa, Italy, a "mixed" cemetery is being planned in response to the requests of many people who w… Read More