The Vale of Belvoir is the small but posh bit between Grantham, Melton Mowbray and Bingham, and so a bit of the 3 dullest East Midlands counties. It’s relatively hilly, at least where the castle is perched, but would appear very flat to anyone north of Belper. There’s been a Beer Guide pub in virtually… Continue reading IT’S PRONOUNCED BEAVER
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(BENEATH THE PLASTIC PALM TREES)
Just back from visiting my Aunt in Eaton Bray, a plain Bedfordshire village rescued by it’s proximity to Dunstable Downs on the edge of the Chilterns. Now in her mid-80s, my Aunt is still very sharp, and had quite a bit to say about housing developments in southern Leighton Buzzard, which has usurped Dunstable as the main… Continue reading (BENEATH THE PLASTIC PALM TREES)
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