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Out and about in the UK with Ali and Hoover Page. Also known as Out With Hooves!

The Historic City of Lincoln, Horncastle & Tattershall

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The plan for our day out in Lincolnshire was to visit the historic city of Lincoln, Horncastle & Tattershall.  We began in the cathedral city of Lincoln.  It is the county town of Lincolnshire, which is located in the East Midlands, and is one of the UK’s largest counties.  The area is largely flat, and as you drive …

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Bracknell to Rutland Water then onto The Washingborough Hall Hotel

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Day one of our trip back to the northeast coast sees us heading from Bracknell to Rutland Water then onto The Washingborough Hall Hotel, just outside Lincoln.  This spot is very roughly half way up to our final destination of Seahouses, and as the hotel looked divine, and is extremely dog-friendly, we didn’t hesitate to book ourselves a …

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Hooves and I are Excited to be Heading North Again

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Hooves and I are excited to be heading North again so we’re packing our bags.  Correction!  I am packing our bags…he is supervising from the comfort of MY bed.  Oh, it’s all right for some…

Anyway, tomorrow we are heading north again.  We are going up to Seahouses on the wild and beautiful Northumberland coast.  It …

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A Good, Long, Dog Walk on Bramshott Common in Hampshire

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Hoover and I whizz up and down the A3 quite often as my parents live close to the West Sussex coast, and for a long time now we have been intending to stop for a good, long, dog walk on Bramshott Common in Hampshire.  Today we did just that.

The common is a huge area of …

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The Majestic Trees of Cliveden Woods in Taplow, Buckinghamshire

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The Majestic Trees of Cliveden Woods in Taplow, Buckinghamshire make up the lion’s share of the grounds that belong to Cliveden House (made famous by the Profumo affair back in the 60’s) and roughly 300 of the 375 acres of grounds are open to dogs.  Cliveden House is a 350 …

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