Out and about in the UK with Ali and Hoover Page. Also known as Out With Hooves!
Hooves and I spent a week at 28 Stone Cottage in Thorington, Suffolk last March. (map) We were looking for a (not-too-expensive) character cottage to hibernate in for a week, that was located close to Southwold, so there would be lots to see on the occasions when we wanted to come out of hibernation!
The cottage …
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If it’s a walk in an English woodland that you’re looking for then a visit to meet the remarkable trees of Swinley Forest in Berkshire is for you. Situated to the south-west of Windsor Great Park the forest stretches from Bracknell, in the north, to Bagshot, in the south. It is owned and managed by the Crown Estate and …
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We think you can almost stop time by having a cup of tea and a slice of cake at the completely magical Carisbrooke Priory on the Isle of Wight. Carisbrooke Priory is a still-active priory situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, on the outskirts of Carisbrooke close to Newport, in the centre of the …
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New Haw Lock on The River Wey, New Haw, Surrey is a pretty little spot, located slap bang in the middle of a largely residential area in the heart of Surrey. (map) There is a little car park right by the lock, located to south east of it, so if you find yourself at The White Hart pub …
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To say we love it here is a humongous understatement! We first found the extremely dog friendly Trigony House Hotel, Dumfriesshire when searching online for a doggy-friendly place to stay on our way to the ferry across to Northern Ireland last year. We loved it then and so the moment I realised we were coming this way again …
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