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Blogging, Resources · July 5, 2019

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These cosy autumn days are making me oh so happy 🥰

If you’re looking for an autumnal getaway I really can’t recommend Northumberland enough. It has so many incredible places to visit! I’ve written a blog post on the best places to visit in the county and the best places to stay. I’ll pop a link in my stories if you want some Northumberland inspiration 😊 Expect lots of history, castles, gardens, gorgeous coastline and picture perfect villages.

Happy Tuesday ❤️

A little love letter to Castleton and the Peak Dis

A little love letter to Castleton and the Peak District ✨💚

#peakdistrict #peakdistrictnationalpark #visitpeakdistrict #visitderbyshire #derbyshire #englishcountryside #ig_countryside #naturecore #a_e_s_t_h_e_t_i_c #ofwhimsicalmoments #fyp #fypage #fypシ #helloseptember #helloautumn #hellofrom #uktravel #traveluk #passionpassport #kings_villages #villagesmypassion #englishvillage #englishvillages #autumnvibes #autumnmood #autumn #autumnleaves

The beginning of autumn in the charming Peak Distr

The beginning of autumn in the charming Peak District village of Castleton. If you’re looking to visit the Peak District this season I’ve got a blog post on my website of all the best places and villages to visit. Link in bio ❤️🍂

One of my favourite places to welcome in the autum

One of my favourite places to welcome in the autumn season? The beautiful village of Blanchland in the county of Northumberland. Not only is Blanchland one of the most postcard perfect villages in the whole of the north of England, but it’s also home to one of my favourite hotels in the entire country, The Lord Crewe Arms. Built in 1165, the hotel began life as a guest house to Blanchland Abbey. With the dissolution of the abbeys in 1539 this building eventually passed into the hands of Lord Crewe who was the bishop of Durham and upon his death the Lord Crewe Trustees charity was set up to care for all his properties and are still caring for it today, along with the village which they also own.

Visiting Blanchland is like stepping back in time. With its honey coloured stone (taken from the abbey and used to build the village), cobbled paths, winding lanes and hanging baskets, every corner is full of charm and history.

If you’re looking for an autumn getaway, Northumberland should definitely be on your list ❤️

@lord_crewe_arms @visitnorthumberland

Real life Hobbiton? The rock houses at Kinver Age

Real life Hobbiton?

The rock houses at Kinver Age date back centuries. Infact, up until just after WWII they were lived in. Consisting of 11 cottages of 46 residents, complete with kitchen ranges, chimneys, a well and delightful vegetable gardens to make them completely self sufficient.

Although there is no proof that Tolkien ever visited here, it is hugely possible and may have been inspired by the dwellings here to create Hobbiton. It even had the iconic round green Hobbit hole door.

In the early 1930s, Tolkien was pursuing an academic career at Oxford, when one day, while marking exam papers, he discovered a blank page. Overcome by sudden inspiration, he wrote the first line of the book:

“In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.”

Asides from the numerous similarities between the descriptions and look of the Hobbit homes, Tolkien even includes local Kinver legends.

There is a story that once a terrible fight broke out between the giants of Kinver and those of Enville over a pretty giantess, resulting in the Enville giant being driven out of Kinver. To remind him never to come back the Kinver giant threw a great boulder after him which landed near the village of Compton. Another version of the legend is that the Enville giant was struck by lightning while the sun was still shining and turned to stone. There are unmistakable parallels to these stories in Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit. In chapter II, Roast Mutton, Bilbo Baggins and his companions are trapped by three unpleasant trolls who are tricked into arguing until dawn when the sunlight turns them to stone. Later in the story they must hide in a cave during a storm to avoid rocks that are being thrown around by mountain giants.

While Tolkien never revealed the names of the places that inspired his stories, he did admit that many of them were based on his experiences in the English Midlands where he lived as a youth. Kinver is situated less than 20 miles from Birmingham where Tolkien lived, and at that time it was a popular day out from the city. Tolkien also hated living inside the City of Birmingham and took every opportunity to explore the surrounding countryside.

So what do you think?

A few of the best places to visit in Suffolk ❤️

If you want to see these places in detail, watch our latest YouTube video which is live now 😊 Just click the link in my bio or in stories.

Happy Sunday x

Places in this reel -
@helminghamhallgardens
@farmsteadlodges
Framlingham
Framlingham Castle
Thorpeness
Southwold

Let me introduce you to the magnificent @helmingha

Let me introduce you to the magnificent @helminghamhallgardens 💚

I’ve been wanting to visit this garden for years so when I was in Suffolk the other week I made sure to find the time to pay a visit and I’m so glad I did! It blew me away. I think it might just be the best garden I’ve visited this year. A moated hall and a moated walled garden 😍

Let me give you a little history on this beauty and it’s owners.

Helmingham Hall is home to the Tollemache family who have lived in Suffolk from shortly after the Norman Conquest. Their home for the first 400 years was at Bentley near Ipswich. Despite their proud boast to the contrary – Before the Normans into England came, Bentley was my seat and Tollemache my name – it seems now that the family actually came over from Avranches on the Normandy coast. Their name was spelt Talemache, meaning ‘purse bearer.’ It has been recorded that Hugh Tollemache was Purse Bearer to Henry I.

In 1487, John Tollemache married Elizabeth Joyce, the heiress of Helmingham so they moved to Helmingham where the Joyce family home of Creke Hall stood. John Tollemache and his wife proceeded to pull the hall down and build in its place Helmingham Hall. The house was completed in 1510 and it remains standing here today, surrounded by a deep moat, serene gardens and deer park.

If you’re looking for a garden to visit this month, I’d highly recommend popping by Helmingham! Especially while it’s full of colour and an abundance of flowers 🥰

Happy weekend everyone x

Wearing @sondeflor

Patiently awaiting the arrival of autumn in the Co

Patiently awaiting the arrival of autumn in the Cotswolds 🍂🍁 one of my favourite places to visit at this time of year. Do you have any autumn trips booked? I’ve got the Cotswolds, the Lake District x 2, Cumbria, Wales, Cornwall and Scotland in the diary and I can’t wait! 🥰

ad You all know I absolutely adore the French coun

ad You all know I absolutely adore the French countryside as much as I do the English. Here’s 16 reasons why ❤️

Some of the places included in this reel are:
- Pontrieux
- Chateau de la Roche-Jagu
- Abbaye de Beauport
- Brittany coastline
- Moncontour
- Chateau de la Villeneuve
- Les Petites Maisons Arin

Happy Thursday x

Videos from my time with @visitbretagne_official @francefr

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