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The Old Ferry Boat Inn, Back Lane, Holywell, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
2007-11-20 19:16:00 The Old Ferry Boat Inn. We visited what is described as the oldest haunted pub in England for Sunday Lunch with the family. Unfortunately like all good family pubs, it has now been sold out to the Green King brewery. We arrived at around 12.30 to meet up in the bar which is a ... More About: Ghost , Back , Lane , News and Views
John Lewis, 10 Downing Street, Cambridge
2007-11-18 12:15:00 John Lewis in Cambridge While visiting Christine and Graham in Huntingdon this weekend, we took the opportunity to head into Cambridge, where we used to live until moving to Yorkshire. The new John Lewis store is now open, so we just had to look around. Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. We thought it was great. ... More About: John , Street
The Croydon Park Hotel, 7 Altyre Road, Croydon, Surrey
2007-11-18 11:55:00 With the re-opening of the Croydon Park Hotel , I decided to give it a go this week. Apparently it has been closed for a long time because of a crane falling on top of it. Anyway, I checked in on Wednesday evening. The receptionist was efficient and friendly and although a little puzzled when ... More About: Surrey , Road
Paul Goes On His Stag Do!
2007-11-13 19:36:00 Never being constrained by conventional expectations, Paul is off out on his Stag Do this evening. It is only 7 weeks after getting hitched, but the guys in his lab felt that it was still a great excuse for a night out. I on the other hand will spend the evening looking ... More About: News and Views , Goes
The cards are in the bag. The Strawberry?s are in the ground. The chicken
2007-11-11 21:49:00 It’s Sunday evening and it’s being a productive weekend. The christmas cards have all been bought. The new strawberry plants are in the raised beds Paul has built and Sunday Lunch sits nicely in our bellies as we relax watching Strictly Come Dancing. Bliss.. More About: Strawberry , Ground , Chicken , Cards , News and Views
Sandalwood Gates and Timber Products, Elvington, York - Do it again
2007-11-09 17:26:00 Sandalwood Gates and Timber Products They arrived at 8.00am this morning (I was still in bed!) and by 4.00pm, after twelve cups of sweet York shire Tea and a packet of Kit Kats, we had 40ft of new fencing in place. Despite strong winds and having to remove old fencing posts, they were finished. The ... More About: News and Views , Sandalwood
The Old Forge Inn, Bristol Road, Whitminster, Gloucestershire, GL2 7NY
2007-11-04 22:31:00 Before heading home from Walter and Mavis’ we had booked Sunday Lunch at The Old Forge Inn, on Briston Road in Whitminster. Entering the bar we remembered we had been here once before for an evening meal. The walls are covered with boxes displaying those little spoons you can collect as a tourist. ... More About: Bristol , News and Views
The Crown of Crucis, Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5RS
2007-11-04 22:14:00 While visiting Paul’s parents we decided to have lunch at The Crow n of Crucis, near Cirencester. The car park was empty as we pulled up at around 1 o?clock on Saturday the 3rd November. We had booked ourselves a table in the restaurant thinking it would be the best part of the hotel ... More About: News and Views
It is good to be back home in York.
2007-11-01 20:02:00 After spending three days in Croydon, it is nice to be back home again. The journey up the East Coast Main Line was quick and my GNER train arrived into York on time. An evening catching up with my dearest over a few beers lies ahead and I might get round to watching ... More About: Home , Back , Good , News and Views
The Bay Horse, Terrington, North Yorkshire.
2007-10-28 17:37:00 We paid another visit to The Bay Horse in Terrington for Sunday Lunch. Taking along Michael?s relatives, Denise, Julie and Joe, we arrived at 12noon to be greeted at the door by the owner. Sunday lunch is served as a carvery with a choice of three different meats and 10 different vegetable dishes. We ... More About: North , Yorkshire , News and Views , North Yorkshire
1331 Gastrobar, 13 Grape Lane, YORK, YO1 7HU
2007-10-28 17:24:00 We stopped off at the 1331 Gastrobar in Grape Lane , York for lunch on Saturday. It is quite well hidden within the centre of York in what has now become known as the fashionable quarter. It is situated over the Norman Court and has ground floor and first floor bar areas. ... More About: News and Views
Saturday proved stressfull - not!
2007-10-21 11:55:00 Getting up quite early we started the day with a little breakie before heading off into York. The city was bustling with locals and tourists alike. It seems to be getting even more busy as we approach Christmas. The streets were packed and at times it was difficult to walk in a straight line. The ... More About: Saturday , News and Views , Prove
The route Up North
2007-10-18 19:38:00 Well, here I am again on my journey back Up North to Yorkshire. Another trip to London being over, I am passing through the countryside at a reasonable speed on the GNER service out of Kings Cross. A bit late leaving it seems to have made up the time as we approach the ... More About: Route , News and Views , Up North
The route Up North
2007-10-18 19:38:00 Well, here I am again on my journey back Up North to Yorkshire. Another trip to London being over, I am passing through the countryside at a reasonable speed on the GNER service out of Kings Cross. A bit late leaving it seems to have made up the time as we approach the ... More About: Route , News and Views , Up North
It?s been a busy old week for the pryordurkins.
2007-10-12 18:35:00 It’s been a busy week for the two of us. I got back from London last night and have spent the day working at home. I did however pop into the city to pick the DVD up from the photographers so I will be able to spend some time this weekend loading some ... More About: Week , News and Views , Busy
It?s been a busy week for the Pryordurkins.
2007-10-12 18:35:00 It’s been a busy week for the two of us. I got back from London last night and have spent the day working at home. I did however pop into the city to pick the DVD up from the photographers so I will be able to spend some time this weekend loading some ... More About: Week , News and Views , Busy
Back to normality for the Pryordurkins.
2007-10-10 10:19:00 Well, it is back to normality for the two of us as we return to full time work. Marg? will now be half way to Australia, I am booked into my hotel in Croydon and Paul is busy contemplating in the conservatory before heading into work. I?ve just taken a brief look at ... More About: Back , News and Views , Ality , Normality , Normal
Back to normality for the Pryordurkins.
2007-10-10 10:19:00 Well, it is back to normality for the two of us as we return to full time work. Marg? will now be half way to Australia, I am booked into my hotel in Croydon and Paul is busy contemplating in the conservatory before heading into work. I?ve just taken a brief look at ... More About: Back , News and Views , Ality , Normality , Normal
Intercontinental Resort Hotel, Aphrodite Hills, Paphos, Cyprus
2007-10-09 21:33:00 We spent our honeymoon at the 5 Star Intercontinental Resort Hotel in Paphos Cyprus . Arriving in the early hours we were greeted with complimentary champagne to enjoy during the check in process and were then whisked by Golf Buggy, to our hotel rooms to settle down for a good nights sleep. Waking early ... More About: Hills , News and Views
Intercontinental Resort Hotel, Aphrodite Hills, Paphos, Cyprus
2007-10-09 21:33:00 We spent our honeymoon at the 5 Star Intercontinental Resort Hotel in Paphos Cyprus . Arriving in the early hours we were greeted with complimentary champagne to enjoy during the check in process and were then whisked by Golf Buggy, to our hotel rooms to settle down for a good nights sleep. Waking early ... More About: Hills , News and Views
Civil Partnership - A Fantastic Day - Thank you to everyone.
2007-10-02 13:34:00 Well, here we are officially partnered. We had a great day which started off by us both being a little nervous ahead of the ceremony itself. However the registrar soon put us at ease and the day was then in full swing. After an emotional ceremony and the usual pictures in the ... More About: News and Views , Civil , Hank
Civil Partnership - A Fantastic Day - Thank you to everyone.
2007-10-02 13:34:00 Well, we are here in Paphos after celebrating our Civil Partnership on Saturday. We had a great day which started off by us both being a little nervous ahead of the ceremony itself. However the registrar soon put us at ease and the day was then in full swing. After an emotional ... More About: News and Views , Hank
Marg from Australia arrives.
2007-09-23 22:01:00 Parking up at York Train station we sampled with our Cafe Latte a nice warm scone from the Lemon Tree coffee shop on Platform 5. The train bringing Marg to York from London Kings Cross arrived 12 minutes late, but this allowed us just enough time to finish our coffee and down a second ... More About: Australia , News and Views
Marg from Australia arrives.
2007-09-23 22:01:00 Parking up at York Train station we sampled with our Cafe Latte a nice warm scone from the Lemon Tree coffee shop on Platform 5. The train bringing Marg to York from London Kings Cross arrived 12 minutes late, but this allowed us just enough time to finish our coffee and down a second ... More About: Australia , News and Views
Last weekend being single for the Pryordurkins!
2007-09-23 11:57:00 It?s the last week of officially being single for the two of us and in typical pryordurkin style, there are still a few bits and pieces to sort out. Getting up early to the ?Sound of Music? CD we set about stripping beds and doing laundry in readiness for guests staying over the ... More About: Weekend , Single , News and Views
Last weekend being single for the Pryordurkins!
2007-09-23 11:57:00 It?s the last week of officially being single for the two of us and in typical pryordurkin style, there are still a few bits and pieces to sort out. Getting up early to the ?Sound of Music? CD we set about stripping beds and doing laundry in readiness for guests staying over the ... More About: Weekend , Single , News and Views
Concrete and Curtains
2007-09-19 22:26:00 The last few days have been fairly mixed and productive. Saturday was taken up with a bit of shopping in the city centre and sorting out some final bits and pieces for the big day. A short visit to the Harlequin Coffee house for the odd warm scone and organic raspberry might have ... More About: News and Views , Concrete
Concrete and Curtains
2007-09-19 22:26:00 The last few days have been fairly mixed and productive. Saturday was taken up with a bit of shopping in the city centre and sorting out some final bits and pieces for the big day. A short visit to the Harlequin Coffee house for the odd warm scone and organic raspberry might have ... More About: News and Views , Concrete
Last night was not a good one in the Hilton Hotel Croydon.
2007-09-13 10:59:00 The Hilton Hotel Croydon seems to specialise in housing large groups of either a) morons, b) bad mannered tourists or c) drunk youths. Last night had all three in evidence. The tourists, I won’t mention where from, were on a different planet to the rest of us hard working soles. Merrily bumping ... More About: Night , Good , News and Views
Last night was not a good one in the Hilton Hotel Croydon.
More articles from this author:2007-09-13 10:59:00 The Hilton Hotel Croydon seems to specialise in housing large groups of either a) morons, b) bad mannered tourists or c) drunk youths. Last night had all three in evidence. The tourists, I won’t mention where from, were on a different planet to the rest of us hard working soles. Merrily bumping ... More About: Night , Good , News and Views 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
