I’d been watching with great interest the stunning re-development of the old pub at the end of my road overseen by the same people who own Albert’s Shed and Dukes 92 in town. I couldn’t wait to be able to wander down during the summer and try a bit of alfresco dining right on my do...

A morning trip to the Imperial War Museum lasted around an hour and a half, including a snack break. It is in a fabulous building and a great setting. The children loved the touchy feely action station and dressing up in the camouflage capes. The Time Stack interactive exhibits are probably more sui...

Step through the garden centre to the vicarage garden and you feel like you have walked into a chapter of Frances Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’. From benches surrounded by honeysuckle, overflowing herbaceous borders, woodland walks and ducks in the peace garden, to Billy and Wilf t...