This is a very specific post, aimed fairly and squarely in the direction of Mrs. No. Name, largely in response to her not too infrequent accusatory remarks that we haven’t really been anywhere. So, apologies to the vast general readership (oh the irony) but unless travel and lists are your thing, this one isn’t really for you…
Where the Date is in bold and underlined, you can click on the link to visit the appropriate blog entry – this is true from June 2010 onwards. You can use the search button above the table to find something specific and you can click the column heading if you wish to re-sort – the default layout is oldest to newest, starting in 2003!!
Travels and Travails
| Date | Destination | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|
| November 2003 | Dublin – Forgotten Hotel |  |
| March 2004 | Malta – Bel Sol Hotel, Bugibba | |
| September 2004 | Polruan, Cornwall – Self Catering |  |
| October 2004 | Northern Cyprus – Colony Hotel, Kyrenia | |
| July 2005 | Kent & New Forest – Hotels | |
| September 2005 | Austria – Kirchberg? | |
| June 2006 | Fowey, Cornwall – House Rental | |
| August 2006 | Canada & Alaska – Calgary, Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Skagway, Victoria |   |
| September 2007 | Baltic Cruise – Oslo, Copenagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinn | |
| June 2008 | Mediterranean Cruise – Gibraltar, Cannes, Florence, Rome Cagliari, Cadiz, Lisbon, Vigo | |
| October 2008 | Canada & New England Cruise – Portland, Charlottetown, Quebec, Halifax, Bar Harbor | |
| April 2009 | Europe & Egypt Cruise – Palemo, Limassol, Athens, Rhodes, The Pyramids, Valetta | |
| July 2009 | Norway & Fjords Cruise – Stavanger, Geiranger, Trondheim, Honninsvag (Arctic Circle), Tromso, Flam, Bergen | |
| October 2009 | Greece & Turkey Cruise – Santorini, Mykonos, Istanbul, Kusadasi (Ephesus), Athens, Naples | |
| January 2010 | Central America Cruise – Grand Cayman, Cartagena, Panama, Costa Rica, Roatan, Cozumel | |
| June 2010 | Scotland Tour – Kyle of Lochalsh, Strathspey, Cairngorms, Highland Folk Museum, Mallaig |  |
| July 2010 | Guernsey – Hotel De Havelet | |
| August 2010 | Med & Adriatic Cruise – Barcelona, Villefranche, Lucca, Civitavecchia, Dubrovnik, Venice, Split, Amalfi, Salerno | |
| October 2010 | Bruges – Short Break |  |
| March 2011 | London Three Day Break | |
| April 2011 | Marina Adriatic Cruise – Rome, Monte Carlo, La Spezia, Pisa, Taormina, Messina, Corfu, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Venice | |
| July 2011 | Around Britain Cruise – Edinburgh, Invergordon, Lerwick, Alesund, Geiranger, Belfast, Anglessey (Beaumaris), Dublin, Isle of Man, Cobh Fowey | |
| November 2011 | Ecuador and Galapagos Islands – Quito, North Seymour, Kicker Rock, San Cristobal, Espanola, Floreana, Bachas Beach, Bartolome, Isabela, Fernandina, Santiago, Dragon Hill, Darwin Centre & Highlands, Beyond Quito | |
| March 2012 | Three Days In London | |
| March 2012 | Northumbria & More – Slaley Hall, Corbridge, Hexham, Blanchland, Retford, Lincoln | |
| May 2012 | Guernsey – Cobo Bay Hotel | |
| May 2012 | York – Short Break | |
| July 2012 | Viking Cruise – Leith, Lerwick, Torshavn, Akureyri, Prins Christian Sund, Qaqortoq, Reykjavik, Golden Circle, Iceland, Loch Dunvegan, Northern Ireland (Car Tour), Dublin, Falmouth, Cherbourg, Blankenberge, Dover Castle | |
| August 2012 | Lille – Short Break | |
| October 2012 | London & Heritage | |
| April 2013 | Mississippi River Cruise – Nashville, Memphis, Helena, Vicksburg, Natchez, St, Francisville, Baton Rouge, Houmas House, New Orleans |  |
| April 2013 | Spain – Seville, Motril, Valencia | |
| June 2013 | Bath and Cotswolds (Burleigh Court Hotel) – Bath, Painswick, Minchinhampton, Tetbury, Woodchester Mansion, Bourton On The Water, Burford, Stow | |
| July 2013 | London Short Break – Lowry Exhibition Special Invite | |
| August 2013 | Sunderland & More – Wentbridge, Kirk Smeaton, Rushton (Barnsdale Lodge), Hambleton, Lyddington | |
| September 2013 | Guernsey – Hotel Bella Luce | |
| April 2014 | Cuba! – Havana, Trinidad, Varadero | |
| May 2014 | Cote D’Azur – Barcelona (Palau Guell), Palamos, Marseilles, Sunary Sur Mer, Ajaccio, Portofino, Villefranche/Nice | |
| July 2014 | Jersey Break – Hotel La Place | |
| August 2014 | Rolling Down The River – Koblenz, Boppard, Rudesheim, Cochem, Bernkastel, Trier, Cologne |  |
| November 2014 | Tyne & Wear Break – Sunderland, Gateshead (Jackson Browne), Newcastle | |
| February 2015 | Aldeburgh Birthday Bash – Wentworth Hotel | |
| February 2015 | London – Rubens Palace | |
| March 2015 | Leeds – Business/Pleasure | |
| April 2015 | Japan Tour – Tokyo, Matsumoto, Takayama, Kanazawa, Miyajima Island, Hiroshima, Kyoto | |
| June 2015 | London Three Night Break – Hotel? | |
| June 2015 | Puglia Italy – Lecce, Bari, Alberobello, Matera, Trani, Vieste | |
| August 2015 | Sunderland Sojourn with Durham Break | |
| August 2015 | Last Minute Sunderland Trip – Keel Square, Propellor Monument (Denise only) | |
| December 2015 | Australasia – Sydney, Melbourne, The Sounds, Denedin, Akaroa, Wellington, Tauranga, Bay Of Islands, Auckland | |
| February 2016 | Aldeburgh Birthday Weekend – Wentworth Hotel | |
| May 2016 | Malta – Palace Hotel | |
| July 2016 | North Yorkshire & Bakewell – Skipton, Settle, Grassington, Bolton Abbey, Bakewell | |
| August 2016 | London Two Night Break – Rubens Hotel | |
| October 2016 | Carcassonne Mid Week Break – Hôtel de la Cité | |
| November 2016 | Madrid Meander – Hotel? | |
| April 2017 | Heritage Break – Flitwick Manor | |
| May 2017 | Lake Como – Grand Hotel Menaggio | |
| June 2017 | Car Trek Touring – Woodstock, Milton Abbas, The Inn With The Well, St. Neotts | |
| July 2017 | Cambridge Two Nighter – Tamburlaine Hotel | |
| September 2017 | Clavering, Essex – The Cricketers | |
| September 2017 | North Yorkshire Week – Dunsley Hall Hotel & Raithwaite Estate | |
| January 2018 | Birthday Bash (Wivenhoe House Hotel) | |
| February 2018 | On With The Show. Two Nights In Cambridge – Hotel Felix | |
| March 2018 | Great Bircham – Kings Head Country Hotel | |
| April 2018 | Papworth Part 2 – Hotel Felix | |
| May 2018 | Heritage Hiatus – Kirby Hall Self Catering Cottage | |
| May 2018 | Palma Break – Hotel? | |
| July 2018 | Newquay Break – Fistral Beach Hotel & Spa | |
| September 2018 | Catsitting In Sunderland (including Jacobean Crook Hall) | |
| November 2018 | Seville Sojourn – 15thC Palacio Pinello Hotel | |
| January 2019 | Ablation Update – Hotel Felix, Cambridge | |
| April 2019 | Five Day Malta Break – Grand Hotel Excelsior | |
| June 2019 | London And The Cricket – Park Plaza Riverside Hotel (3 nights) | |
| July 2019 | Essex and Beyond – Prested Hall Hotel (included Grange Barn, Paycocke’s House and Garden, Marks Hall and Hedingham Castle) | |
| September 2019 | Silversea Sojourn – Iceland & Canada – Corner Brook, Havre St. Pierre, Sept-Iles, Saguenay, Quebec & Montreal (no St. Johns sadly) | |
| October 2019 | Liverpool In Five – Pullman Hotel. Albert Dock, Museums And The Beatles | |
| December 2019 | Christmas And More…including Sunderland for Christmas and the White Horse at Wooley Moor | |
| February 2020 | Another Milsoms (Birthday Overnighter) | |
| February 2025 | THE PANDEMIC HITS – ALL LOCAL AND CARS FOR A WHILE | |
| February 2020 | Great Hallingbury 2 nighter | |
| August 2020 | Cat Sitting (including Aydon Caste, Lampton Estate and St. Paul’s Monastery | |
| September 2020 | Bircham 3 Day Break (Kings Head Country Hotel) – Bircham Mill, Creake Abbey, Binham Abbey, Walsingham Abbey, Baconsthorpe Castle | |
| June 2021 | Steady As She Goes (Ashover Self Catering) | |
| July 2021 | Return To A Favourite – Heacham Manor and Kings Head Country Hotels – Castle Rising, Sandringham and Houghton House | |
| August 2021 | Catsitting 2 – Wentbridge Hotel – Newby Hall, Seaton Deleval Hall, Seaton Sluice, Tynemouth Priory. Then Rossington Hall Hotel, Gainsborough Old Hall, Traquair Murals, Roche Abbey and Brodswoth Hall & Gardens | |
| October 2021 | Midlands Meander – Talbot Inn, Oundle and the William Cecil, Stamford | |
| November 2021 | Oxford (Finally) – Voco Oxford Spires Hotel | |
| January 2022 | Local Environs – Wentworth and Ickworth Hotels | |
| February 2022 | Breaking Free – Wentworth Hotel 2 nighter | |
| March 2022 | This Time Last Week – White Lion Hotel | |
| May 2022 | Another First – Center Parcs, Elvedon Foest | |
| May 2022 | Lakes At Leisure – Macdonald Old England Hotel Bowness, Judges Country House Hotel, Yarm and The Angel And Royal Hotel Grantham | |
| August 2022 | Catsitting & Beyond – Wentbridge Hotel & Wrea Head Country Hotel – Scarborough on way back, visitingMount Grace Priory, Danes Dyke Nature Reserve, Bempton Cliffs and Woolsthorpe Manor | |
| September 2022 | Once More Unto The Cats (Bagden Hall Hotel, Wrea Head Country Hotel and Rutland Hall Hotel) – visting Yorkshire Sculpture Park, North East Land Sea and Air Museum And Beamish etc. | |
| October 2022 | Magical Mystery Tour – 3 nights at Wicken Fen – Rose Cottage (a National Trust property) | |
| February 2023 | Birthday Bash – Hintlesham Hall | |
| February 2023 | North Walsham Wandering – Beechwood Hotel | |
| March 2023 | God’s County – Holdsworth House Hotel, Goldsborough Hall, Old Swan Hotel, Belton Woods Hotel & Spa. | |
| April 2023 | Jubilee Hall (Aldeburgh) 2 nighter – White Lion Hotel | |
| May 2023 | And Now For Seconds – Centre Parcs, Elveden Forest | |
| June 2023 | Catsitting (They’re Leaving Everything) – Wentbridge Hotel, Lumley Castle, Eshott Hall, Owston Hall | |
| July 2023 | THE WANDERERS RETURN – DEEMED SAFE TO TRAVEL | |
| August 2023 | Back In The Game (Saga Cruises) – Lisbon, Portimao, Santander, La Coruna, Bordeaux, Brest and, finally, St, Mary’s | |
| September 2023 | Annual 2023 Catsitting – Wentbridge and Belton Woods Hotels | |
| September 2023 | Wisbech Whistlestop – NT Coach House Lodge, 5 nights. | |
| October 2023 | Old Haunts and Pastimes – Annesley Hotel | |
| January 2024 | Annual Aldeburgh – Brudenell Hotel | |
| March 2024 | Bowler’s Bum and Other Delights – Annesley Hotel | |
| May 2024 | Rhone Cruise (Riviera) – Avignon, Arles, Ardèche Gorges, Tain L’Hermitage & Tournon Sur Rhône, Vienne, Beaune, Lyon | |
| June 2024 | Sunderland and More, More, More… – Wentbridge Hotel, Thoresby Hall Hotel | |
| July 2024 | Guernsey 2024 – Duke Of Richmond Hotel | |
| August / Sept 2024 | Sleeping With The Cats – Gisborough Hall, Rushton Hall | |
| October 2024 | London (Back In The Game (Four Nights) – Kimpton Fitzroy | |
| November 2024 | The Follow-Up Vacation – Studley Castle (Four nights) | |
| January 2025 | Local But Lovely – Seckford Hall | |
| February 2025 | Rushed But Not Radical – Wentworth Hotel | |
| March 2025 | The Heythrop Hypocrite – Heythrop House (Four nights) | |
| April 2025 | An Easter Story – Easby Hall, Sunderland, Fischers Hall of Baslow | |
| May 2025 | Scandinavian Splendour (Saga Cruises) – Gothenburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Visby, Gdansk, Ronne, Copenhagen, Skagen | |
| July 2025 | It’s That Time Again – including Derbyshire Break (The View At The White Horse) | |
| August 2025 | The Blue(ish) Danube (Spirit of the Danube) – Regensburg, Passau, Linz, Melkand the Abbey, Krems and Gottweig Abbey, Wachau Valley, Vienna | |
| August 2025 | Papworth plus a stay at Ickworth House | |
| September 2025 | Sunderland cat sitting – Belton Woods Hotel & Spa plus Belton House & Gardens | |
| September 2025 | Lavenham Break (the Great House Hotel) – Little Hall, Guidhall, Melford Hall and both village churches | |
| September 2025 | Jazz At The Fleece (Stoke By Nayland) – Antonio Forcione | |
| October 2025 | Jazz At The Fleece (Stoke By Nayland) – Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion | |
| November 2025 | Jazz At The Fleece (Stoke By Nayland) – John Etheridge And Blue Spirits | |