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North Yorkshire is well endowed with magnificent remains of medieval monasteries. I’ve visited and written about many of them, including Fountains Abbey, Reivaulx Abbey and Whitby Abbey. However there are two abbeys that I had driven passed many times, but never stopped to explore: Jervaulx Abbey and Bolton Abbey. Maybe as a member of English […]
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There are thirteen National Trust properties in Norfolk including five spectacular coastal sites. However my favourite properties are the estates at Blickling and Felbrigg, situated 14 and 21 miles respectively north of Norwich. Both Blickling Estate and Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate – to give them their full National Trust titles – are well endowed […]
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STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a Saga Holidays tour of Central America. After travelling around Panama, and Costa Rica, the tour moved on to Colombia. The group taking the tour extension to Colombia left at 5 am to fly via Bogotá to Cartagena, the base for our three days in […]
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I’ve visited almost every country in Western and Central Europe over the last 40 years, but the three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia had eluded me, until now! My initial idea was to fly to one of these capitals and hire a car. There are many budget airline flights to Vilnius (capital of […]
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STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a Saga tour of Central America. After travelling around Panama, the tour moved on to Costa Rica. After a short flight from Panama, we landed at San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, and were taken to the Barcelona Palacia Hotel for an overnight stay. […]
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The Halls at Hardwick on the eastern fringes of Derbyshire are lasting memorials to two formidable ladies, Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608) and Evelyn Cavendish (1870-1960). Bess, or to give her her full title, Elizabeth Cavendish (later Talbot), Countess of Shrewsbury, managed, with the help of four marriages, to become the second most powerful woman in […]
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I have long been fascinated by the mighty Danube river. Maybe my interest comes from its passing through more countries than any other river in the world, ten in total. Or maybe I’m intrigued by its history, including the long period when it formed the north-eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. Or maybe I’m attracted […]
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Written by Caroline Smith (A Runner-up entry in the Heritage Writing Competition.) The Isle of Man is the ultimate heritage island. Within just 220 square miles it boasts two Gothic castles, an abbey and a plethora of museums. Together, these tell the story of this remarkable island and one of the best ways to see […]
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As a Senior you probably have the time and inclination to visit heritage sites and gardens. Many of the most interesting ones in Great Britain are under the stewardship of either English Heritage or the National Trust. You can choose to pay each time you visit a separate site but, at anything up to £20 per […]
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STE’s Holiday Editor, Tony Taylor, reports on his experiences on a Saga tour of Central America, commencing with Panama, the first country on the itinerary. Central America was unknown to me and my wife, other than a visit to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Hence the Saga Holidays tour Contrasts of Central America appealed to us, […]
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