FREDDIE MERCURY'S HOUSE - Kensington- London UK - In "Logan Place"

We were in Kensington, London , to visit a local Vegan Event called "Vegfest" just around the corner from this place, where "Queen" lead singer Freddie Mercury lived and died in 1991. He had bought the house in 1980 and we decided to take a look. To be honest you cannot see very much at all, other than the outside wall, which has become a place to post messages behind a perspex sheet attached to the wall. A nice idea for "Queen" Fans and of course "Freddie" Fans and music fans too. The street is "Logan Place" in Kensington and there are hundreds of messages on that wall and a few written on the pavement slabs too!  I'm pleased we went there and you really do get a feeling of sadness as you just look at that wall, realising he was such a huge talent who died so young. At least he'll never be forgotten!

GREENWAY HOUSE -Agatha Christies Home - Near Dittisham/Dartmouth -Devon UK

We visited Greenway House in October 2011 on a very sunny day.
A National Trust property, saved to preserve the artifacts of Dame Agatha Christie, the famous mystery novelist, who wrote about Hercule Poirot and many many other famous "who done it" books.
Devon was her location that inspired many of her stories too.
She lived at Greenway until her death in 1976 and inside the house is just as she left it.
The view from Greenway is spectacular, with lovely views of the River Dart and looking over towards the village of Dittisham. A ferry service can take you to Greenway or there is a Vintage Bus trip that gives you a nostalgic memory of the trip to Greenway House.
Around the house is a lovely woodland and you can walk there too, getting more views of the surroundings.

CLEVEDON -Somerset UK

Clevedon Pier

Promanade

The Restored Pier

Our Family Plate

Clevedon Beach View

Clevedon is situated just along the coast, near to Bristol in somerset.

It is a Victorian town and has hardly changed since then, when you compare old photographs from that period to current views. The pier was restored in recent years after a fund was set up. One idea was to buy a brass name plate , which was then fixed to the planks on the pier. Our family bought one in the 80's and it is still there today. We usually polish it when we visit! (Photo above).

Clevedon holds many happy memories to me personally, as my Sister and her husband used to live there and so we had a lot of visits over the 80's & 90's, before they moved to Torquay.

There is a nice walk along the cliff side called "poets walk", named after the poet "Tennyson" who once lived in the town. Clevedon is quite close to another seaside town called Weston-Super-Mare, which is more commercial and so gets far more holiday makers. Clevedon is more sedate in comparrison, but suits me more and has a relaxed atmosphere I find. I've lost count how often I have made visits over the years, but if i'm close by i'll always stop there. There are a few gift shops and cafes on the front and a small town centre close by.

OXFORD Visit

My first visit to the city of the "Dreaming Spires" and one I found very interesting too.
Wandering around the streets you cannot help but think of programmes such as "Inspector Morse" as Oxford was the location for that series, together with the current "Lewis" detective series, it was easy to see how such a city inspires a writer such as Colin Dexter to make it come alive in that way. Although I did not witness any murders or crimes, it was still a wonderful place to get so many photographs. Almost every view was a potential photo. Very much like Cambridge, but possibly more "built up" was my impression.
I love the honey coloured buildings of oxfordshire and indeed into the cotswolds too.
Maybe it is the character of the individual buildings which I like, as opposed to the usual city centres we often see today, which have no style and in most cases you could literally be stood in the same place, as they look so similar. So to visit a city like Oxford is often like a breath of fresh air in terms of "scenic architecture".