Mercure Stafford South Hatherton House Hotel
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From boats to the Bullring
... street to the first of the stalls, selling hot wine, biscuits, candles, tealight holders and cakes, there was so much to see and lots of people about. On the way to the top end of the market we saw hats, gloves scarves, german smoking men, nutcrackers and more biscuits.
There were mummers on route, making the children jump when them moved and the food section was amazing with meter long sausages folded into ...
Day 12
... 10 miles up the road. Seeing the Mumford gig was growing closer & closer I just bit my lip and put up with it. We quickly showered and got yet another cab, this time to LG Aarena. The venue was great and really suited the gig. We were in the Stading section and after grabbing Leah some merch we headed to a good spot where we stayed most of the gig. We missed the first support and to be honest I didn't care to remember heir names. Next we're Dawes, they we ok, had ...
Wonderful Waxwings
If you asked a group of British bird watchers to name the 10 birds they'd most like to see in the UK in any given year I would expect Waxwings to feature in most of those lists.
These exotic looking birds with their velvety plumage, unlikely crests and tails dipped in yellow gloss paint are not uncommon and when they are around they can be very easy to see indeed, but they have a special quality that makes them particularly sought after. Some years they ...
Final thoughts
... thing - but even I recognise the design skills of Kubla Khan! There were several fishermen down on the beach and they netted hundreds of what looked like sardines - but then we're not knowledgable fishermen. The fish stalls are remarkable! Note the large fish with diminutive cat lying asleep! Photo at bottom of entry - editing skills failed me - J
The pavements and streets are populated by goats of all sizes - they look remarkably healthy given that they ...
Hail to the Bunting
... 8217;t sure as it is not excessively sign-posted. I parked the car and set off walking. I was struck by the number of Woodpigeons passing overhead. This species is prone to mass movements brought on by weather conditions so I wondered if these might have come across the North Sea from the continent overnight. There were certainly a lot of them and they almost all seemed to be heading inland.
I eventually located the grassland that the reserve protects, a ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Fitness/Health center
- Wheelchair accessibility