Astor Court

... the Murray-Nadal match. Unfortunately the hometown boy got slaughtered, but that was predictable. To finish off the day, I waited outside Court 1 until I met a guy who was leaving that gave me his ticket. It turned out to be centre court, and I was able ...

... ! Next was Wimbledon, where we toured the museum (which has a holographic John McEnroe!) and the courts, including centre court and the hill where spectators can watch on a summers evening. Interestingly wimbledon is very under utilisted during the year ...

... in the corner of the room.  The lights went out and we watched a film on the screen with a guy who was supposed to be Jacob Astor, the architect of the Titanic.  He told us how magnificent and virtually "unsinkable" the Titanic was.  I have to admit I wasn't ...

... a lovely and very affordable central residence: the Hotel Astoria (the name is quite significant for us Plymothians as the namesake Astor family stems from here). Day 5 was to be a culmination in ferrata madness and walking fervor. We were on our feet for ...

... which time it was leased to various private tenants, until it was acquired and completely restored by the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor, who used it as a family residence. The estate is now run as a conference centre, but the castle is open to ...