Yesterday, the kids and I went to an Apple Day at Calke Abbey. The National Trust has been restoring the gardens and orchards at Calke for a number of years now and the orchards are now producing a wide assortment of locally developed apple varieties. Their apple event showcased these heirloom fruits.
We had slices of [...]
Yesterday, I went to visit the family home and birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton. One of the greatest scientists the world has known, Newton’s achievements include describing universal gravitation, the three laws of motion, conservation of momentum and angular momentum, inventing the reflecting telescope, developing a theory of colour, formulating an empirical law [...]
It is almost impossible to visit Calke without climbing something. After visiting the lambs, we discovered a fallen tree nearby.
Sage had a great time exploring this amazing old tree!
We went to Sherwood Forest yesterday, erstwhile home of Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
I’ve yet to see what I would consider a “true forest” in England, and it turns out that Sherwood is no exception. I’ve always thought a forest to be “a large area covered chiefly with trees [...]
We went for a nice walk on the estate surrounding Calke Abbey with some friends on Wednesday. It was a beautiful autumn day and the photos turned out really nice. I hope you enjoy them too.
We spent quite a while balancing on the fallen chestnut logs here. I’ve always wondered what the [...]
