Readers of my blog will know that I love to walk in the footsteps of my favourite authors and witness the settings of favourite novels. From Dickens and Shakespeare to Tolstoy’s War and Peace and Alice’s Oxford, stepping into the shoes of literary heroes and places described in novels is […]
Connections with great literature are rife in Oxford, and make for a wonderful theme to base your exploration of this beautiful city with its golden stone facades and historic ‘dreaming spires’. Perhaps the city of Oxford in the United Kingdom surely offers one of the richest seams of literary travel experiences anywhere […]
There is many a building in London with a Blue Plaque on the wall indicating some famous person lived there at such and such a date. But a visit to Keats House in London’s Hampstead Village offers more than just historic facts; this London Museum is a window into the […]
On a sultry London afternoon, descending into an underground space that is cold, dank, dirty, and full of dead bodies, is normally the last thing I would recommend. But the Kensal Green Cemetery in west London is worth a visit, both as a slice of 19th century history and as […]
Do you know what Butterbeer tastes like? Would you like to wander up Diagon Alley or see the cosy Gryffindor common room? Perhaps you fancy practising your wand skills or going for a ride on a broomstick? All this and more wonders await you at the Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio […]
Is there any author who more obviously makes you think of London than Charles Dickens? He knew the city like the back of his hand, spending many a night walking the streets for hours, and had the knack of conjuring up Victorian London in novels like no-one else. There are […]