I was lucky enough to spend a week in Whitby recently. The town is certainly different outside the main tourist season - wet, windy and dark. But we loved it!

November 2025 saw the first ever Whitby Lit Fest. And I was there! I attended four of the events, and it was fabulous!

A road trip, a festival, and yet another detour!

A trip to Castle Howard to see the Alice in Wonderland installation, then a visit to Stratford upon Avon, where there may have been some gift shopping involved…

I attended the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate for the first time ever. Here’s what I thought of it.

Our holiday with a difference in beautiful Northumberland.

A visit to the Yorkshire Dales and a breakfast debacle!

Our holiday to the beautiful Norfolk Broads didn’t go quite as expected!

My first holiday on the Norfolk Broads and I learned a lot about this stunning place, and life on a boat!

My big birthday weekend, and I headed to Filey with six of my female relatives for a break away from work, men and children! It didn’t turn out quite the way I’d expected, but at least I finally got my pony!