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48 Hours in Thessaloniki

Last summer we attended a friend’s wedding ceremony at Thessaloniki’s atmospheric Saint Gregory Palamas Holy Metropolitan Church. It was our first visit to this historic city in the north of Greece, so we were keen to have good look around in our limited time there. Thessaloniki is Greece’s second city, with a population of around a million. It has been …

Great Days Out – the Harvest Experience at Yotes Court Vineyard

For vineyards across Kent, the arrival of October means it is time to start the grape harvest. Now grape picking is one of those activities that sounds rather lovely in theory, but if you have to do it all day you quickly realise it is actually pretty tiring work. Fortunately, some of Kent’s vineyards now offer members of the public …

The Lavender Walk: Shoreham to Castle Farm

One of the loveliest walks in Kent takes you through the beautiful village of Shoreham to the lavender fields at Castle Farm in the Darent Valley. The ideal month to do this walk is July when the lavender is in full bloom and there’s a sea of vivid purple in the valley. Starting Point Most people will probably arrive in …

Sussex – Kingscote Vineyard and the Gravetye Circular Walk

If you follow my blog, you’ll know that I take a keen interest in the Kent vineyard scene. I recently broke ranks and slipped unnoticed across the county border into Sussex to check out the Kingscote Estate and Vineyard. Some friends in London had organised a walking day in West Sussex last week, loosely following the bucolic route of the …