A Few Days in England - November 2007To my surprise, my request to attend an industry conference in London and to visit various contacts in Whitehall was approved, and before I had the trip fully planned I was on the plane for the 24 hour flight north to Heathrow. I had planned a full week in London, and then travel east to Farnborough, Portsmouth and Bristol. After the work was completed, I took a few days leave to head north to the Peak District, then down to Nottingham, Rutland and back to Heathrow. As it turned out, this was a good plan, allowing me to exceed my work expectations as well as visiting a few places of interest. But first was London.... Paul, December 2007 |
| Days 1-10 | Sun 28 Oct 2007
to Tues 6 Nov 2007 |
Arrive Terminal 3 Heathrow 1330. Underground to Leicester Sq. Walk to The Strand Palace Hotel. Days alternated with business meetings and time to explore some of London. |
| Day 11 | Wed 7 Nov 2007 | Conference in morning, then Underground to Heathrow to pick up the rental car, then southwest to Farnborough, via Chilworth and the Freyberg graves. |
| Day 14 | Sat 10 Nov 2007 | Portsmouth and the Old Dockyard - Nelson's Ship and the Mary Rose |
| Day 15 | Sun 11 Nov 2007 | Drive down to Weymouth, Portland Bill and Hardy's Memorial |
| Day 16 | Mon 12 Nov 2007 | A walk along the coast from Eype to Seaton |
| Day 17 | Tues 13 Nov 2007 | A visit to Bath |
| Day 18 | Wed 14 Nov 2007 | Meetings at Abbey Wood |
| Day 19 | Thurs 15 Nov 2007 | Morning meeting at Malvern, then a nice drive in the sun to Oswestry. |
| Day 20 | Fri 15 Nov 2007 | Through the Snowdon Mountains in Wales to Bangor, Llundudno and Great Orme Head, under the Mersey in the Queensway Tunnel then east to Glossop, Snake Pass and Froggatt Edge. |
| Day 21 | Sat 17 Nov 2007 | A walk on Froggatt Edge, through Padley Gorge and a drive up to Castleton. |
| Day 22 | Sun 18 Nov 2007 | A return visit to Castleton, only to find the road buried in SNOW! |
| Day 23 | Mon 19 Nov 2007 | Sandiacre Library, Nottingham Archives then Lunch with distant relatives |
| Day 24 | Tues 20 Nov 2007 | Down to Belton in Rutland to visit the churchyard. |
| Day 25 | Wed 21 Nov 2007 | A quick look at the old Baptist Chapel at Barrowden, then on to Heathrow |