To celebrate my upcoming 35th birthday, my good friend Simon and I visited Conwy Castle in North Wales.
Essential Info
- Conwy Castle is a well preserved, grand structure that once was a medieval fortress.
- It was impressively built in just 4 years.
- Admission Prices can be found here. Due to COVID-19, tickets must be purchased in advance of the visit.
- Opening Times can be found here.
- Parking is available, charged using Pay and Display.
- Conwy Town has little else to offer, apart from the Castle visit.
- Conwy Castle can be easily found using Sat Navigation or Google Maps.
- At the time of our visit walking along the inside walls was not permitted.
Here are some photos of the Castle, click on any photo for full size image:
Blog soon,
Antony
Thursday 13 May 2021
On a wet and windy Friday, my good friend Steve and I went to visit South Lakes Safari Zoo. Here are some photos of the animals that I took:
Essential Info
- South Lakes Safari Zoo is a small zoo that takes approximately half a day to walk around. All the usual animals you would expect to see at a Zoo, with the notable exception of elephants.
- Recommended.
- Admission fees: click here.
- Opening times: click here.
- Parking: Free onsite parking.
- Toilets available near the zoo entrance.
- Cheap hand feeding experiences – currently not operational due to Coronavirus.
- A large gift shop, mostly catering to children.
- Friendly staff/exceptional customer service.
- Difficult to read zoo map, charged at £1. Minimum card spend £5.
- Disgusting food in the onsite Fish & Chip shop, honestly we didn’t realise you could do that to chips to make them taste so vile.
Write soon,
Antony
Sunday 5 July 2020
Thirty Four in Alert Lockdown
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I think 2020 will be the year known as what wasn’t, rather than what was. So many of people’s plans have been cancelled. Of course we all understand that it is essential and that keeping safe is the most important thing.
On Wednesday 13th May 20, the UK Government relaxed lockdown. Just in time for my birthday! This meant I could now meet a friend for my birthday, maintaining social distancing and go for a walk in Rivington with them. So the day after, on my birthday, that’s exactly what I did.
It was a lovely walk. The sun was out and was warm. The birds were singing. The stream flowed making a gentle gushing sound. All combined sounded like a nature meditation CD.
The 1975, one of my favourite bands released this song, which I’m absolutely addicted to. I’ve been listening to it on repeat since its release:
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That’s how I spent my birthday. Take care and be safe. Write soon,
Antony
Saturday 16 May 2020
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