My Thirty-Sixth Birthday – A Visit to Walton Hall & Gardens, time with Family and Friends
By AntonyBooks & Authors, Friends & Family, Happiness & Joy, NatureNo CommentsThis weekend, it was my thirty-sixth birthday. A couple of days before, I treated myself to Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith.
The day before my birthday, on a sunny Friday, my good friend Simon and I visited Walton Hall & Gardens.
Walton Hall & Gardens is a park with a café, crazy golf course and a children’s petting zoo.
Essential Info
- Walton Hall & Gardens is a park with a café, crazy golf course and a children’s petting zoo.
- The Hall is often hired out for events such as weddings; but the café, crazy golf course and petting zoo are all open to the public.
- It has a pay and display carpark.
- It has toilets.
- It has gardens that are best viewed in the Spring due to when the flowers are in bloom.
- The café, crazy golf and children’s petting zoo have various opening times that can be viewed here.
- The petting zoo is in the process of being revamped and therefore the only animals currently available to view were peacocks, alpacas, rabbits and ducks.
Here are some photos from Walton Hall & Gardens:









On the Saturday, my actual birthday, I spent time with my brother, his wife and my nephew.
On the Sunday, my good friend Jayne and I went out for tea.
Blog soon,
Antony
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
On Thursday, my good friend Simon and I had a shopping trip to Leeds. I love Leeds for shopping; it has many shopping centres and arcades that host a wide variety of shops.

We mainly browsed. I didn’t buy much. But on the way back to the car, down a nondescript alley we discovered Global Tribe.
Global Tribe’s staff were friendly. I bought some cards, a candle and the following book:
Yesterday (Friday) Steve and I went to South Lakes Safari Zoo. I shall do a blog post with plenty of photos later.
Blog soon,
Antony
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