I know there are ghost tours in pretty much every big town in England, but the first one we went on was in York, and we loved every minute of it. Firstly, wandering around the streets of York by day is a magical thing. All cobbled streets and pretty shop windows. By night, it transforms into dimly lit coves and takes on an eeriness. CONTINUE READINGYork Ghost Tour
I know there are ghost tours in pretty much every big town in England, but the first one we went on was in York, and we loved every minute of it. Firstly, wandering around the streets of York by day is a magical thing. All cobbled streets and pretty shop windows. By night, it transforms into dimly lit coves and takes on an eeriness. CONTINUE READING
One of my favourite places to go walking is Lady Bower reservoir, just on the outskirts of Sheffield. On sunny days it’s beautiful, and in the fall it’s one of the few places around where you can really see the leaves turn colours. There’s quite a few trails all over the area, but our favourite is to go all the way around the reservoir as the trail most of the time stays pretty close to the water. 
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I really enjoyed visiting The Workhouse, and learning more about England’s history, but I’ve struggled with coming up exactly how to write about it. It’s one of those places that seems like there is a good idea behind it, helping the poor, getting them off the street and giving them shelter and food. Yet the people who lived there hardly lived a life at all.
Saturday we took advantage of the nice weather and met Adam’s sister and niece at 
