Lambert’s Castle and Fishpond Bottom: The Joy of Wandering Spontaneously

Today’s little slice of exploration took me somewhere I have driven past countless times on the way to Lyme Regis but never stopped to see. The lure of a castle sharing my family name, paired with the childish delight of visiting anywhere with “Bottom” in the title, was enough to point the car towards Dorset …

The Watercress Line: Steam, Streams & the Luxury of Time.

I’ve never been a big fan of using the word journey as a metaphor, despite its connotations of travelling a personal path of discovery. It therefore felt fitting to embark on an actual, physical journey while catching up with an old friend. What better way to continue embracing my encroaching levels of middle-aged madness than …