Going Up - North!

Here we are enroute to the Wirral. We stopped off at Maggie and Andy's for a lovely weekend. The photo was taken at The Tower, Berkley Deer Park. For anyone interested this property can be let - cost unknown.

Sue with her birthday cake - I'm not sure that the number of candles was correct!



Westonbirt Arboretum - Sunday morning walk



We had a very good drive up, without any holdups. The Wirral Country Park Caravan Club site is in a superb location overlooking the Dee estuary. We were lucky enough to get a spot on the front with magnificent views.

When I was a lad, 7 -13 years of age, I lived in Wallasey not too far from the caravan site. Here I am on the beach where I used to play and walk the dog.


This is the open air swimming pool where I went in the summer. It is now a Harvester Restaurant. There used to be 8 open air pools on the Wirral, all are now closed.


Marine drive New Brighton - the model boating lake. There were only big kids with their boats.


Thornton Hough Manor, home to all three generations of Lord Leverhulme (Sunlight Soap). This hidden gem brims with character from its stunning gatehouse entrance, beautifully ornate rooms and famous outdoor bedroom, to its tree lined avenues, sprawling woodland and lake.


Thornton Hough corner shop with attached almshouses. The village is well worth a visit with beautiful buildings all around.