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Day 19: 28th March – Museum Maxed out
Today’s trivia is on Armathwaite: Armathwaite Castle began as a 15th-century pele tower, later converted into a mansion in the 17th century. The village was founded by William Rufus (son of William the Conqueror). In 1535, during the dissolution, the local priory was headed by Prioress Agnes Derwentwater. It was historically known for a well…
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Day 18: 27th March – The Windy Roads of England
Today’s trivia for our the impedding arrival into Scotland: The National Animal of Scotland is the Unicorn. The Scottish flag (the Saltire) is believed to be the oldest national flag still in use. Europe’s oldest tree is the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire, estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old. That’s pushing it a…
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Day 17: 26th March – Disaster Strikes
Today’s trivia is on Southport: Southport Pier is the second longest in the UK at 3,635 feet. The British Lawnmower Museum houses over 250 exhibits, including machines belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales. Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport has hosted the Open Championship multiple times.😱 Lord Street is a famous shopping street with Victorian-era…
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Day 16: 25th March – Another, not to be day
Today’s trivia is UK weather Extreme Temps: The coldest temperature recorded is -27.2°C in 1895 & 1982 in Scotland. The 2018 summer was one of the hottest, reaching 33°C in Wales. Wet & Windy: While not the wettest place on earth, parts of the Scottish Highlands get over 4 meters of rain annually. The windiest…
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Day 15: 24th March – The Devil made me do it
Today’s trivia: 1981 The ‘Great Train Robber’ Ronnie Biggs was rescued by Barbados police following his kidnapping. 2020 Day one of the government ‘lockdown’ of Britain to try and curb the coronavirus epidemic. 1829 Parliament passed the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. 1603 After 44 years of rule, Queen…
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Day 14: 23rd March – The Pilgrim Way
Today’s trivia: 1860 The birth of Hiratio William Bottomley, English journalist and financier who wanted a life of luxury but whose grandiose business schemes kept leading to bankruptcy. Sounds like me😃. When found guilty of fraud for a third time, he was sentenced to seven years in jail. Luckily I haven’t been found out yet.…
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Day 13: 22nd March – Not the Book of Mormans
Today’s trivia: There’s a Leaning Tower of Wales: While Pisa gets all the fame, Caerphilly Castle in South Wales features a southeast tower that leans at a steeper angle (roughly 10 degrees) than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The Dragon Flag: The Welsh flag, Y Ddraig Goch (The Red Dragon), is one of the few…
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Day 12: 21st March – The other Sister
Today’s trivia: St Davids, located in Pembrokeshire, is the smallest city in the UK with a population of just over 1,300. We’ll visit it on our way to next hotel on Monday. There is an entire Welsh-speaking community in the Chubut Valley region of Argentina, settled by Welsh colonists in 1862 The Batcave entrance in…
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Day 11: 20th March – The Day was Ruined
Today’s trivia about Wales: Has over 10 million sheep, outnumbering people by more than 7 million Has more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world Has the longest place name in Britain—Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogocgh Has the world’s first coastal path covering an entire nation and to be clear, Britain is the island containing the…
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Day 10: 19th March – A Castle and a Park
Today’s trivia: According to Cardiff tourism . . . Cardiff is buzzing with spring activity, featuring Six Nations rugby excitement, new local food openings in Cardiff Market, and cultural performances at the Wales Millennium Centre🤔 The national flower is the daffodil and the national vegetable is the leek. And again, the day started with .…
