Tag: History

• A Wander Through Weymouth

  

  Dear Reader, Thanks to a kind friend of mine letting me use his flat over the years, I have been jolly fortunate to get to know the seaside town of Weymouth rather well. But the joy of this place doesn’t lie in the arcades, the fish & chip shops, or the gaudy touristy tat, it…

  Mr DL Street

  August 29, 2026

  Dorset, UK

  Chisel beach, Dorset, History, Jurassic coast, South of England, Tourism, Weymouth

• Reading (pronounced ‘Redding’)

  

  Dear Reader, As a resident of the large town of Reading (pronounced ‘Redding’) for over 20 years I thought that it would be a jolly good idea if I provided you with a virtual tour of the place. Although it doesn’t immediately spring to mind as a dawdlers paradise, as you will keenly observe the…

  Mr DL Street

  June 8, 2026

  Berkshire, UK

  Berkshire, Brompton, Cycling, Hampshire, History, South of England, Tourism