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Ashdown House A country house with beautiful woodlands and bursting with history Where the English counties of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire meet, you’ll find a life-size dolls house hidden away in the woods. Ashdown House boasts a beautifully carved 17th-century oak staircase, medieval hunting trophies, stunning roof top views, sarsen stones and ancient woodlands for …
For traditional Aussie tucker try our chewy ANZAC Biscuits recipe ANZAC biscuits range from super-chewy to extra-crisp. They’re buttery, with golden syrup, coconut and oats – they’re totally delicious, and perfect to dunk into a cup of tea or coffee. Each year on April 25 it’s Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand a public …
James’ Easy Rock Cake Recipe Scrumptious treats in less than 30 minutes. James’ simple rock cake recipe for kids (with a tasty coconut twist) makes approximately 12 amazing rock cakes and takes only 20 minutes to cook. James is always keen to try out his cooking skills and has adapted this traditional favourite with tasty …
Family Days Out – Avebury Rocks Avebury World Heritage Site is a complex of intriguing prehistoric monuments comprising Windmill Hill burial mounds, Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Avebury Stone Circles – the remains of the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world! A few tips for visiting Avebury 1) The easiest …
Sir Bevill Grenville’s Monument and the Battle of Lansdown 1643 Always driving past it, never actually stopping, until today. The monument stands just north of Bath on the spot where Sir Bevill, a Royalist commander from Cornwall, was killed at the Battle of Lansdown in July 1643. This cool monument was built in 1720 and …
Family Days Out: Farleigh Hungerford Castle In less than an hours drive from Ramsbury you’ll find the romantic ruins of Farleigh Hungerford castle. The castle stands just to the south of Bath in the rolling Somerset hills. The castle was first built around 1380 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, a speaker of the House of Commons …
Josie’s 21st century Yorkshire Pudding Recipe (So easy, a 7 year old can make them) Yorkshire Pudding Ingredients 70g plain flour 2 eggs 100ml milk goose fat for baking (or substituting with sunflower oil is fine) Heat oven to 230C/fan 210C/gas 8. Grease 8 holes of a muffin tin with warmed goose fat. Mix the …
Life is too short for homemade Hot Cross Buns Seduced by glorious magazine recipes for hot cross buns? Tempted to make your own? Are you looking for an easy hot cross bun recipe? Forget it. Seriously. Back away from the mixing bowl, go out your front door, down to the shops and just buy some. …
Local Butchers Sumbler Brothers Win Awards Family butchers Sumblers made mincemeat of the opposition by taking home the trophy for Wiltshire Life 2018 Independent Food/Drink Producer of the year, one of Wiltshire Life’s most sought after awards. A great achievement for the team at Sumblers who supply locally sourced game, beef, lamb, free range pork …
Spring Blog from Ramsbury Today is the Spring Equinox, despite the patches of snow which are still lying on the ground. The Equinox signals the coming of the good times – the days are getting longer, the birds are singing and looking for nesting sites, daffodils add a burst of bright colour to end the …
