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Mars at the Museum at Norton Priory

2025 brings the Mars at the Museum exhibition to Cheshire to the wonderful venue of Norton Priory in Runcorn. Mars at the Museum is the inspired creation of artist Luke Jerram, and follows in the footsteps of his previous astronomical artworks – the Moon and Gaia (the Earth). Measuring over 6 metres in diameter, Mars certainly fills the atrium at…

History, Heritage and Architecture on the Combermere Abbey House Tour

From April to June, Combermere Abbey in South Cheshire opens its doors to the public for guided tours of its beautiful manor house. I recently joined one of those tours for a fascinating insight into the history of this remarkable estate and how the current mansion came to look the way it does. Read on for my thoughts on the…

Ill Health Hasn’t Stopped Me Travelling: My Summer of English Travel

I can’t believe that it’s Christmas already. It doesn’t seem two minutes since I was just starting my Christmas shopping (and I start early in the year, lol) Now the big day has been and gone, I can’t help but think: Where has the year gone? And where has Travel Junkie Girl been? I don…