Bridge Inn at Ratho

Abbotsford, The Border, Hadrian’s Wall, York Minster...and Ghosts!

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October 3rd 2018
We pulled out at 8:00 on the dot, heading south towards the Scottish /English Border and missing the 12 folks who ended their part of the tour yesterday. Our first stop was at Sir Walter Scott’s home, Abbotsford. The architecture was a big surprise...it looked like a palace and the tour we took was excellent. Abbotsford is a historic [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_estate_h ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more