The Maiwand Lion This majestic sculpture of a lion can be found in Forbury Gardens in Reading. It’s one of the world’s largest cast iron …
Maiwand Lion
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Whitby Whale Bone Arch
Whitby Whale Bone Arch The Whitby Whale Bone Arch frames a scene of Whitby coastline which includes the ruins of the medeival Whitby Abbey. The …
Memorial to Henry West
Memorial to Henry West railway worker The London to Bristol Great Western railway arrived into Reading in 1840. The work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel is …
Cubist Street Lamp in Prague
Cubist Street Lamp in Prague We like our geekery here at Foodie Explorers, however, wandering about searching for a cubist street lamp in Prague isn’t …
Vintage Tram 42 around Prague
Discover Prague by Vintage Tram 42 Take the weight off your feet and travel in style on a vintage tram around Prague. Starting from Ddlabačov, …
Točna Dlabačov a bar at a tramstop in Prague
Beer is all around in Prague but have you ever drank beer in an old tram? Not far from Prague Castle you will find this …
Crazy Goose Lady Honesty Box Crianlarach
Is this the most picturesque honesty box around? We think the Crazy Goose Lady Honesty Box Crianlarach has got to be the best honesty box …
5 Dracula sites in Whitby
5 of the sites that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula After completing a theatrical tour in 1890, actor Henry Irving recommended Whitby as somewhere to stay …
The longest bench in the world
Visit the longest bench in the world at Scarborough Railway Station Inside the Grade II listed Scarborough Railway Station you will find the longest bench …
The oldest operating water balance cliff funicular in the United Kingdom.
Visiting the oldest operating water balance cliff funicular in the United Kingdom Whilst in Yorkshire it would have been rude not to visit Saltburn on …
The little devil in York
Seek out this little devil in York Along Stonegate from York Minster and a 5 minute walk from the famous shambles, you’ll find this little …
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
Is this the oldest pub in London? Walking into Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese certainly feels like that. It is a Grade II listed public house …
Berlin Gas Light Museum
Berlin’s illuminating museum A short wander from the Tiergarten S-Bahn station (and the Zoologischer Garden station and Berlin Zoo!) is a collection of several gas …
Rothesay Victorian Toilets
Spending a penny surrounded by Victorian history The Victorians left an immense legacy, one of which can be found just as you step off the …
Marchmont Street Foundling Tokens
The sad story behind Marchmont Street Sculptures Walking along Bloomsbury’s Marchmont Street, look down, instead of the usual up, for something different. Embedded into the …
Travel : London’s Smallest Police Station
Could this be London’s smallest Police station? The centre of London, on Trafalgar Square, isn’t the first place you would think of that would have …
Street Yoga Figures of Berlin
Street sign figures of Berlin If you have visited Berlin you may have spotted the little cork figures doing yoga on top of street signs, …
Quirky : St Fillans Monster
The Crocodile and the frog The Crocodile and The Frog, no it’s not some fairy tale but a couple of painted rocks on the outskirts …
Botanic Gardens Railway Station
Lost railway station within Glasgow Botanic Gardens Underneath Glasgow Botanic Gardens lies a hidden station, a ghost of the past. Built-in 1896 by the Caledonian …
The clootie well, Munlochy
Pagan offerings in the forest The clootie well at Munlochy has been in the news recently as someone cleared the area of all its ‘offerings’. …
Holiday Inn, Sarajevo
The most famous hotel in Bosnia Reading “In harm’s way” by Martin Bell reminded me of our Balkan holiday in 2010. Sarajevo was one of …
Filming locations for The Queen’s Gambit
Where was The Queen’s Gambit filmed? Netflix has grabbed audiences with The Queen’s Gambit, which is an adaptation of Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel of …
Happy 50th Birthday Kingston Bridge!
Kingston Bridge awarded Category C listing status Glasgow’s Kingston Bridge has been recognised with listing status at Category C for its special architectural and historic …
Travel: Pallasstrasse Bunker and Pallasseum, Berlin
The unusual architecture of the Social Palace Pallasstrasse bunker in Schöneberg in southern Berlin is a former air-raid shelter built in 1943 by forced labourers. …