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1st July, 2014
Picture the scene... After months of planning and suspended excitement, you're finally about to set off on your British biking vacation with The Carter Company (who else?). Having arrived at your hotel the previous night and enjoyed a delicious night's sleep, day one of your…
30th June, 2014
Carl Honoré is a man after our own heart. In his book 'In Praise of Slowness', he comments on the frantic pace of life which is now so prevalent in the Western World. The speed-obsessed society we live in doesn't do much for our health, nor our quality of life. Interestingly,…
24th June, 2014
Broughton Castle is a stunning manor house with a fantastic moat near Banbury in Oxfordshire. Set in parkland and an absolutely delightful walled garden (see the photo above we took just the other day), it is built of the rich local Hornton stone, which gives it that quintessentially…
17th June, 2014
Visit The Cirencester Hare Trail The Cirencester Hare Trail is a sculpture trail of forty 5ft fantasy hares and over thirty life-sized hares, which are on display in and around Cirencester until September 2014. The hares are decorated by schools, celebrities, community groups…
11th June, 2014
We all know (even if we don't like to admit it), that really, all the stuff we get to buy for our favourite hobbies is just as fun (possibly more fun?!) than actually doing the hobby. This is especially true when it comes to cycling. Bicycle culture has its fair share of accessories…