We are just back from a flying visit to Birmingham, it was to visit Model World, as Jono is a fan of model railways. I’ll tell you more about the rest of the trip in another blog post, but this is just to cover the exhibition. It was on both Saturday and Sunday, we bought... Continue Reading →
A museum with a difference in Enniskillen
Have you ever wanted your hair cut in a museum? This could be your chance! I love experiences that are a little bit different, and there's a museum in Enniskillen that's very different, it's not just a barber shop, it's also a railway museum! Headhunters Railway Museum is a hidden gem, in the heart of... Continue Reading →
Hidden London
At the beginning of the year I saw a feature on Sky News about disused underground stations being open to the public for a limited time. I'm a real train fan and visiting a disused underground station has been on my 'to do' list for years. Unfortunately when I booked it earlier this year I had... Continue Reading →
Back to the 1940s
Over the weekend I went to Manchester with Jono. I will do a proper blog about that later but when I was looking at the Manchester Facebook page someone had suggested that visitors might like to check out the 1940s weekend at the East Lancashire Railway. I'm a real train fan and when I found... Continue Reading →
Christmas at Boyle Model Railway
Jono and I headed along to Boyle this morning to have another look at the model railway (and to see Santa!!) The railway has really come on well since we were there in the Summer. A big well done to all involved, it's looking great. Derrick from the Boyle Men's Shed was telling Jono all... Continue Reading →
Bundoran Back on Tracks
I took Jono off to Bundoran today for the Back on Tracks - Model Railway exhibition. I love all things to do with railways so this was great to see. I had such fun taking these photos and trying out different settings on the Canon 100D that Canon Ireland have lent me. There were layouts... Continue Reading →