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Cadgwith: A Photo Essay – Exploring a Perfect Cornish Seaside Village

August 31, 2020 By Jonathan 2 Comments

Until we visited this lovely Cornish seaside village on our drive from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2018, I had never heard of it. Our hosts who were showing us around Cornwall we’re quick to inform us that this village was quite famous with most Britons. It is known as a ‘typical’ seaside Cornish village, and scenes of its boats in the harbour adorn calendars all over … [Read more...] about Cadgwith: A Photo Essay – Exploring a Perfect Cornish Seaside Village

10 Interesting Facts and Figures About the Castle of Mey – The Queen Mother’s Scottish Castle

November 11, 2019 By Jonathan 1 Comment

The Castle of Mey Scotland

On our drive from Land's End to John O'Groats last year, one of our final stops was Castle of Mey in Caithness (in fact it's what we did after going to John O'Groats). Castle of Mey was the Queen Mother's private Scottish castle, which she bought after the death of her husband King George VI. The castle is not a grand home, it’s compact but classy and it’s a very intimate … [Read more...] about 10 Interesting Facts and Figures About the Castle of Mey – The Queen Mother’s Scottish Castle

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: York to Durham – Day 6 – Exploring York Minster and Fountains Abbey

September 16, 2019 By Jonathan 4 Comments

Editor's Note: Many apologies for the break-in this series of blog posts about our drive from Land's End to John O'Groats last year. It's a long story why (family medical issues and I had to take on freelance work), but with the one year anniversary of the trip today, I thought I should finally finish them. On our morning in York, we ended up sleeping in a bit and then had a … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: York to Durham – Day 6 – Exploring York Minster and Fountains Abbey

10 Interesting Facts and Figures about Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire

June 14, 2019 By Jonathan 4 Comments

Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire is one of the most incredible abbey ruins I've been to in Britain, and I've been to many. The massive cellarium is worth visiting Fountains Abbey alone - it's a massive space that just goes on and on. Despite it being a ruin, there is still much on site that remains. We highly recommend a visit. Here are 10 interesting facts we gathered from our … [Read more...] about 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Castle Combe to York (Via Hardwick Hall) – The Trip Diaries Day 5 – Land’s End to John O’Groats

June 7, 2019 By Jonathan 2 Comments

Now that we had our rental car, we were on our own, and it felt like a new stage in our adventure to drive from Land’s End to John O’Groats had begun. It was a bit strange, being on our own for the first time, but it was great fun. We awoke in lovely, quiet Castle Combe. We wanted to get an early start. The plan was to drive north and visit Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire as our … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Castle Combe to York (Via Hardwick Hall) – The Trip Diaries Day 5 – Land’s End to John O’Groats

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Final Day in Cornwall – Port Isaac, Bristol and the Cotswolds – The Trip Diaries Day 4

May 31, 2019 By Jonathan 3 Comments

For our final day in Cornwall, we had most of the day blocked to see something we have been hoping to see for years: Port Isaac. You may know it better as Portwenn from Doc Martin. It was about an hour and a half away and on our way north as we really began our drive to Scotland properly. This day would see us bid farewell to our friends J&S who graciously ferried us around … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Final Day in Cornwall – Port Isaac, Bristol and the Cotswolds – The Trip Diaries Day 4

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Exploring Cornwall Continued – Lizard Peninsula, Cadgwith, Villages and More – Land’s End to John O’Groats Diaries Day 3

May 24, 2019 By Jonathan 2 Comments

After a wonderful day exploring the farthest western point of Cornwall, it was time to explore the stomping grounds of our hosts and visit the most southern point in Britain. On our second full day in Cornwall, we explored the stunningly beautiful Lizard Peninsula and the surrounding areas. As we did the day before, we started our morning in the hotel for breakfast, as it … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Exploring Cornwall Continued – Lizard Peninsula, Cadgwith, Villages and More – Land’s End to John O’Groats Diaries Day 3

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Exploring Cornwall – Land’s End, St Michael’s Mount, Villages and More – Land’s End to John O’Groats Trip Diaries Day 2

May 10, 2019 By Jonathan 8 Comments

We awoke very well rested for our first full proper day in England. We slept with the window open and it was quite something to awaken to the sound of the sea, something I’ve never experienced before. It was raining a bit and windy. We would watch later on the news that they were expecting a significant storm off of the Atlantic. Perfect for seeing the sights, right? We ate … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Exploring Cornwall – Land’s End, St Michael’s Mount, Villages and More – Land’s End to John O’Groats Trip Diaries Day 2

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Departure from the USA and Arrival in Cornwall – Land’s End to John O’Groat Trip Diaries – Day 1

May 3, 2019 By Jonathan 4 Comments

Welcome to the Trip Diaries from Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure! You followed us on social media; you’ve seen the vlogs, now it’s time to get the full story of our journey driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats (this trip happened last September in case you're not familiar). I should have written these long ago… but many things got in the way. Now, I’m ready to tell the full … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Departure from the USA and Arrival in Cornwall – Land’s End to John O’Groat Trip Diaries – Day 1

Through the Lens: Exploring Port Isaac – Filming Location of Doc Martin – A Photo Tour

March 27, 2019 By Jonathan 14 Comments

News came out recently that the final series of Doc Martin began filming in Cornwall. We had the opportunity to visit Port Isaac last autumn so I thought it would be a good time to share our visit to the town. I've been a Doc Martin fan for many years, so when we planned our trip from Land's End to John O'Groats last year, one stop that we had to visit was Port Isaac, with … [Read more...] about Through the Lens: Exploring Port Isaac – Filming Location of Doc Martin – A Photo Tour

Anglophile Life: A Lament for Ackergill Castle, Fanny’s Your Aunt, Best Place to Live, The Abuse of the Duchesses, What I read and Watched

February 2, 2019 By Jonathan 7 Comments

In this week's column, I write about the sad news that Ackergill Tower is now closed to paying guests, an amusing transatlantic British slang snafu, the abuse the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex are getting on social media plus what I read and watched this past week. This is now the fifth edition of Anglophile Life, have you enjoyed it so far? Please leave a comment if you … [Read more...] about Anglophile Life: A Lament for Ackergill Castle, Fanny’s Your Aunt, Best Place to Live, The Abuse of the Duchesses, What I read and Watched

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: The Driving Videos – Day 1 – The Drive from Heathrow to Cornwall

January 14, 2019 By Jonathan 4 Comments

We've finally had a chance to start compiling these videos. As we drove from Land's End to John O'Groats last year, we recorded almost every mile we drove using a GoPro Camera (this presented many technical challenges...). We capture something like a terabyte of video footage. Over the next several weeks, we'll begin publishing each day of the drive. Now, these videos are … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: The Driving Videos – Day 1 – The Drive from Heathrow to Cornwall

Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 4 – Land’s End to John O’Groats – Scotland

January 4, 2019 By Jonathan Leave a Comment

And finally, we get to the Scotland episode! In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, we resume talking about our Grand Adventure from last year. This episode is mostly about our visit to Scotland. We fell in love with the place and can't wait to go back. This concludes the series talking about the trip - next week we'll begin talking about more topical British related … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 4 – Land’s End to John O’Groats – Scotland

Anglotopia Podcast Episode 2: Land’s End to John O’Groats – Bristol to Durham

December 14, 2018 By jackie 1 Comment

In this episode, we talk about our travels in Northern England during Anglotopia's Le Jog trip this past September. You can click below to listen to the podcast or scroll down further to watch it on YouTube. Please be sure give feedback, we appreciate it!   If you would like to watch our Podcast, click the link below:   Show Notes: Anglotopia Podcast … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Podcast Episode 2: Land’s End to John O’Groats – Bristol to Durham

Anglotopia Podcast Episode 1 – Planning the LeJog Trip and Cornwall

December 6, 2018 By jackie 8 Comments

This is Anglotopia's first ever podcast! We kicked this podcast off by discussing our drive from Land's End to John O'Groats. We also discussed the planning that went into the trip. Join us for an hour-long conversation into how our Epic Journey this past September began. If you would like to watch our podcast, we recorded a video with it too. You can watch it … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Podcast Episode 1 – Planning the LeJog Trip and Cornwall

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Top 10 Tips For Driving Land’s End to John O’Groats Yourself

November 26, 2018 By Jonathan 5 Comments

There will be a lot of writing coming soon about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats (we have over 50 articles on the to-do list!). But first, I thought it would be helpful to put together a list of 10 key tips for those interested in planning the drive themselves. But first, a little background. LeJog is basically driving from Land’s End, … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Top 10 Tips For Driving Land’s End to John O’Groats Yourself

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: 10 Tips for Riding the Caledonian Sleeper Train

November 14, 2018 By Jonathan 8 Comments

One of the coolest experiences we had while driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats had nothing to do with a car. In fact, it was a train. When we booked the trip and began the planning process, one to the things we wanted to do more than anything, was take the Caledonian Sleeper train back to London once we’d finished the drive. Partly because it was always something we … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: 10 Tips for Riding the Caledonian Sleeper Train

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Amusing British Signs We Spotted On Our Journey

October 30, 2018 By Jonathan 4 Comments

As we journeyed from Cornwall to Scotland on our recent Grand Adventure, I started to notice something, which made me start to take pictures. I started seeing very interesting signs. Everywhere. And then once I started noticing a few, I started to notice more. Some were funny; some were dark. But what surprised me, especially about the ones warning of danger, was how specific … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Amusing British Signs We Spotted On Our Journey

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Watch all 10 Vlogs in One Place! See Our Entire Journey From Land’s End to John O’Groats

October 2, 2018 By Jonathan 4 Comments

We've just hit publish on YouTube on the final video chronicling our journey from Land's End to John O'Groats. The Vlogs were a lot of fun to put together, and they evolved a bit through the trip (based on feedback, we dumped the driving bits after episode 2). We thought it would be helpful to put out a post that links to them all in one place for those that want to sit down … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Watch all 10 Vlogs in One Place! See Our Entire Journey From Land’s End to John O’Groats

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Leaving Tomorrow – Here’s Our Full Land’s End to John O’Groats Itinerary

September 14, 2018 By Jonathan 15 Comments

We're leaving tomorrow on our biggest adventure yet. Many people have been asking what our full itinerary is so that they can do something similar, so here’s our entire itinerary for our upcoming drive from Land’s End to John O’Groats along with a map to give you a rough idea of the route. We've sent months planning this trip. We had to use a variety of sources because there … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: Leaving Tomorrow – Here’s Our Full Land’s End to John O’Groats Itinerary

Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: One Week To Departure Update – Land’s End to John O’Groats

September 8, 2018 By Jonathan 4 Comments

We don’t normally post new articles on Saturdays, but today is a special day because one week from today we will be leaving on Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure to drive from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland. I wanted to give everyone an update on plans so far as everything has come together. This trip has been a bit stressful to plan. When we booked this trip … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Grand Adventure: One Week To Departure Update – Land’s End to John O’Groats

Anglotopia’s Epic Journey: 30 Days To Go To Our Land’s End to John O’Groats Adventure – Planning Update!

August 16, 2018 By Jonathan 14 Comments

About a month ago we revealed our plans to drive from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats to everyone and the response has been fantastic. We’ve gotten tons of great advice and route guidance from readers. Our plans are starting to come together, so I thought I would give everyone an update since we now have 30 days to go until our departure. We’re arriving in the UK on … [Read more...] about Anglotopia’s Epic Journey: 30 Days To Go To Our Land’s End to John O’Groats Adventure – Planning Update!

Anglotopia News: In 60 Days We Leave On Our Most Epic Adventure Yet – Driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats

July 17, 2018 By Jonathan 16 Comments

It’s been such a busy year for us, we haven’t talked much about this exciting trip coming up and frankly haven’t even had the mind space to plan it. It’s been an open secret since last year that in September, we would be driving from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats at the very top of Scotland. Today marks 60 days until we depart, so I thought it would be a good time to … [Read more...] about Anglotopia News: In 60 Days We Leave On Our Most Epic Adventure Yet – Driving from Land’s End to John O’Groats

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