Last week the husband and I enjoyed a trip to Bath. With only two days to explore we were determined to pack in as much as possible, so arrived early to make the most of our short time there. So, of course, our first stop was breakfast – well, you can’t do much on an […]| Penny Hampson
Thank you for joining me on the second part of my trip to Yorkshire, the White rose county. You can read about the first part of my trip here. Having completed our three day stay in York, husband and I travelled north to Pickering, a small market town on the border of the North York […]| Penny Hampson
Earlier this month, husband and I spent several days in Yorkshire, the white rose county; so called because a white rose has been the symbol for Yorkshire since the War of the Roses in the 15th century. Our first destination was York itself, a beautiful historic city. The last time I’d visited was back in […]| Penny Hampson
Believe it or not, London is a walkable city; don’t be fooled by maps of the Underground that give the impression that the distances between many places are too far to travel on foot. On our recent trip there, husband and I decided that walking London would be the way to discover hidden gems. We […]| Penny Hampson
Shortly after Christmas I paid a flying visit to Liverpool, a place I’ve not explored in a very long time. It was a city I used to know well, having been born there and living there until my early twenties. All I can say is that in the intervening years it has changed a lot. […]| Penny Hampson
A man on the hunt for a traitor. A woman in search of the truth. Gabrielle Mercer is in trouble. Her cousin is missing, her father’s death looks like murder, and now there are rumours she is spying for the French. With no one to turn to, dare she accept help from a man she […]| Penny Hampson
A Winter’s Romance: A Regency Anthology is a collection of short stories by six different romance writers. All the stories are set in the Regency period, so if you enjoy tales that are set in the past and have guaranteed happy ever afters, this book will be right up your street. The theme of this […] The post A Winter’s Romance appeared first on Penny Hampson.| Penny Hampson
I’m delighted to announce that A Winter’s Romance, an anthology of short stories all set in the Regency period, is now up for pre-order on Amazon. My story, ‘A Christmas Wish’ is included. Set in Bath, ‘A Christmas Wish’ tells the story of Jane Mortimer and Nicholas Anstruther. They have their ‘meet cute’ on Milsom […] The post A Winter’s Romance: A Regency Anthology appeared first on Penny Hampson.| Penny Hampson
A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to secure a place on an evening tour of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford. Just off the High Street, it is one of the iconic buildings that form part of the University of Oxford. Built in 1737–49 to a design by James Gibb, it was originally intended […]| Penny Hampson
