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James Ruddy

Self-drive cruising along the Caledonian Canal

11/11/2020 by .
The Caledonian Canal meets Loch Ness. Picture Visit Scotland and Kenny Lam.

Deprived by the Covid crisis of an annual trip to his ancestral home in Ireland, James Ruddy heads for Scotland’s Caledonian Canal in search of Celtic craic and stunning natural beauty.

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Narrowboating along the Llangollen Canal.

03/08/2020 by .
narrowboating along the Llangollen Canal Edging over the Pontcysllte Aqueduct. e1596447768100

Ready for a relaxing and self-isolated staycation? James Ruddy takes the watery high road as he goes narrowboating along the Llangollen Canal

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Eating out on the Algarve. Exploring Portugal’s delicious coastal menus

03/08/2020 by .

Insider’s Guide To Hidden Norfolk

29/04/2019 by .
Quaint Kessingland beach.

A starry night as black as pitch surrounded us as our headlights probed the empty landscape on our way south past Cley Marshes and I realised once more why this place is so rare amid the hurly-burly of modern England.

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The Holkham Triumphal Arch

29/04/2019 by .
Early morning at the Arch

If follies were built as grand statements of status by Georgian landed gentry, then the Triumphal Arch certainly fits the bill.

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The Swan Hotel and Spa, Lavenham

01/05/2018 by .
The Swan at Lavenham Hotel Spa final med 2

As soon as we pass the mass of black beams and wonky leaded windows, it is clear that The Swan Hotel and Spa is still dripping with its 15th-century origins and will be an adventure into an ancient past coupled with plenty of contemporary style.

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