by Helen Kain | Nov 7, 2021 | Beautiful Towns, Castles & Stately Houses, Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Unique Places to Stay
The long-awaited, oft-rescheduled trip to England was a heady mix of emotions: apprehension as to how difficult it might be to navigate changing requirements, elation at the freedom of travelling again, disappointment and frustration with the National Trust, amusement...
by Helen Kain | May 3, 2020 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad
As cathedrals go, Ely Cathedral is one of the biggies. Literally, at 537 ft long, but also because of its story, which began in 672. A lot has happened in the intervening 13+ centuries. Not just the usual political squabbling and overly ambitious clerics, but...
by Helen Kain | Feb 23, 2020 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad
Friends and followers of Entertablement have asked me about my fascination with English cathedrals. It’s an odd focus, I readily concede, and until very recently, I struggled to articulate a satisfactory answer. Upon reading the marvellous book,...
by Helen Kain | Feb 2, 2020 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad
Good morning and Happy Groundhog Day! Today we are picking up in Oxford and as it’s also a Sunday, in place of attending a church service, we will visit Christ Church Cathedral. Lovely spring flowers greet us at the entrance. Christ Church is a joint...
by Helen Kain | Sep 22, 2019 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad
For all its storied history, as cathedrals go, Ripon Cathedral is surprisingly modest and unassuming. The current building is the fourth incarnation.The first was begun in 660 by St. Wilfred, abbot of the monastery at Ripon. It consisted of a stone bascilica in the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 3, 2019 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad
Manchester Cathedral, or the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George as it’s more formally known (because you need three saints to round things out), was on the agenda for our trip this last December. Manchester has one of the better...