Ann's Van Lifestyle

03/11/2026

Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, a vibrant and historic market town set in the glorious Hampshire countryside. With a foot in the South Downs National Park and located at the mid point of a long-established route between Wi******er and Portsmouth, the town has long been appreciated as a place to stop and relax.
The earliest record of a settlement within the Bishop’s Waltham area was of a church built in around 640 AD.
Due to the town’s close proximity to the port of Portsmouth, Bishop’s Waltham has fascinating connections with naval characters including Admiral Edward Vernon ‘Old Grog’, Admiral Villeneuve – one of the best known captured sailors during the Napoleonic Wars when Bishop’s Waltham served as a ‘parol town’ and Admiral Lord Andrew Cunningham.
Bishop's Waltham Palace, managed by English Heritage is most impressive and definitely worth a visit! 😍
Free entry and parking, also just a 2 minute stroll into the town centre, which is fairly small but has a good selection of shops, eateries and pubs.
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03/11/2026

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02/11/2026

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31/10/2026

Haloween...
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30/10/2026

October roundup..

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The month started with a visit and night out with friends in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. 🥳🥂

Several parkruns attended at various locations 🏃‍♀️

A roadtrip incorporating Shropshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

A spot of metal detecting resulting in finding a (slightly battered) Georgian seal fob, sadly missing the actual matrix but a lovely find in my eyes. 😍

Visited several N.T properties. 🤓

Spent time getting my new van Izzy 🚐 how I want her and finding a place for everything 😅

And I have also worked on several pet sits 🐶 (yes, I do still have to work)

Fairly busy month all in all! 😃🙌

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30/10/2026

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29/10/2026

Pub stopover at The Boat and Horses in Beeston a visit to Beeston Heritage Centre, with it's lovely cafe with fabulous views over the wier and river.
Followed by a visit to Ashby de la Zouch, a market town in Leicestershire.
It's located within the 200 sq mile National forest, so plenty of trails.
It boasts a castle (ruins) built in the 12th century and once an important fort in the 15th to 17th centuries.
An array of shops, eateries and hostelries.
It has some lovely examples of timber framed buildings with blue plaques, giving information.
And a Paddington Bear statue! 🐻
Certainly worth a visit!
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