About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Broadstairs
Emails to my cat-sitter while I travel England
Finally a holiday for Dick and I, the two of us – together! We were in England with visits to family in Cumbria, Liverpool and … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Albion Hotel, alston, barnstaple, Britrail, Broadstairs, Canterbury, coaching inn, Cumbria, Devon, England, george hotel, hexham, Kent, Liverpool, London, lord nelson, marine hotel, pennines, Scotland, south molton, stag inn, tankerton, tarpoley
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Journeys: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
The celebrated author Charles Dickens created colourful characters from his observation of life. He grew up in England at a time when the country … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Author, Battle of Waterloo, Betsy Trotwoods House, Bleak House, British Isles, Broadstairs, Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Dickens Fellowship, Dickens House, England, Festivals, Fort House, Great Expectations, Kent County, Napoleonic Wars, Pickwick, Rochester, Royal Albion Hotel
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Whose bed am I sleeping in tonight?
Over the years I have slept— metaphorically speaking of course— with Cornish tin miners and kings, knights and murderers, loose women and queens, smugglers … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Albion Hotel, Ballygally Castle, Betsy Trotwood, Britrail, Broadstairs, Cadogan Hotel, Charles Dickens, England, Eurail, Harrod’s, Hotels, Italy, Kings of England, Knightsbridge, Lady Isabella Shaw, London, L’Impero, Marquess of Queensberry, Mussolini, Naples, Nicholas Nicleby, Northern Ireland, Oliver Twist, Oscar Wilde, Phoenix Inn, Pip, pirates, Rome, Sloane Street, smugglers
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