Kevin Leah ™ http://www.kevinleah.co.uk "Power to the People" Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:02:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here Comes Summer OK, well not quite. Still this was the sunniest weekend of the year so far so I headed down to Hastings for the day.

Although it was sunny, it was no day for sitting on the beach – there was an icy wind blowing.

I noticed that the East Cliff funicular railway is due to re-open this

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2010/03/here-comes-summer/ Fuller’s Fine Ale Club Tenth Anniversary I had the privilege of being amongst a select group invited to Fuller’s brewery to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Fine Ale Club.

The event included a guided tasting with their Master Brewer and we got to sample some great beers.

They are all 10/10 so I have ranked them in the order of my preference.

1.

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/12/fullers-fine-ale-club-tenth-anniversary/ Running Wordpress on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server I previously ran my Wordpress blog on an OS X client operating system. I’ve just bought a new Mac Mini running Snow Leopard Server to replace the old Mac Mini.

In theory it should be a lot more straight forward on the Server version of the operating system as everything you need is pre-installed. In practice,

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/11/running-wordpress-on-os-x-10-6-snow-leopard-server/ Cheddar Gorge and Dyrham Park Last day so after saying goodbye to the lodge, I headed off to visit Cheddar Gorge.

First stop at the Gorge was Gough’s cave where there are lots of very impressive formations to view.

Further down he Gorge there is Cox Cave – a bit twee, but still worth it.

At the exit of Cox’s Cave are 274

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/10/cheddar-gorge-and-dyrham-park/ Dartmouth Castle and Brixham Started with a trip to Dartmouth Castle – my SatNav decided I needed an unnecessary trip on the car ferry across the the River Dart.

The guide books warn that the road to Dartmouth Castle is narrow and that there is limited parking – they are not kidding – I don’t think I would like to

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/10/dartmouth-castle-and-brixham/ Lydford Gorge and Finch Foundry For my mini-break, chose a lodge at the edge of Dartmoor, just a little north of Newton Abbot. As it was a very late booking, I got a great price on a huge three bedroom lodge on the side on a valley – it was very luxurious with high quality fixtures and fittings.

I started the

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/10/lydford-gorge-and-finch-foundry/ Devon Via Leeds and Longleat I had a few days holiday remaining so I booked a long weekend in Devon. Not wishing to waste any of the valuable time off, and to minimise the car miles, I decided that I would start on the Thursday evening and stay in a hotel for the first night.

On Thursday I happened to have

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/10/devon-via-leeds-and-longleat/ Last Day – Back to Reality, via Portchester So after what seems like months, it was time to head home and say goodbye to Crantock Beach.

The location couldn’t be better – it was great to be able to walk down to the beach – I’ll definitely be making a return visit.

So I headed off a 6am and the first stop was breakfast at

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/last-day-back-to-reality-via-portchester/ Around St.Agnes Last day, and guess what – it’s sunny again!

I have tried to limit the amount of driving I do this holiday and this day is no exception – just a short trip along the coast to Trevaunance Cove.

Even though it was still early the sun was a little hot to be climbing up the steep

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/around-st-agnes/ Padstow & Trevone OK – this can’t be England – yet another sunny day!

Started off in Padstow with breakfast at Rick Stein’s Cafe where you are always guaranteed an excellent Kipper. Next a walk along the coastal path to Hawker’s Cove – it was one of the lowest tides of the year so most of the walk was

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/padstow-trevone/ Bedruthan Steps Boring, I know, but it was another gloriously sunny day, today. With good weather, I don’t want to waste any more time than necessary driving so I headed for nearby Carnewas for Bedruthan Steps.

With tide right out it was the ideal time to walk along the beach at Carnewas and see each of the steps.

There were

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/bedruthan-steps/ Bunnies A return trip to the Eden Project to start the day.

This was my 5th visit and there is always something new to see – this time, these bunny heads!

Then back to Crantock to spend some more time on the beach before heading back to the caravan.

Every evening in the field outside the caravan the cows

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/bunnies/ Perranporth The weather fooled me today – I thought the sun would win and the clouds would go so I planned an afternoon at the beach.

So I ended up at Perranporth – first a wander around the town then a walk along the huge beach. Then I headed back to Crantock for a wander into the

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/perranporth/ Newquay & Crantock Beach Took a trip into Newquay to replace the camera that gave up on me during my accent of the Coniston Old Man. I hadn’t planned to visit the town during my stay as whilst the beaches are great, it is a little too commercialised for my liking.

It wasn’t half as bad as I remembered it

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/newquay-crantock-beach/ Witney Court, the M5 and Crantock Beach Set off from Coniston at 7 am for my second week’s holiday near Newquay in Cornwall. Stopped off at Witney on the way to break up the journey but couldn’t stay too long.

Then I queued for ages through the roadworks on the M5 finally arriving at my base for the week at Crantock Beach at

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]]> http://www.kevinleah.co.uk/2009/09/witney-court-the-m5-and-crantock-beach/ Old Man The week has been leading up to this – the accent of the Coniston Old Man – the highest point in the Furness Fells at 803 metres.

I set out a 08:00 and it’s only 3 miles to the summit, but it took me 4 hours to get there. The route starts off easily enough but

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