Comments on: A day in Southwell, Nottingham

By: wetanddustyroads

wetanddustyroads — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:54:52 +0000

I didn’t know about the existence of a place like the Workhouse. Thanks for telling the history of this – I suppose it wasn’t the best place to find yourself in. The Southwell Minster is beautiful inside and ending a day with a hike is always nice.

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By: The Travel Architect

The Travel Architect — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:44:41 +0000

In reply to travelling_han.

Yeah, all the trips to England, especially from the early days of our courtship, seem to run together.

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:19:35 +0000

In reply to The Travel Architect.

This made me laugh – you’re like me where I just can’t remember places I’ve been; over time they seem to merge in to one (part of the reason why I do the blog so I can actually remember haha) 🙂 So cool you went to the Saracen’s Head, it’s a famous hotel.

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By: rkrontheroad

rkrontheroad — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:20:54 +0000

Glad to see the Workhouse is preserved as a museum and tells a sobering story. The rest of the area is quite beautiful.

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By: The Travel Architect

The Travel Architect — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:06:35 +0000

In reply to The Travel Architect.

Update! The husband tells me I’ve been to Southwell – haha. He said, “Uh, do you remember attending my brother’s wedding?” and I was like, “Of course,” and he was like, “That was in Southwell.” The ceremony and reception were at The Saracen’s Head where Charles I spent his last night of freedom. Super cool and historic hotel. Apparently we also walked the grounds of the minster. Mind you, this was a long time ago, but still, I’ve been there! 🙂

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:02:45 +0000

In reply to WanderingCanadians.

it was for sure a lovely day trip and definitely made me appreciate how lucky we are to live today and not 150 years ago!

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:02:07 +0000

In reply to Juliette.

I agree, and I was definitely in need of the walk and beautiful Minster to cheer me up after the visit to the workhouse! Thanks so much for reading Juliette, and have a good rest of your week 🙂

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:01:25 +0000

In reply to 100 Country Trek.

So amazing you have visited too Anita, not too many people know about it

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:01:07 +0000

In reply to The Travel Architect.

Oh that’s amazing, definitely an easy one to get to then 🙂

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By: Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire – Barney Travel Technologies

Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire – Barney Travel Technologies — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:02:08 +0000

[…] of Nottinghamshire recently because one of my friends moved there. In my previous post, I visited Southwell with her, and on this winter visit we headed to Newstead […]

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By: WanderingCanadians

WanderingCanadians — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:22:42 +0000

Looks like you had an action-packed day of exploring Southwell. Life does not sound like it was fun in the Southwell Workhouse. The Southwell Minster on the other hand looks very charming and beautiful.

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By: Juliette

Juliette — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:00:19 +0000

What an interesting history – the Workhouse must have been quite a sobering visit indeed, though it is always important to acknowledge such places existed not so long ago! It’s great that you could finish of the day with a nice walk! Thanks for sharing this perfect day trip idea – as well as the correct pronunciation of the town’s name!

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