Tag: Severn

International education

Visiting Croome Court

On a beautiful but cool Monday morning, I traveled with Robert and Sally to their weekly volunteer assignment for the National Trust at Croome Court. History of the Estate The house and the church sit in a landscape designed to gradually reveal itself. The property, mansion house, church, and outbuildings are owned by Croome Heritage Trust, and leased to the National Trust, which operates it as a tourist attraction. The National Trust owns the surrounding parkland, which is also open to the public. The

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International education

A Return to Steam

On Tuesday, Robert, Sally, and I visited the Severn Valley Railway for an all-day, steam-powered trip between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. I was the happy kid hanging out the window, feeling the wind in my face, and smelling the coal smoke as the train wound its way through 16 miles of greenery along the Severn River and some of the most picturesque railway stations I’ve ever seen. Memories of Sherlock Holmes and Watson and years of affectionate stories about the British

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