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The Pooh Sticks Bridge in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex.

Pooh Sticks Bridge, Sussex: How to get there, parking & visitor tips

The Pooh Sticks Bridge – where Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin played in the AA Milne books – is in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. Here’s how to get there and what NOT to do. What is the Pooh Sticks Bridge? The Pooh Sticks Bridge…

England, literature, South-East England, Sussex, UK

The remaining Heffalump Trap tree in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex.

Heffalump Trap, Ashdown Forest: How to find the Winnie the Pooh site

Google Maps has misplaced the site of AA Milne’s Heffalump Trap in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. Here’s how to get to the real tree and hollow from the Winnie the Pooh books. What is the Heffalump Trap? The Heffalump Trap in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex,…

England, literature, South-East England, Sussex, UK, walks

Franz Kafka Museum, Prague: Prices, times & what is it like?

This guide to the Franz Kafka Museum in Prague, Czechia, gives you exact information: opening hours, ticket prices, how to get there by public transport or car, parking options, accessibility, and best times to visit so your visit is well timed and hassle-free. To skip…

Czechia, literature, museums, Prague

Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

Shakespeare’s Birthplace guide – ticket prices, hours, parking & booking tips

This no-nonsense travel guide for first-time visitors to Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon covers how to get there, opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, plus smart timing and nearby attractions for a fuller visit. Shakespeare’s birthplace: a brief overview Shakespeare’s Birthplace is a carefully restored 16th-century…

England, literature, UK, Warwickshire, West Midlands

Pubs and poems | Edinburgh literary pub tour review

The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour combines beers in historic Edinburgh pubs with stories about Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. Poetry in the Beehive Inn, Grassmarket In the upstairs room of the Beehive Inn on Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, a gathered crowd sits utterly…

Edinburgh, literature, Scotland, tours, UK

Vailima, Robert Louis Stevenson's house in Samoa.

Vailima, Samoa: Visiting Robert Louis Stevenson’s grave

Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa Visiting Robert Louis Stevenson’s grave is quite the trek. Somewhat surprisingly, the Scottish author is buried in the Pacific nation of Samoa. Stevenson, who wrote the likes of Treasure Island and Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, was a sickly chap…

literature, museums, Pacific Islands, Samoa