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Warwickshire

A trip to the Phoenix Scalextric Track, the UK’s largest

March 29, 2014 Mark Leave a comment Motor Racing, Travel, UK
The Phoenix Scalextric Track, Studley, Warwickshire

I took a trip recently to the UK’s largest permanent Scalextric set, the Phoenix Scalextric Track near Studley in Warwickshire.  For those not familiar with Scalextric, it is a remote control car racing system that is an institution in the UK.  It first appeared at the Harrogate Toy Fair in 1957, and since then, has been […]

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Kenilworth Castle

April 2, 2013January 19, 2015 Mark Leave a comment History, Travel, UK
Kenilworth Castle

On Easter Day on Sunday, we went, like many I’m sure, for a family outing. We headed off to Kenilworth Castle, one of the many sites managed by English Heritage, which was certainly more successful than some previous days out like this one…  I have recently mentioned some prehistoric sites that English Heritage look after, […]

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