With tube strike chaos testing my patience to the limits, I probably wasn’t the only one longing to be far from the madding crowds last week. Having had more than my fill of city living, I decided to return to the land on a day trip to Avebury in search of the mysterious stones circles. Would their positive vibrations be enough to restore my flagging spirits?
Office Breaks Fields surrounding Avebury
With no end in sight to our extraordinary heat-wave, you may be getting a little bored of lolling around in London’s parks. If the frisbees are fraying your nerves and you can’t quite recall what a horizon looks like, it may be time to break out the city and re-discover England’s coastline – (melting train tracks permitting). Resist following your colleagues to London-by-Sea and venture instead to upmarket Whitstable where the world really is your oyster.
Whitstable Oyster Festival The landing of the oyster
With the welcome return of warm weather this week, there’s no better antidote for work-related stress than to leave the rat race behind and take in the bracing sea air of the South Downs. Determined to blow away the corporate cobwebs and release six months of shoulder tension, I join the Trailblazer Meet Up Group for a day’s walk along the Seven Sisters.
Diamond Geezer Seven Sisters
With the office lunch hour squeezed into a schedule jam-packed with meetings, appointments and deadlines, the pleasure of going out for lunch can quickly be marred by slow service, compulsive clock-watching and a guilty dash back to your desk. To avoid reaching for the Rennies before rushing to your next meeting, why not book out the day for a luxurious lunch with a continental twist.
Moyan Brenn Ile St Louis