This morning I once again felt the lure of the open road. Prompted by clear skies and warm, summer sunshine, I pumped-up my bike's tyres and took to the tarmac. Heading out of my home village, I entered the maze of near-deserted North Lincolnshire backroads. There, flanked by lush hedgerows and verdant verges, I followed …
Tag: Thornton Abbey
Background to a Tale
The casual visitor to this site doesn’t need to be particularly perceptive to realise that a certain medieval abbey has been a significant influence in my writing. First of all there’s the real-life medieval mystery, ‘The Silent Stones of Thornton Abbey’. And, of course, there’s my children’s fantasy ‘The Door to Caellfyon’, the serialisation of …
‘The Door to Caellfyon’
‘Is there anything that’s puzzled you? Something you’ve never been able to find an answer for?’ This simple question prompts insecure teenager Levi Hardy to step through a curious door in an ancient abbey. From there he goes on an astonishing journey. A journey to a distant land; a land in peril. A land where …
Thornton Abbey
Today’s early spring sunshine happened to coincide with a low breeze - unusual for this stretch of North Sea coast at this time of year. I therefore hauled the dust sheet from my cycle, pumped-up my tyres and took to the open road. As is often the case, my ride took me past nearby Thornton …
