Infotel Magazine | Edition 20 | September 2017

A NOVEL STAY
Did holidays in Llandudno
inspire the beginnings of Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland?
The young and inquisitive Alice
would recount her holiday adventures
to Lewis Carroll and many believe these
tales shaped the story we all know today.
Read between
the lines in
Llandudno >>
Bideford and Barnstaple in Devon provide
the scenery for Tarka the Otter by Henry
Williamson. The book begins and ends in
Torrington with the author using real places
throughout the story; Bideford Long Bridge,
The Beam Aquaduct, Hoar Oak Water and
many more. Take the Tarka Trail by bicycle
or foot and discover this much loved book,
which has never been out of print.
Paperback best seller
in North Devon >>
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Photo © Roger A Smith (cc-by-sa/2.0)
Photo by Daniel Ogren, via Wikimedia Commons
[CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]
Edinburgh, the first designated UNESCO
City of Literature in the world, is the birthplace
and home to some of the world’s most loved
writers. JK Rowling wrote all the Harry
Potter books here, Kate Atkinson calls
Edinburgh home, Rebus and Ian Rankin are
synonymous with the city and it’s where
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
was brought to life. Literary events,
unique book shops and cafes,
new writing and the largest
International Book Festival make
Edinburgh a chapter not to skip.
Try a special edition
in Edinburgh >>
Discover the windswept heathers and wild moors
of Bronte country, West Yorkshire. The Bronte Way
takes enthusiasts on a 43 mile walk starting
at Oakwell Hall (Fieldheld in Charlotte Bronte’s
Shirley) past the Bronte birthplace in Thornton,
past Ponden Hall (Thrushcross Grange in Emily’s
Wuthering Heights) and onto walks that the
family enjoyed.
Scenic highlights include the
trail to the Bronte Waterfall,
over Bronte Bridge and up to
Top Withens, the suggested
location of Earnshaw House
in Wuthering Heights.
The walk does take in some
pretty wild and desolate
6moorland but it can be broken
down in to four manageable
‘chapters’ and there are plenty
of pubs and country houses
to keep you fuelled on
your journey!
A textbook stay in
West Yorkshire >>
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Photo © Humphrey
Bolton (cc-by-sa/2.0)