Phoebe Taplin
@phoebetaplin.bsky.social
freelance writer - currently mostly walking and car-free UK travel
first visit to Rutland Water...
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
first visit to Rutland Water...
autumn leaves are lovely this year...
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
autumn leaves are lovely this year...
Beautiful day on the Dales Way in Cumbria...
October 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Beautiful day on the Dales Way in Cumbria...
My latest theatre review - a spooky Halloween tale in the fabulous Mill at Sonning www.thereviewshub.com/the-shadow-i...
The Shadow in the Mirror – The Mill at Sonning - The Reviews Hub
Writer: Gerald Durrell Adaptor and Director: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart Unsettling, discordant music plays, underscored by strange inhuman sounds. Smoke drifts through uncanny shafts of light before a row ...
www.thereviewshub.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
My latest theatre review - a spooky Halloween tale in the fabulous Mill at Sonning www.thereviewshub.com/the-shadow-i...
Yes, some strong flavours, but mussel curry tasted like a tub of curry powder and they couldn't even give us any bread to go with it all... not a fan. Overpriced wine, noise from downstairs... yes, all a bit odd.
September 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Yes, some strong flavours, but mussel curry tasted like a tub of curry powder and they couldn't even give us any bread to go with it all... not a fan. Overpriced wine, noise from downstairs... yes, all a bit odd.
after days of alternating showers and sunshine, a huge rainbow at the end of our road...
September 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
after days of alternating showers and sunshine, a huge rainbow at the end of our road...
finally made it to Longthorpe Tower in Peterborough with its 14th-century wall paintings...
September 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
finally made it to Longthorpe Tower in Peterborough with its 14th-century wall paintings...
Exmouth in the sunshine...
August 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Exmouth in the sunshine...
www.cathedral.net/event-detail... Anyone in Edinburgh should take a look at this artwork in St Mary's episcopal cathedral....
Ringing the Changes | St Mary's Edinburgh
A dramatic installation of colourful banners depicting bellringing patterns, beneath the cathedrals’ bell tower, incorporating bellringing, weaving and architecture in one magnificent art installation...
www.cathedral.net
August 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
www.cathedral.net/event-detail... Anyone in Edinburgh should take a look at this artwork in St Mary's episcopal cathedral....
Peter Rabbit and Room on the Roof!
August 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Peter Rabbit and Room on the Roof!
My arty walk through Edinburgh in today's Guardian ... www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
The art of the city: a walking tour of Edinburgh’s best landscape sculptures
Start with Andy Goldsworthy’s earthy installations at the Royal Scottish Academy, then head outdoors to discover more of his work, alongside pieces by Barbara Hepworth, Antony Gormley and Charles Jenc...
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My arty walk through Edinburgh in today's Guardian ... www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Dublin by night...
August 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Dublin by night...
Wildflowers in Edinburgh Botanic garden before Storm Floris arrived...
August 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wildflowers in Edinburgh Botanic garden before Storm Floris arrived...
New Fisherman mural in Newquay
July 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New Fisherman mural in Newquay
This book I contributed to is due out in October press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Worlds of Wonder
A beautifully illustrated journey through the most beloved classics of children’s literature, spanning more than twenty countries and one hundred and fifty years
press.princeton.edu
July 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This book I contributed to is due out in October press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Folkestone Triennial - highly recommended and very easy to reach car-free! www.goodjourney.org.uk/creative-fol...
Creative Folkestone
Folkestone is a town full of art. The UK’s biggest urban collection of outdoor artworks is free and open every day across the town. It's easy to get there by train and to explore the town on foot or b...
www.goodjourney.org.uk
July 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Folkestone Triennial - highly recommended and very easy to reach car-free! www.goodjourney.org.uk/creative-fol...
walking the coast path - Hastings to Rye...
July 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
walking the coast path - Hastings to Rye...
Finally visited West Stow, which I've been meaning to do for ages...
July 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Finally visited West Stow, which I've been meaning to do for ages...
Been exploring some gardens in Suffolk... www.goodjourney.org.uk/suffolk-gard...
Suffolk Gardens
Suffolk is full of flowering gardens and parks, where you can stroll by the water or under shady trees and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells the English summer. From the historic seafront flowerbeds...
www.goodjourney.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Been exploring some gardens in Suffolk... www.goodjourney.org.uk/suffolk-gard...
Merry Wives of Windsor at the Globe Theatre... www.thereviewshub.com/25-the-merry...
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Shakespeare’s Globe, London - The Reviews Hub
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Sean Holmes Uniquely among Shakespeare’s plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor is set in the playwright’s own contemporary England. It transplants the character of Jo...
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July 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Merry Wives of Windsor at the Globe Theatre... www.thereviewshub.com/25-the-merry...
Reposted by Phoebe Taplin
🍃NEW SUMMER OFFER!🍃
Three handpicked collections for you all, free P&P ( UK orders ) with a bit off each book too.
Have a browse through our Walking, Garden and Travel collections, lovely books all of these.
www.littletoller.co.uk
#BookSky
#BookCommunity
Three handpicked collections for you all, free P&P ( UK orders ) with a bit off each book too.
Have a browse through our Walking, Garden and Travel collections, lovely books all of these.
www.littletoller.co.uk
#BookSky
#BookCommunity
July 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🍃NEW SUMMER OFFER!🍃
Three handpicked collections for you all, free P&P ( UK orders ) with a bit off each book too.
Have a browse through our Walking, Garden and Travel collections, lovely books all of these.
www.littletoller.co.uk
#BookSky
#BookCommunity
Three handpicked collections for you all, free P&P ( UK orders ) with a bit off each book too.
Have a browse through our Walking, Garden and Travel collections, lovely books all of these.
www.littletoller.co.uk
#BookSky
#BookCommunity
exploring statues of women in London, following the Westminster safari in a new book by Juliet Rix... www.safehavenbooks.co.uk/londons-stat...
July 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
exploring statues of women in London, following the Westminster safari in a new book by Juliet Rix... www.safehavenbooks.co.uk/londons-stat...
Reposted by Phoebe Taplin
July’s issue of Country Walking magazine features a #walk around the #Lincolnshire Wolds by @phoebetaplin.bsky.social with a route exploring Tennyson Country around the wonderfully named Bag Enderby. Discover more: bit.ly/4eAeCky
July 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
July’s issue of Country Walking magazine features a #walk around the #Lincolnshire Wolds by @phoebetaplin.bsky.social with a route exploring Tennyson Country around the wonderfully named Bag Enderby. Discover more: bit.ly/4eAeCky
