Tom Hopkins
@tmphopkins1.bsky.social
Curator of Aircraft and Exhibits, Royal Air Force Museum. Also likes classics, ancient and medieval history, books, cheese, and making heritage careers more inclusive. Views my Own.
Just coming in here to say that Carreg Cennan Castle is absolutely A1 - the stones, the setting, the mysterious caves. You have to go.
August 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Just coming in here to say that Carreg Cennan Castle is absolutely A1 - the stones, the setting, the mysterious caves. You have to go.
May have succumbed to the temptation of the merch and returned home with a medieval board game and, erm, a poleaxe
May 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
May have succumbed to the temptation of the merch and returned home with a medieval board game and, erm, a poleaxe
Very wholesome fun at the Evesham medieval market today
May 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Very wholesome fun at the Evesham medieval market today
The best thing about walking past a (partially) 12th C church is when you bump into the warden who lets you in!
(St Chad’s, Boningale, Shropshire)
(St Chad’s, Boningale, Shropshire)
January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The best thing about walking past a (partially) 12th C church is when you bump into the warden who lets you in!
(St Chad’s, Boningale, Shropshire)
(St Chad’s, Boningale, Shropshire)
Sunny days at the end of the Christmas holidays are the best
January 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sunny days at the end of the Christmas holidays are the best
I just had the most pawsome taxi driver
December 3, 2024 at 7:04 PM
I just had the most pawsome taxi driver
White Ladies Priory, Shropshire, looking nice and spooky in the twilight this evening
December 1, 2024 at 5:14 PM
White Ladies Priory, Shropshire, looking nice and spooky in the twilight this evening
Not sure I like this new brand of snow-impervious spiders!
November 21, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Not sure I like this new brand of snow-impervious spiders!
Obligatory snowy scenes from Shropshire this morning
November 19, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Obligatory snowy scenes from Shropshire this morning
Now that I’m on this place I suppose I should post some top quality museum content, so please enjoy these excellent mannequins
November 13, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Now that I’m on this place I suppose I should post some top quality museum content, so please enjoy these excellent mannequins