Tag Archives: Caves

The Secret Island part 3: Making homes

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Fiona

I have managed two write two full posts about this book, without having read past the first two chapters. In an attempt to not make it a post per chapter and be here for 21 posts, this time I’m going … Continue reading →

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Caves and ruins – the reality

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Fiona

I’ve done two ‘reality’ posts already – one about finding a real-life hollow tree, and another about caves and passages at Auchmithie beach. I was on holiday on the north east coast of Scotland earlier in the month and found … Continue reading →

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Caves and secret passages – the reality

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Fiona

Following on from finding a true Hollow Tree House we recently made a trip to Auchmithie beach, which just so happens to be the home of several caves and even a ‘secret’ passage or two. How do they compare to … Continue reading →

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Blyton’s homeliest secret homes

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Fiona

There are many sorts of homes in Blyton’s books. Many of them are perfectly average (for the times they were set) rural or village cottages, farms, suburban houses, boarding schools and so on. There are also the slightly more unusual … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go to Billycock Hill

Posted on December 30, 2016 by pippastef

Before I start properly, I want to apologise to everyone because I believe that at the beginning of this series of blogs I said I would review the episodes as they appeared on the collectors’ edition boxed set discs. As … Continue reading →

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Five Go Underground by Laura

Posted on June 4, 2014 by worldofblyton

I was always fascinated by the Famous Five stories that involved caves in some way or another when I read them as a child and again as an adult. And I wasn’t the only one – I used to work … Continue reading →

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How every part of my holiday reminded me of Blyton

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Fiona

As I think I’ve mentioned a least a couple of times recently, I was on holiday last week. I didn’t go anywhere exotic, instead I stayed a couple of miles outside a small town (Grantown-on-Spey) in the Cairngorms National Park. … Continue reading →

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