{"id":494,"date":"2009-03-20T22:00:43","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/?p=494"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:42:46","slug":"a-break-from-the-old-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/a-break-from-the-old-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"A break from the old routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So today we took a day off and went exploring in our new car &#038; we ended up here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/server\/show\/nav.13495\">Beeston Castle<\/a> In Cheshire. It was wonderful bright spring day &#038; there was hardly a soul around. Lucky us<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle1.jpg?resize=450%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"castle1\" title=\"castle1\" width=\"450\" height=\"294\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle1.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle2.jpg?resize=450%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"castle2\" title=\"castle2\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-496\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle3.jpg?resize=450%2C299&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"castle3\" title=\"castle3\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle3.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle4.jpg?resize=338%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"castle4\" title=\"castle4\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle4.jpg?w=338&amp;ssl=1 338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.koolbadges.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/castle4.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So today we took a day off and went exploring in our new car &#038; we ended up here at Beeston Castle In Cheshire. It was wonderful bright spring day &#038; there was hardly a soul around. 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