We were invited to the Isle of Eigg in the Inner Hebrides for a 'work' trip (one lecture and setting up an exhibition) with two colleagues and their families and we all stayed in a self-catering house, which allowed plenty of time to see the island. While...

We spent a few nights at Chippenham to visit some of the local sites, starting with the world's largest stone circle, at Avebury. And the man-made Silbury Hill, which is almost 40m high. We also went to Bath where Emma tested the water in the Roman baths....