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vch-home.bsky.social
The sun is shining, the forecast is good, and we're on the train to the launch of our latest 'Short' on the Victorian resort of #Southend, Essex.

Why don't you come along with us? #GrandDayOut #ThereWillBeIceCream 🗃️
vch-home.bsky.social Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · Mar 6
OUT NOW!

Our latest 'Short' describes the development of Southend, from a scatter of houses by a common in Prittlewell to a well-heeled haven for London commuters and honeypot for daytrippers.

Huge thanks to our wonderful authors, and our friends @uolpress.bsky.social. #NewBook 🗃️
uolpress.bsky.social University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · Mar 6
The Victoria History of Essex: Southend is now available! The definitive history of Southend’s expansion, it depicts how a seasonal resort evolved into a dynamic year-round town.
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-vic...

Part of our VCH Shorts series with @vchlondon.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #LocalHistory
April 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
georgeg.bsky.social
Trip to Liverpool and of course, we ended up in a cemetery 🪦🪦🪦

#liverpool
#photowalk
#granddayout
April 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
bshook6.bsky.social
A #granddayout maps.app.goo.gl/3ChWrkSEootE...

550 meters of climbing
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
freyalyn.bsky.social
We haven't been to #FountainsAbbey for years until Saturday, and it was a #GrandDayOut.
Arthur peering through an 18C stone balustrade at the lake The view up the river to the Abbey Arthur, Hector, and Mark, with the Abbey behind Arthur in the Temple of the Winds
February 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
helenjerome.bsky.social
#thewrongtrousers
not a #granddayout
biggus.bsky.social Biggus @biggus.bsky.social · Aug 1
The longer you look at it, the worse it gets. #aifail
August 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
tvtimes.bsky.social
Have you voted for your FAVOURITE FACTUAL SHOW in the #TVTimesAwards2026 yet?

Vote here: futureevents.uk/tvtimes

#FakeOrFortune #FletchersFamilyFarm #GardenersWorld #LongLostFamily #LoveYourWeekend #ForDogsSake #RATW #GrandDayOut #TheJoyOfPets #TheYorkshireVet

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September 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
benmccormick.bsky.social
Still able to knock out a 20-mile yomp across the North Downs in the depths of January. Great day for it as there was barely any wind. Found a cracking little bar in Rochester too. #granddayout
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
katwhen.bsky.social
A decal of a badge from the Women in Revolt: 1970-1990 exhibition at Modern Two, which I’m filing under “I can’t believe we still have to protest this shit”. Art/activism coalesced to show these movements in a context of one another. #GrandDayOut @unamccormack.bsky.social
A dark circle with a cartoon of two seated toddlers one with darker skin and one with lighter skin, with the following text: WE NEED DAY CARE CENTERS
November 3, 2024 at 2:21 PM
waterloosunsetrail.bsky.social
❤️#TheFamilyOnTheTrain @serailway.bsky.social - Headcorn, Kent - London bound for a #GrandDayOut Birthday 🎂🚒 57 Candles - You’d need a Fire Engine too!
December 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
philwbayles.com
As the philosopher Goldblum once said: "IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!"

Which means I'm taking the day off work and having a #GrandDayOut.

But first: coffee.
June 10, 2026 at 6:42 AM
denisery.bsky.social
It doesn’t happen too often but me and the OH are having a #GrandDayOut today and currently having beers in Sweden after a day of peering at old things (older than ourselves) and buying food at reasonable prices for a bloody change !
Current view from a bar in Strømstad. We are at the harbourside, the sun is shining on the water and there are wee clouds scudding and hazing over the sun. At the top of the ramparts at Fredriksten fortress I. Halden, Norway. There are two cannons mounted on red carriages and David stands between them looking out over the harbour. Sweden and Norway have not always been friends . A scene from a museum in Sarpsborg (the museum features a few buildings of a similar age to my house , which dates from 1894. This is both weird and not). Besides a large open fireplace a witch style broom is resting against the wall.
July 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
past-times-lh.bsky.social
We are excited for this Friday's episode of Susan Calman’s
#GrandDayOut

Our contribution was filmed at Sudeley Castle, the cast & crew had great fun producing it!

Friday 10th October @ 8pm Channel 5

#pasttimeslivinghistory ... where Theatre and history meet ... #Thegotolivinghistorygroup
October 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
larselund.bsky.social
On the other hand... one can get ones bum out in the outbacks and have a nice day. You know, spill coffee, eat your brought sandwiches, bask in the sun and forget to read that book you intend to impress someone with.
#granddayout #feedme #seymour #ahlgrensbilar #blender
March 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
thisislou.bsky.social
📚 Day out in Haworth. Had a bit of a mooch!

📖 I bought a gift for a friend from one of the many gift shops. Spent a good while learning at the Brontë museum. Partner got a jigsaw and two books!

💃 We danced like Kate Bush in Penistone Hill Country Park- while no one watched!

#GrandDayOut #GoodDay
March 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
tvtimes.bsky.social
Let's get real! Vote for your FAVOURITE FACTUAL SHOW in the #TVTimesAwards2026 at the link: futureevents.uk/tvtimes

#FakeOrFortune #FletchersFamilyFarm #GardenersWorld #LongLostFamily #LoveYourWeekend #ForDogsSake #RaceAcrossTheWorld #GrandDayOut #TheJoyOfPets #TheYorkshireVet
September 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
tvtimes.bsky.social
Fact checking! Who do you support for FAVOURITE FACTUAL SHOW? Vote here: futureevents.uk/tvtimes

#FakeOrFortune #FletchersFamilyFarm #GardenersWorld #LongLostFamily #LoveYourWeekend #ForDogsSake #RaceAcrossTheWorld #GrandDayOut #TheJoyOfPets #TheYorkshireVet

#TVTimesAwards2026
September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
tvtimes.bsky.social
Vote for your FAVOURITE FACTUAL SHOW in the #TVTimesAwards2026 using this link: futureevents.uk/tvtimes

The nominees are: #FakeOrFortune #FletchersFamilyFarm #GardenersWorld #LongLostFamily #LoveYourWeekend #ForDogsSake #RaceAcrossTheWorld #GrandDayOut #TheJoyOfPets #TheYorkshireVet
September 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
fizzbee.bsky.social
Jarritos pop up!
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#jarritos #jarritospopup #ossington #parodyposters #granddayout
August 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
bettystoveseyes.bsky.social
Ticking along, thanks

Had some excellent news about a friend who's been through tough times. And am going to the seaside tomorrow afternoon for fish & chips, via the cheese shop and the fish smokery #granddayout
March 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
dunc1969.bsky.social
A toast to absent friends @jonny_ives @CSBenno @grobykid @LloydConaway @leisurereview #granddayout
March 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
philwbayles.com
Every year on my birthday, I take the day off work and go on what I call a #GrandDayOut. (I'm a few days early this year because I'll be looking after a two-year-old on my actual birthday).

So far I've been for a haircut and had an *amazing* breakfast burrito, and now I'm off to the movies!
Photo of an amazing breakfast burrito from The Cabin in Sheffield. Picture of a movie ticket for "Furiosa", with a blank cinema screen in the background. Don't worry, I'll turn my phone off when the film starts. I'm not a monster.
June 7, 2024 at 11:55 AM