I visited Basingstoke on Saturday. It should be called Thatchergrad (see extensive internet discussion for this via your favorite search engine). We didn’t see any people before we discovered the huge shopping centre. They were all inside wandering backwards and forwards clutching plastic bags. It was truly depressing.
Saw the Wallace Collection briefly today. If you’re ever on Oxford Street and wishing you weren’t there then pop down to Manchester Square and visit Hertford House. It’s free so if you don’t like the art and amour you can leave without a qualm.
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The Wallace Collection is so good – can’t remember how long it is since I went there but I feel that I must revisit it now that you’ve reminded me. Have fun!