~~~~Lenny Henry gets it spot on… ~~~~ Not far from Lenny’s birth place of Dudley (well about 1½hrs depending on whose driving!) – is Preston and several places to rest a weary head. After working a full day and driving for several hours Preston was our destination for an overnight stop whilst travelling to a family wedding in Gretna. We didn’t book in advance simply because we weren’t sure how far we would be able to travel up the country from Somerset on a Friday night. We had seen stacks of adverts for Premier Inn and noticed many of these sleeping places on route. I had checked out several ...
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