Roger and Eillen

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Roger Hermiston & Eileen Wise

Roger was Assistant Editor of Today on BBC Radio 4, while Eileen headed up the global PR for The Economist and Reuters. When not travelling near and far, Roger writes narrative 20th century history books such as 'The Greatest Traitor' and 'All Behind You, Winston'. They have a remarkable menagerie including a pony, two donkeys, three cats, two peacocks and a guinea fowl.
Reliving History at The Swan at Lavenham

Reliving History at The Swan at Lavenham

Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise fill their boots on local history while staying and dining at The Swan at Lavenham in Suffolk, as well as enjoying the most blissful spa…

London Weekend Breaks: Haymarket Hotel

London Weekend Breaks: Haymarket Hotel

On one of their infrequent London weekend breaks, Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise discover the lure of the capital undiminished while staying at the Haymarket and visiting the West End. It’s…

Le Talbooth Dedham and Friends

Le Talbooth Dedham and Friends

Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise spend a weekend on the Essex – Suffolk border basking in the trio of delights at Maison Talbooth, Le Talbooth and Milsoms hotel and restaurant…

South Africa Travel: from Cape to Cape

South Africa Travel: from Cape to Cape

On a South Africa Travel trip to the Western Cape, with a brief excursion into the Eastern Cape, Eileen Wise and Roger Hermiston dip their toes into this remarkably vast…

Rhodes Memorial: Controversial History

Rhodes Memorial: Controversial History

On their trip through South Africa, Eileen Wise and Roger Hermiston pay a visit on a controversial figure in Cape Town at the Rhodes Memorial…

Sleeping with History: Beaverbrook Hotel

Sleeping with History: Beaverbrook Hotel

The Blitz, Battle of Britain and D-Day landings, Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit the Beaverbrook Hotel in Surrey to take a bed with history, and do not leave disappointed. …

Ireland Travel by the History Book

Ireland Travel by the History Book

Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise set off back in time on an Ireland travel yarn to unearth echoes of Raleigh, Cromwell and De Valera, as well as an invaluable Blue…

Observations on the Wye Valley

Observations on the Wye Valley

Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise decide to take an old companion along with them during their journey along the Wye Valley in Wales…