Bolingbroke castle, now a ruin, was the birthplace of Henry Bolingbroke. He became Henry IV.

If you visit in a vehicle larger than a small car, it’s a very good idea NOT to miss the suggestion on the website to park in the village and walk to it, rather than driving right up to the gate. You can probably guess how we learned that!

I have a village murder story in the current issue of My Weekly.

If you like that kind of thing, but at a longer length, you may like to know that book 4 in my Little Mallow cosy mystery series will be published later this month. The ebook can be ordered here.
I’ll be doing a signing in The Book Shop in Lee-on-the-Solent on 28th November. That’s the nearest real village to the series setting.

Bolingbroke village was a real place. Actually it still is, although it’s now called Old Bolingbroke. We had a good look round and spoke to a few locals. None of them appeared to be even slightly murderous!