Tag Archives: outdoors

I met perhaps the most famous tree in the world at Sycamore Gap

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

If you think of how many trees are famous; there are quite a few of them but compared to the countless billions of trees on the planet they are really few and far between.  Some famous trees are no longer … Continue reading →

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From the prehistoric to the merely ancient

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

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I’ve had a busy old week and been unwell for longer so was unable to write at all so I hope this collection of photos which I took on Thursday. It was a very windy day and the temperature was … Continue reading →

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Stonehenge At Dusk

Posted on November 12, 2016 by

I don’t usually do simple photo posts but in Thursday on one if my guided tours, we happened to be at Stonehenge at dusk. Due to the latitude of the British Isles, dusk can be anything from about 11pm in … Continue reading →

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The home of Beatrix Potter & the wonderful world of Peter Rabbit

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

Following my exertions in the early part of my holiday a few weeks ago, I thought it would be a good idea to have an easier sort of day.  That didn’t mean it wouldn’t be a very full one however, … Continue reading →

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Visiting the magical land behind a waterfall and underground caving!

Posted on October 4, 2015 by

So far on our holiday no two days had been the same and this was to be no different. After doing a soot of shopping in Alston, the highest market town in England, we headed east over the Peninnes and … Continue reading →

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Fell walking and an abandoned mine

Posted on October 1, 2015 by

Early on Tuesday morning I decided to take advantage of the dry weather and walk up a Fell (the local term for the high moors in this part of the world). I really really like the outdoors and the lack … Continue reading →

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Alston Holiday Day 1

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

I’m away on holiday for a few days and staying in an old farmhouse, 500 metres/ 1600 feet up in the northern Pennines, an official area of outstanding beauty towards the top of England near the border with Scotland.   … Continue reading →

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