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The Crab Pub near Shanklin - March 2009

Shanklin

in the county of Isle of Wight

Wind power

Ullswater

in the county of Cumbria

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This is the front of Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire

Sutton Scarsdale

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction S)

This is a village noted for the romantic ruins of what was once one of the grandest houses in Derbyshire...

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Exterior Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire

Bolsover

(3.1 miles, 5.1 km, direction SE)

Bolsover is a small town lying 5 miles east of Chesterfield. It occupies a picturesque valley setting, watched over by 17th century Bolsover Castle which stands on the site of a former fortress of Norman times...

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THe Market Hall, Chesterfield

Chesterfield

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction SW)

Chesterfield is an attractive town close to the dramatic peaks of the Peak District National Park. It is well known for its strange landmark, the crooked spire of its parish.....

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Water falls

Sheffield

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

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Mansfield Market Place, Notts

Mansfield

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

During the war, both Mansfield and the surrounding region provided sanctuary for Midlander's fleeing the destruction of Hitler's bombs...

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Church

Worksop

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction E)

The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton...

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All Saints Church, Laughton en le Morthen, South Yorkshire

Laughton en le Morthen

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NE)

Once a mining hamlet, Laughton-en-le-Morthen is now thriving village with stylish housing expanding out from its medieval centre...

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Village Green with Methodist Chapel in the background, Whiston (nr Rotherham), South Yorkshire.

Whiston

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction N)

Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley...

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Thatched cottages in Baslow, Derbyshire 1993

Baslow

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction W)

Set amidst the stark loneliness of the High Peak the village of Baslow is surrounded by some of the finest historic properties to be found in Derbyshire...

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St Peters Church

Edensor

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

It was the 6th Duke of Devonshire who looked out of his window one day from Chatsworth House, and realised that the magnificent view of the park in front of him was blocked by a.....

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The Senses

Bolsover Castle

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction SE)

The early morning sun streams down on a piece of Derbyshire's proud heritage, as into view come the magnificent ruins of Bolsover.....

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Carr Vale Nature Reserve, Derbyshire

Carr Vale Nature Reserve

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction SE)

A mixture of open water, marsh, grassland and scrub that provides habitat for wintering wildfowl and raptors, migrating waders,.....

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This is the front of Sutton Scaresdale Hall, Derbyshire

Sutton Scarsdale Hall

(2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction S)

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Poulter Country Park, Nether Langwith, Derbyshire

Poulter Country Park

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction E)

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Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire

Rother Valley Country Park

(5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)

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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction S)

This magnificent Elizabethan house was begun by Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) in the year 1591. For the.....

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Stainsby Mill, Doe Lea, Derbyshire

Stainsby Mill

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction S)

A fully working 19th-century flour water mill located on the grounds of Hardwick Hall, both attractions under the care of the.....

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A picture of Pleasley Pit Country Park

Pleasley Pit Country Park

(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SE)

Pleasley Pit Country park is a reclaimed colliery site, which now offers nature lovers the chance to see record numbers of.....

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The Woods

Whitwell Wood

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

Whitwell is famous for its wood, which is said to be the largest in Europe. It is arguably the finest woodland in North East.....

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Ulley Country Park, South Yorkshire

Ulley Country Park

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)

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