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Market Place, Hay on Wye, Herefordshire

Market Place, Hay on Wye, Herefordshire


Hay on Wye Castle and War Memorial, Herefordshire

Hay on Wye Castle and War Memorial, Herefordshire




Bridge over the River Arrow, Pembridge, Herefordshire

Bridge over the River Arrow, Pembridge, Herefordshire


Passing Cloud Over Whitby Abbey

Passing Cloud Over Whitby Abbey


Roseberry Topping in Winter

Roseberry Topping in Winter


Ingleton Falls

Ingleton Falls
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, North Yorkshire ... The trail first opened to the public in 1885, what a stunning place to walk.


Whitby Harbour

Whitby Harbour
Whitby Harbour.


The ice covered lake at Nidd.

The ice covered lake at Nidd.
The ice covered lake at Nidd.


Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
View on Robin Hood's Bay (September 2006)


North Pier, Whitby.

North Pier, Whitby.
Whitby's North Pier in Mono.


Staithes Harbour View.

Staithes Harbour View.
Taken from the original photo slide some years ago, and I scanned to PC. Not one of my best, but gives a taster for the place to...


Gladiator

Gladiator
A replica of a 17th century Borghese Gladiator statue has been placed on a plinth at one of Yorkshire's most famous abbeys,...


Wharram Percy 5

Wharram Percy 5




Dales Road

Dales Road
One of my favorite photos of our whole trip. This road is the B6160 N. of Skipton. Don't know if it was actually around...


A view of Hawes

A view of Hawes
The village of Gayle


Caldron Force

Caldron Force
A very picturesque waterfall near the beautiful North Yorkshire village of West Burton


River of fire

River of fire
Late evening after an awful day


Goathland pedestrian crossing

Goathland pedestrian crossing


A Quiet Backwater...

A Quiet Backwater...
Yards from the main road running through Thornton-le-Dale, I discovered this quiet scene. The only noise one could hear was the...


The ice covered lake at Nidd.

The ice covered lake at Nidd.
The ice covered lake at Nidd.


Bright  Spell 2

Bright Spell 2


Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay
From the top of the hill


The long walk

The long walk
199 Steps, Whitby HDR


Sheep

Sheep


Scarborough Castle

Scarborough Castle
Taken from the viewing platform at Scarborough Castle.


Rolling Waves of the North Sea

Rolling Waves of the North Sea
At Whitby.


Foreboding

Foreboding
Church Lane leading to Whitby Abbey. The Abbey and town gave inspiration to Bram Stoker in writing his book Dracula.


A 2nd View (slightly more south) of Swaldale looking west towards Gunnerside, North Yorkshire

A 2nd View (slightly more south) of Swaldale looking west towards Gunnerside, North Yorkshire


A View of Swaldale looking west towards Gunnerside, North Yorkshire

A View of Swaldale looking west towards Gunnerside, North Yorkshire


Swaledale, near Gunnerside in North Yorkshire

Swaledale, near Gunnerside in North Yorkshire
Photograph taken in September with a Canon e7 and Kodak UC400




Turvey, Bedfordshire

Turvey, Bedfordshire


Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire


Floods in Yelden, Bedfordshire. Sunday 16th March 2008

Floods in Yelden, Bedfordshire. Sunday 16th March 2008
Car waiting for rescue, High Street, Yelden


The Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - June 2006

The Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire June 2006


The Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire - June 2006

The Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire June 2006


A picture of The Swiss Garden

A picture of The Swiss Garden
White Peacock taken in the Swiss Garden in Old Warden. Taken in April 2004 on my last trip to England.


The Church of St Lawrence at Willington, Bedfordshire - Taken on 27-12-05

The Church of St Lawrence at Willington, Bedfordshire Taken on 27-12-05


Entrance to Clophill on a rainy day

Entrance to Clophill on a rainy day


Herd

Herd


Roses around the folly

Roses around the folly
This folly is located in the grounds of Spains Hall, an Elizabethan country house.


Walking through the bluebell woods

Walking through the bluebell woods


Flowers in the snow

Flowers in the snow


Garden in Chipping Campden

Garden in Chipping Campden


Bluebells

Bluebells
What a fabulous show of bluebells and it's a pity you can't smell them, what an aroma !! ... a sunny mornings walk through Marles...


Thrift coming into flower on the clifftop at Bedruthan Steps

Thrift coming into flower on the clifftop at Bedruthan Steps


Bluebell woods

Bluebell woods




Wild Poppies

Wild Poppies


Robin....erithacus rubecula

Robin....erithacus rubecula


Bridge of Sighs

Bridge of Sighs


St Marys Church

St Marys Church
Taken from the village with the lakes of Thorpe Park behind. One of the oldest in the area


Blooming nature

Blooming nature


There out there!

There out there!
A recent trip to Surrey, and a morning visit to Black Down, I came across this view up a little lane on the way to the popular...


Godalming, Surrey

Godalming, Surrey
The Wey Navigation looking towards Godalming, Surrey


Swan & Cygnet   The Spring

Swan & Cygnet The Spring


Swan & Cygnet. The Spring

Swan & Cygnet. The Spring


Storm

Storm
Black clouds brewing, over Derwentwater, Keswick, Cumbria


Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Tarn
Loughrigg Tarn early morning reflection,before the wind rippled the water.


Kirkstone Pass

Kirkstone Pass


Windermere at Waterhead, Cumbria

Windermere at Waterhead, Cumbria
Windermere at Waterhead. Scanned image taken from picture taken with Canon SLR Camera.


Derwent Island, Derwentwater

Derwent Island, Derwentwater


Rydal Water, Lake District

Rydal Water, Lake District
Stormy sky approaching over Rydal Water.


Packhorse bridge

Packhorse bridge


Sunset from Applethwaite, Cumbria

Sunset from Applethwaite, Cumbria


Surprise View

Surprise View
The view from "Surprise View " above Derwentwater, near Keswick, Cumbria.




Solitude

Solitude
Derwent Water, Cumbria.


Shellingford in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire. Just before the sun went down in April 2006.

Shellingford in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire. Just before the sun went down in April 2006.


High Street, Wingham, Kent

High Street, Wingham, Kent


Call Of The Wild

Call Of The Wild
Hidden Green Phonebox near Helmsley North Yorkshire


Crown Inn, St Ewe, Cornwall

Crown Inn, St Ewe, Cornwall
Taken outside the beautiful old Crown Inn.


Castle Combe

Castle Combe


Silhouette

Silhouette
Sunrise, Kingsbury Water Park.


Cheshire scenery

Cheshire scenery
At Pott Shrigley.


Church Entrance, Gawsworth

Church Entrance, Gawsworth


Nuthatch with peanut - New Forest UK

Nuthatch with peanut - New Forest UK
This image was taken near Lyndhurst in the New Forest.


Curber Edge.

Curber Edge.
This was taken just after mid-day, so the light was very harsh! It was a grab shot as we were coming to the end of Curber Edge...


Winnat's Pass, Castleton

Winnat's Pass, Castleton


Reflections

Reflections
Picture taken while on an early morning walk along the tow path of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Near Skipton


Over Hacking Woods

Over Hacking Woods
Autumn through Over Hacking Woods along the River Hodder at Hurst Green, in Lancashire.


Robin on a branch

Robin on a branch
Robin sitting on a branch in Kingsbury Water Park, on a cold November morning.


Village seen from Burton Dassett country park, Warwickshire

Village seen from Burton Dassett country park, Warwickshire


A stormy day at Burton Dassett

A stormy day at Burton Dassett


John White's birthplace, Stanton St John, near Oxford

John White's birthplace, Stanton St John, near Oxford
John White was chief founder of Massachusetts.


Parish church, Stanton St John, near Oxford

Parish church, Stanton St John, near Oxford


Wantage, Oxfordshire Landscape

Wantage, Oxfordshire Landscape
The landscape looking north towards Wantage, Oxfordshire.


Oxford

Oxford
Oxford


Oxford

Oxford
Oxford


Oxford

Oxford
Oxford


Obliging peacock, Elsfield, near Oxford

Obliging peacock, Elsfield, near Oxford


Magdalen College, Oxford 03

Magdalen College, Oxford 03


Magdalen College, Oxford 034

Magdalen College, Oxford 034


Magdalen College, Oxford 037

Magdalen College, Oxford 037


A Robin with a fly in it's beak

A Robin with a fly in it's beak
This cheaky Robin was waiting for me to dig the allotment, so it could find food for it's young.


Snow in Spring 2008

Snow in Spring 2008
The snow took us all by surprise last Spring.


Oxford in November

Oxford in November


Spring Bluebells

Spring Bluebells
Emmens Lane, Checkendon


Lovely picture of the Cotswold village of Churchill, Oxfordshire

Lovely picture of the Cotswold village of Churchill, Oxfordshire


Kings Sutton Church

Kings Sutton Church
If you stand in the right place you can see the towers of three local churches, Kings Sutton, Bloxham and Adderbury. There is a...


Goslings, University Parks, Oxford

Goslings, University Parks, Oxford
Taken at the old Parson's Pleasure, which was certainly still a male-only nudist colony when I was at the university, much to the...


Standlake Oxfordshire

Standlake Oxfordshire
Romantic Cottage


Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford
This picture is taken from Addison's Walk on the grounds of Magdalen College.


Wantage, Oxfordshire Landscape

Wantage, Oxfordshire Landscape
The landscape south of Wantage, Oxfordshire with the very old Newbury to Wantage road winding it's way through South Oxfordshire...


Oxford Canal at Somerton, Oxon.

Oxford Canal at Somerton, Oxon.


Great Tew cottage and flowers

Great Tew cottage and flowers


Addison's Walk in the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford

Addison's Walk in the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford


Bluebells in April

Bluebells in April
This photograph was taken on 27th April at the same spot as the previous snow scene, taken on 6th April.


Little Wittenham

Little Wittenham


Up the Lane

Up the Lane


Early morning frost

Early morning frost
The view from my friend's kitchen window - lovely!


Brightwell Barrow near Wittenham Clumps

Brightwell Barrow near Wittenham Clumps
Brightwell Barrow is a seperate hill a couple of hundred yards from Whittenham Clumps.


Perfect reflection

Perfect reflection
The narrowboat was stopped mid canal to enable me to photograph this bridge on the Oxford Canal.


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