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Eskdale

Eskdale
The lane next to Boot church in Eskdale .. you can almost sense an old horse & cart using this track?


Errwood Hall Ruins

Errwood Hall Ruins
This was the original entrance to the manor .. I believe ? Now overgrown.


Stour Valley Winter, Dorset.

Stour Valley Winter, Dorset.
The River Stour in flood, The North Dorset Trailway, December 2013.


Rutland

Rutland
Fort Henry built in 1788 as a pleasure-house for the nearby Exton Hall.


Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase


Grand union canal

Grand union canal
A barge moored up on the canal .. Boxing day 2013


The Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum
Central Hall


Kingsbury Water Park

Kingsbury Water Park
autumn walk


Passage leading to the Museum

Passage leading to the Museum
Sherborne Museum is housed in what used to be the gatehouse and almonry of the monastery once associated with the Abbey. Founded...


Ambleside from Wansfell 2

Ambleside from Wansfell 2
Ambleside again from Wansfell. The ever present Loughrigg and Langdale Fells behind. No wonder I love this place!


Barnack

Barnack
St John the Baptist Church


Coventry Cathedral

Coventry Cathedral
Cathedral`s tower. The spire rises to 90 m (295 ft) and is the tallest structure in the city. It is also the third tallest...


Uffington

Uffington
St Michael and All Angels Church


Dochart falls

Dochart falls
The bridge at the fabulous Dochart Falls in Killin




Reynolds Park

Reynolds Park
Taken at about nine in the morning on a clear November day.


Grasmoor view

Grasmoor view
The view from the fells around Cogra Moss looking toward Grassmoor & Crummock water


Petworth Deer Park

Petworth Deer Park
Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex, England is a late 17th century mansion rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour 6th Duke of...


Autumn colours

Autumn colours
Batsford Arboretum


Grassington, North Yorkshire

Grassington, North Yorkshire
The banks of the River Wharfe between Grassington and the village of Burnsall. This is a very popular place for walking.


Snowshill

Snowshill
Some of the cottage gardens .. still looking colourful


Stoke Rochford

Stoke Rochford
Stoke Rochford Hall.


Almost Autumn at Cottingham Park

Almost Autumn at Cottingham Park


Ellington Church

Ellington Church


High Sweden Bridge 3

High Sweden Bridge 3
View off the opposite bank of Scandale Beck from the previous shots before heading back to Ambleside via the gentle slopes of...


Hartshill Hayes

Hartshill Hayes


Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle . The ruins are best known as the home of Robert Dudley, the great love of Queen Elizabeth I. Dudley created...


Hull Marina - outer basin early am

Hull Marina - outer basin early am


St Margarets Church

St Margarets Church
This grade 1 medieval listed church is quite impressive inside & out & it looked over the harbour many years ago. It dates from...


Wateredge 3 Ambleside

Wateredge 3 Ambleside
The Queen of the Lake at Ambleside with Loughrigg Fell in mid distance and the Langdale Fells behind, and if you look very...


Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge
Work began on Tower Bridge in 1886, following many years of debate on whether a suitable design could be found to accommodate all...


Hunstanton

Hunstanton


Witham on the Hill

Witham on the Hill
Witham Hall - gardens


Witham on the Hill

Witham on the Hill
Witham Hall - gardens


East Coker, Somerset.

East Coker, Somerset.
One of a series of images featuring East Coker, Somerset.


Ansley Lanes

Ansley Lanes
The farmer hard at work


Sheringham Park, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk

Sheringham Park, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk
Sheringham Park is a landscape park and gardens designed by Humphry Repton and managed by the National Trust. The miil in the...


Ansley Lanes

Ansley Lanes


Skegness

Skegness
Sunset


Rutland Water

Rutland Water
Rutland Water - one of many warm evenings this year


Brandlehow jetty, Derwentwater

Brandlehow jetty, Derwentwater
The Keswick Launch Co's vessel 'Annie Mellor' taking on passengers at Brandlehow


Cumbria Way sign post

Cumbria Way sign post
Sign says Lodore 1 mile on the Cumbria Way a few hundred yards south of Manesty Park, Derwentwater


Rutland Water

Rutland Water
Rutland Water - one of many warm evenings this year


Living on the edge

Living on the edge
Another (or maybe the same) native ladybird making it's way around a bush with bees, wasps and butterflies for company.


Sherborne Castle Grounds

Sherborne Castle Grounds
One of a series of images featuring Sherborne Castle grounds, Dorset.


Burnhope Reservoir - Cowshill

Burnhope Reservoir - Cowshill
Burnhope Reservoir - Cowshill


Try again.

Try again.
I had taken a shot like this a year or two ago, but it was not 100% so here goes for another try, hope you like it.


Rutland Water

Rutland Water
Sunset


Steady on, one bit at a time

Steady on, one bit at a time
Dinner has arrived, but someone is rather greedy and trying to eat it all at once.




Wot you doin' in my garden ?

Wot you doin' in my garden ?
Our holiday cottage in Cornwall was a National Trust cottage at Trelissick Garden. It was the old Engine House which shared a...


Bolton Priory, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire

Bolton Priory, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire
Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire - a 12th century Augustinian priory on the banks of the River Wharfe. The priory was painted by...




The Park

The Park
Auckland Castle 28 October 2011


Tarn Hows 30

Tarn Hows 30
The low winters afternoon sun really made the grasses come to life


Stour Valley Summer

Stour Valley Summer
A dusty September sunset, Cookwell Brook, Shillingstone.


Shillingstone in Dorset

Shillingstone in Dorset
Night Hunter; in this case a Barn Owl. There are a number of species of owl in the Shillingstone area. As well as the Tawney and...


Stour Valley Summer, Blandford Forum.

Stour Valley Summer, Blandford Forum.
One of a series of images featuring the extensive poppy fields of Websley, Blandford Forum.


Sunset over Christchurch Harbour

Sunset over Christchurch Harbour
Taken from the Sandspit, Mudeford. The priory is visible in silhouette, to the right of centre.


Tintagel Castle

Tintagel Castle




Edensor

Edensor


Winter in Ulting

Winter in Ulting
River and Church scene


Autumn Light 1

Autumn Light 1
Near Seven Springs, Cannock Chase


St Ives sunset

St Ives sunset
Another experimental shot taken in 2003 with my first digi cam and a pair of sunglasses.


Leeds Castle

Leeds Castle


Just walking the dog

Just walking the dog


Grange in Cumbria

Grange in Cumbria


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