Catherine Brown's Favourites

Woods near Swanland

The Kings Head
The Kings Head during last weeks snow in Staplehurst, Kent.

High Street, Blakeney

Near Watersmeet
13-03-2003

Rest and be thankful
On the way towards Loch Long travelling down from the Highlands.

Standlake Oxfordshire
Romantic Cottage

Hadleigh Castle Ruins
Storm brewing over the ruins, a Castle with not a lot of it left but a little walk round can make up for that.

Mupe Rocks
Mupe Rocks are about 2 miles east of Lulworth Cove...in the distance is Worbarrow Tout and Gad Cliff

Golden Cap
Golden Cap is about 4 miles east of Charmouth, on the beach that is. The cliff path is a long slog!

Durdle Door

Norrest view
View of the Norrest and beyond late December

The Dunking Pond
Matthew Hopkins, the notorious Witchfinder General of the 17th century, used this pond for dunking the witches.

S Bend
Geese and Swans down at the River Stour, Mistley.

View of St Ives, Cornwall, from the top car park
This was taken on a beautiful august summer day of 2008 from the highest car park at St Ives, cornwall.

View of St Ives harbour
This is a view os St Ives harbour taken from the highest car park in St Ives.

Snowy view on the way up to Winter Hill
This shot was taken on the very snowy walk on the way to Winter Hill, at Rivington pike.

Magnificent
Rievaulx Abbey on a crisp November morning

Loughrigg from Sweden Bridge, Ambleside
Fog setteling over Ambleside

Mousehole Harbour
An early morning shot taken at Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall.

Canary Wharf
Apart from being cropped and rotated 1 degree to the left this hasn't been altered.

Owengate

The Tower
The Tower at Bodiam Castle, I tried to give this one that 'Fairytale' look.

Filey Bay in winter
The first snowfall of winter makes a bleak backdrop, in Filey Bay.

Late afernoon

Shillingstone in Dorset
Fading winter sunlight.

Woodland Walk.
Woodland Walk.

River Hodder
A view along the River Hodder near Dunsop Bridge, in Lancashire.

Bracken Hill
Bracken Hill, near Dunsop Bridge, Bowland Forest, in Lancashire.

Dinkling Green
Dinkling Green at Whitewell, Bowland Forest, Lancashire.

Whitewell
A walk around the countryside of Whitewell, in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.

Basingstoke Canal
Reflections and Autumn leaves

A clear November morning
Fields on the outskirts of Burbage and Stretton Baskerville

Cockley Beck
The Wrynose Pass (near Cockley Beck)

Just showing off !!

Horwich Parish Church, Horwich, Lancashire. December 2004

Douglas and IOM
Taken on a flight from Belfast to Gatwick.

St Marys Island from Old Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, 27th October 2006.
This picture was taken around 6am on a stormy morning. I saw the sunrising over the sea from my bedroom window and had to...

Dovercourt Lighthouse
Dovercourt Lighthouse just before sunrise

Wind pump near Wroxham

Autumn Cottage
This cottage is next to the West Gate entrance to Fountains Abbey.

Two lovely horses

Honister Pass

Elterwater

Elterwater

Little Wittenham

Views of County Cork

Autumn in East Hendred
Newly thatched Sparks Farmhouse in the High Street of East Hendred.

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

Mandarin Duck
Mandarin Duck

Moody Top - Snowdonia
An awful day really; sometimes all you get is just a glimpse.

Shillingstone in Dorset
The man in the mist. A walk at sunrise on The North Dorset Trailway, Shillingstone.

Countryside at Pott Shrigley
The view from the Whaley Bridge road as you leave Pott Shrigley.

The view from the garden of 'Kinrara'
Many thanks to Jean for allowing me to take some pictures from her garden!

Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire

Kingsbury Hall
Misty morning view of Kingsbury hall, been restored. Kingsbury, North Warwickshire.

Snowy morning
Snowy morning on the Oxford Canal, Banbury

Hilter's cat drops by for a visit.

Rock Climbers on Stanage Edge

Kettleshulme

Sky at dusk over Padbury, Bucks.

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

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...

Pony
A pony looking for a bit of attention while I was out walking around Hurst Green, in Lancashire.

Thatcham, Berkshire
Early morning on the outskirts of Thatcham, Berkshire.

Caledonian Canal in Inverness

The round up

Yewbarrow

Seven Sisters Country Park

Pathway

Ridgeway walk, near Whipsnade, Beds.

Night Scene
The Sea Front. Leigh-On-Sea. Essex. 7.9.2008.

Chalk Cliffs
Looking towards France

Chipping
Walking along one of the many lanes around Chipping, in Lancashire.

Hever Castle
The beautiful Castle at Hever, the childhood home of Ann Boleyn.

Hever Castle
Hever Castle

Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle near Maidstone, one of my favourite locations. Taken with a Nikon D300

Maze world
Hedge maze and aproaching storm!! Maze world, Mancetter, Warwickshire.

September dawn over Wingfield Green
06:30 23.09.2006 - and much warmer than it looks

Leigh on Sea
High Tide

High Tide at Selsey November 2005

Gold Hill Shaftesbury

Mist descending

Lismore at Sunset
In County Waterford. The Jane Austen story, Northanger Abbey was filmed here.

Trinity Lane

John's College

Kings College

Vicars Close Wells

Horse
A horse in a field full of buttercups, while I was out walking round Longridge, in Lancashire.

The rainbow after the rain

Out from Swanage harbour, Dorset

St Ives, Cornwall

Kings College Chapel, Cambridge
The iconic building of Cambridge, instantly recognisable.

WILD N WONDERFUL
COUNTRYSIDE IN GREENFIELD LOOKING TOWARDS DOVESTONES AND THE ISLE OF SKY

Telephoto closeup of Cat Bells.
Close up view showing footpaths leading to the summit.

Pleasure Boat on Derwentwater.
Pleasure Boat on Derwentwater.

Shillingstone in Dorset
Fiddleford, 2 miles north of Shillingstone, on The North Dorset Trailway.

Splash Landing

Prelude to the Storm
Stormy sky looking south from Elmhurst towards Lichfield

Prelude to the Storm 2

April Snowstorm

After The Storm
Whitby on the North East Coast of England.

Beyond The Blue
Whitby on the North East Coast of England.

At the end of the day

Bldg. across Westbourne Terrace from our hotel

low tide
shot accross the beach

Scottish highlands

A picture of Todds Crag from Ambleside.
A picture of Todds Crag from Ambleside. A close up of the objects seen above the hii side.

A picture of Todds Crag from Ambleside.
A picture of Todds Crag from Ambleside. Notice the faint objects just above the hill side at the extreme right of the picture.

Woodbastwick, Easter Monday, 2008

Bolton Priory
at Bolton Abbey.

Robin taking Flight.
Robin taking Flight. I just managed to picture this Robin as it started to take off from my garden wall.

Fields near Abersoch

Hell's Mouth
Hell's Mouth beach near Abersoch at sunset.

Sunset at Hell's Mouth

Canal Boats near Fradley Junction

Fradley Pool Nature Reserve

Trent & Mersey Canal near Fradley

On the Ferry Back to Skye from Uist
The Isle of Skye and the Outer Hebrides are so beautiful. On this lovely day we were lucky enough to see basking sharks and...

Dales Highway E. of Skipton
Heading toward Yorkshire Dales Nat'l Park.

December afternoon at Bowness Bay.
December afternoon at Bowness Bay. Windermere, Cumbria.

Sloane Gardens

Heysham Village Church
Good evening lighting really helped to set off this frame.

Bicester North Station
The Chiltern Line From London To Birmingham

A picture from London Eye

Wheatley, Oxfordshire
April 2008

New Forest, Hampshire

Big Ben

Shillingstone in Dorset
Sunrise on The River Stour, viewed from The North Dorset Trailway, Shillingstone.

Shillingstone, in Dorset
The River Stour in flood and Hambledon Hill, viewed from The North Dorset Trailway, Shillingstone.

Picture from the Lakes, Cumbria

Kielder water
Keilder in December

Autumn at Dinckley, Ribchester, Lancashire.
Autumn through Marles Wood, at Dinckley, Ribchester, Lancashire.

Breathtaking view, Highdown Gardens, Hangleton
I walked through these narrow paths to this open bit of ground to see this impressive show of colour. Highdown Gardens is set on...

Weaveland Road allotments, Tisbury, Wiltshire
Taken with Canon ES3000

Derwent Island, Derwentwater

November morning, Derwentwater

Late afternoon sun at The Castlerigg Stone Circle

Goathland stream by the station

St John the Baptist Church, Little Maplestead
The Round Church at Little Maplestead is associated with the Knights Hospitallers.

Evening sunshine
Evening sun over tree line near Brimham

Impending storm
Dark skies over tree line near Brimham

Kenwood House, Wood Green, Greater London

Grasmere, November afternoon.
Grasmere, November afternoon. Canon PowerShot A400.

A Garden, Brecon, Powys
A Garden in the Brecon Beacons

Cadgwith Cove from the Huer's Hut.
Looking South West from the Huer's Hut(see resume with photo' of this name).

Broadwater Church
Another view this time from Broadwater Street East entrance. Yes people wonder on stories of witches laid to rest in these...

Harwich Breakwater, Essex
Harwich Breakwater at dawn

Dawn at Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire
Misty dawn at Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire

River nr Ambleside, Cumbria.
River nr Ambleside, Cumbria.Caplio RR30

Ullswater, Cumbria.
Ullswater, Cumbria. Caplio RR30

Grasmere, Cumbria.
Grasmere, Cumbria. Caplio RR30

Grasmere, Cumbria.
Grasmere, Cumbria. Caplio RR30

Near Glenridding, Cumbria.
Near Glenridding, Cumbria.Canon PowerShot A710 IS

Birling Gap Viewing The Seven Sisters

Frosty Morning near Windermere.
Frosty Morning at Windermere. Canon PowerShot A400

Battersea Park, London

Shoal hill, Cannock Chase Country Park, Staffordshire
Shoal hill, Cannock, Staffordshire. End of the day. Part of cannock chase, nr Huntington.

Weedley Near Soth Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire

Knowle Green, Lancashire.
Through the woods at Knowle Green, Lancashire.

The Canal, near Bingley in Yorkshire

Winterland, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
These were taken on the day that Rime Ice settled on my surrounding countryside. Rime is a white or milky and opaque granular...

The gardens at Sissinghurst

Grasmere on a cold November afternoon.
Grasmere on a cold November afternoon, taken with Canon PowerShot A400

Grasmere on a cold November afternoon.
Grasmere on a cold November afternoon, taken with Canon PowerShot A400

Grasmere on a cold November afternoon.
Grasmere on a cold November afternoon, taken with Canon PowerShot A400.

Grasmere on a cold November afternoon.
Grasmere on a cold November afternoon, taken with Canon PowerShot A400

Tranquil Crummock Water, Cumbria
Sun light at Crummock water

High Street, Chipping Campden
Looking north. Taken September 2008.

River Tame, Mossley

Derwentwater from Surprise View
A picture of Derwentwater, nr Keswick, taken from Surprise View. Canon Powershot A710IS

The gardens at Sizergh Castle, Kendal, Cumbria

Rydal Water from Rydal Mount, Grasmere, Cumbria

The gardens at Rydal Mount, Grasmere, Cumbria

View of valley behind Peveril Castle

Frosty morning in Anstey, Leicestershire
Taken in 1993 with a Pentax ME Super

View towards Wing from Glaston, May 2006

Old man of Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill, Nr Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire.

Old man silhouette
Beacon Hill, Nr Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire.

Over Hacking Wood, near Hurst Green, Lancashire.

Jeffrey Hill, Longridge, Lancashire
The colour of the heather on Jeffrey Hill, Longridge, Lancashire.

Whitewell, Forest of Bowland.
The road out of Whitewell in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire.

Aerial view near Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire

South Bank View Of The Humber Bridge

Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

Godrevy Lighthouse, Godrevy, Cornwall.

View from Beacon Fell Country Park, Whitechapel, Lancashire
View from Beacon Fell, Whitechapel, Lancashire.

The Harbour at Girvan

The Red Lion Hotel, Salisbury

London

River Tame, Mossley

Catch of sunlight

Burholme Bridge, Whitewell, Lancashire.

The Royal Observatory in Winter

Oxford, from Boars' Hill
Taken with my new 400mm lens (800mm equivalent using an Olympus E500 4/3 format camera).

Bluebutts Farm, near Slaidburn, Hodder Valley, Lancashire

Dawlish in Devon
On 2 January 2008, waves crash over the sea wall at Dawlish, Devon, while the 09 40 Cross Country service from Birmingham to...

Barton on Sea, Hampshire

Stormy Day at Barton on Sea, Hampshire

Barton on Sea, Hampshire

Barton on Sea, Hampshire

Polperro, Cornwall

Tree bridge
Tree branch over the footpath, Sutton park, West Midlands

Moody Marsden
Moody sky and rough seas at marsden rock just as the sun broke through the clouds. Didn't quite catch the actual scene in front...

Milford on Sea
Last rays of sun before sunset.

Stourhead, Wiltshire

Haverigg nr Keswick
I climbed up Haverig fell to find lovely views of the lakes. This is looking over Wastwater. Really like the picture.

The Houses of Parliament

Shipnells Farm, Gravel Hill, Caversham
Landmark on the bridle path which runs through Hemdean Bottom (also known as 'Bugs Bottom')

The Chester Grovesnor and Spa

Big Wood and Robin Hoods Stride, Elton

Looking over Elton in the Peak District

Morning mist around Robin Hoods Stride, Elton

Sunset over Burycliffe, Elton

View from London Eye

Greenwich

Wordsworths daffodils
The poet William Wordsworth lived nearby and wrote of the daffodils.

June 2006
A View accross the water opposite The Old Smithy.

Happisburgh, Norfolk

Hawkshead, Cumbria
Hanging baskets in Hawkshead, Cumbria

Lane near Lazonby

The Colours of Langdale, Cumbria
The Colours of Langdale - Photo taken Easter 2006. The mountain in the top left of the picture is Pavey Ark

Winter in The Park

View from Aye Bridge.
A view taken from Aye Bridge looking towards the embankment carrying the Leeds Liverpool canal.

Kingsbury church at night
Just before christmas at Kingsbury church

Beach at St Bees, Cumbria

Early Morning on Crummock Water
View from the western shore of Crummock Water.

Crummock Water Panorama
A beautiful winter afternoon on the eastern shore of Crummock Water.

Sunrise,Milford on Sea

Merry-go-round

Dawn on the Lake, Cumbria
Dawn at the southern end of Crummock Water

Dawn on the Lake, Cumbria
Dawn on Crummock Water

Greenfield, near Oldham, Lancashire

The Langdale Valley
Looking into the Langdale Valley from Blea Rigg

Hopwas woods, Staffordshire

Sunrise over the river
Kingsbury water park, church and river Tame, early on a frosty misty morning

St Marys Island, Chatham, Kent

Tenter Hill, Slaidburn, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire
This picture is taken at Tenter Hill, near Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland.

The Canal, Mossley

Midghill, Mossley, Greater Manchester

Derwentwater and Cat Bell, Cumbria
Catbells and Derwentwater

Swan on Stowepool, Lichfield
Autumn mists on Stowepool at sunrise.

Keyhaven

Keyhaven

Autumnal view of Westerdale from the western side of the valley. North Yorkshire

Autumn Mists on Cannock Chase

Autumn Sunset Above Sherbrook Valley

Robin Hood's Bay
From the top of the hill

A sunny Autumn view towards Little Longstone, Derbyshire

Autumn at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire

The New Forest, Hampshire

Looking out from Richmond Hill

Haven Brow, with Birling Gap in the distance, from the Cuckmere Estuary, East Sussex

Peek Mansion, Rousdon, Devon

Sunset near Chalk Farm, London

View from Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire, at sunset, looking across Bishops Cleeve & beyond

Sunset over Stowe Pool, Lichfield

Early evening at Brixham harbour in Devon

Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Sunset in April at Rowney Warren, Nr Chicksands, Shefford, Beds

Swans on the Grand Union canal, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

Ponies in the New Forest, Hampshire

Winkworth Arboretum, near Gadalming, Surrey

Daffodils in Great Windsor Park, Surrey

Snowdrops at Otterhead. The Blackdown hills in the county of Somerset, England

Port Isaac in Cornwall

Spinners Garden, Boldre, Hampshire - General view from the house

Looking over the lakes at Sheffield Park, East Sussex

Dovercourt, Essex
Beach huts at Dovercourt near Harwich bay just before a storm

Take a seat.
Misty sunrise over Kingsbury water park.

Misty morning
Misty morning in Kingsbury water park.

As a storm moves in over Sibsey nr Boston, Lincolnshire

Foggy Sudbury Hill - Greenford Road

A misty afternoon near Mam Tor in the Peak District
A fantastic misty afternoon's walk in a sunday in July

Rough seas batter Tynemouth Pier, Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear.

Misty morning, Keyhaven, Hampshire

Ellesmere Port - Taken By David Thomas DEC 2001

Sheringham Station, North Norfolk Railway 12.9.2006

Street Image. London

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

Tenby, Wales
Late evening in Tenby Harbour, July 2006

Autumn on Stowepool, Lichfield, Staffordshire

Autumn on Stowepool Lichfield, Staffordshire

Edensor, Derbyshire

View from Great Hangman near Combe Martin, Devon
Panoramic view looking West from Great Hangman, May 2007

Early Morning, Whinfell Forest, Cumbria

Sunrise in Beacon Park, Lichfield
The spires of Lichfield Cathedral against the rising sun taken in Beacon Park

Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Lichfield Cathedral Sunset.

Lichfield Cathedral from Stowepool, Lichfield, Staffordshire

Crummock Water, Lake District, Cumbria.

Sunrise through the Pines, Cannock Chase

Pines near old shooting butts, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire

Misty morning in Abraham's valley, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire

Cannock Chase Country Park, Staffordshire
Cannock Chase near Sherbrook Valley.

Cannock Chase Country Park, Staffordshire
Walking on Cannock Chase.

Cottage in Dartmouth, Devon

Red Telephone Box, Shaftesbury Avenue, London.