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Wordsworth Point with a difference..

Ullswater, The Lake District, Cummbria

Honister pass,The Lake District, Cumbria 2005

Lake Coniston at dusk, the Lake District.

Ulverston, Cumbria

The famous chocolate house, Kendall, Jan O5

Near Ambleside, Jan O5

The road leading to Helvellyn Youth Hostel

Seathwaite Church, Dunnerdale, S W Lakes

Grasmere, Cumbria. Taken from our guesthouse, one late afternoon in May 2005

Lake District

the Lake District

Foxgloves

Ashness bridge
Ashness bridge in the lake district

Elterwater

Cumbrian stonehouse

Norfolk Broads

A Heren in the Norfolk Broads

Coltishall, Norfolk Broads

Norfolk Broads, Norfolk

Wind Pump

Lake Ullswater, Cumbria

River Roathay, Lake District

Lake District

Lake District National Park
The Lake District, Cumbria, England.

the Lake District

Loughrigg Tarn, Lake District

Handsome Sheep
Taken on Latrigg

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

Freebrough Hill
Moorsholm Moor, The North York Moors

Buckden ,wensleydale
the ideal place for a picnic is this stream alongside the road at Buckden, Wensleydale

Yorkshire Dales
My apologies for the quality of the shot. Would have been a great picture if it wasn't so blurry. Shows a little bit of what...

Storm Approaching

Dartmoor Gorse Bush

New born
A new born lamb on Dartmoor,

Postbridge Clapper, Dartmoor

Fits well, Okehampton, Dartmoor

Beautiful horse in South England

Knapweed at Dartmoor National Park, Devon
One of the many kinds of wild flower found in the Dartmoor National Park

Badgers Holt on Dartmoor

the 'Dartmoor Inn'

Dartmoor Pony
A Dartmoor pony coming to us for food when we stopped for our lunch,

Devils Dyke Footpath, Near Brighton, East Sussex

Over the hedge
From the floor of the Adur valley looking up towards the Downs

My little lamb
Springtime on the Downs

Snowdrops
Tangled among the moss and the ivy, shine the sweet, pure emblems of Spring

The long, long trail

Morning mist on Exmoor

Packhorse Bridge and Ford, and The Buttery, Exmoor, Devon

Exmoor, Devon

Exmoor
Pretty Exmoor cottages

Exmoor
Exmoor, Somerset

Exmoor
Exmoor, Somerset looking towards Porlock

Picture of Ram on Exmoor

Grey Heron. Taken from ford by Lorna Doon Farm, Exmoor

Exmoor rainbow
Rainbow over Exmoor

Lovely horses in beautiful landscape
25-07-2005

The source of the Exe
The rolling hills of Exmoor dip into a marshy valley, where the Exe begins its journey south to the English Channel

Shy horse hiding
25-07-2005

Estate House - Lanhydrock
The impressive sight of the house as you walk down the hill

The transport - Lanhydrock
This old car was there to transport guests up and down the hill, we used it when we went back up. Felt like royalty

Lanhydrock Gardens
These are another part of the gardens more informal like a country garden. Full of colour

Country Garden
This small tortoiseshell butterfly in the country garden. Lanhydrock

Respryn Bridge
The fencing under the bridge is to stop the cows getting through

Lanhydrock house and gatehouse

Thatched cottage in the grounds of Lanhydrock House
Used as a garden shelter, this cottage has only benches inside so the visitor can shelter from the Cornish rain in style.

Lanhydrock House and gardens

Autumn at Respryn, Lanhydrock, Bodmin

Lanhydrock springtime
Lanhydrock church and grounds

The Park at Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent

Houghton Mill
national trust site, nice area, worth stopping by

Swan at Houghton
this nest site is right next to the mill, the swans just go about their business taking no notice of passers by

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Houghton Mill

Thomas Hardy's cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset

Cottage in Chipping Campden, Goucestershire

Thatched Cottages, Cadgwith, Cornwall

Cottages Old road

Thatched cottages in Baslow, Derbyshire 1993

Bishop Burton 2

Cotwsold Terraces at Snowshill

Wisteria Cladding Optional...

River Itchen at Winchester

The Prettiest village in England .
The village houses are all typical Cotswold style, they are hundreds of years old and are listed as ancient monuments ...the...

Entrance to the Church
Approaching St Bartholemew's from the Church Street side

Thatched Cottage in Cropston, Leicestershire

The Square at Chilham Kent
The square was turned back to a village green for the Miss Marple episode: 'Murder at the Vicarage'

Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse,Leicestershire
So called as it was home of Thomas Rawlins after escaping the great plague of London in 1665.

Cottage in Bath, Somerset.

Standlake Oxfordshire
Romantic Cottage

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

Atheralls farm
Cows looking for the local pub...

Neighbours
Next to pheasant cottage is a big version ....I expect this would be called a "granny flat" in most places

A white, thatched cottage
A white thatch in the village where I live .......I drive past it just about every day and say ...when I win the Lottery

Cottage
Nice cottage in Luddington, Warwickshire.

Thatched cottages
Another beautiful thatched cottage in Clifton Hampden

Cottage Garden in St.Mawes, Cornwall

Little Haseley, Oxfordshire
Period cottages line the lanes of Little Haseley. It is seen in the Midsomer Murders episode, Dark Autumn.

A splendour of colour

Cottage near Dunster Castle
Thatched Cottage in Dunster. September 2007

Glendurgan Gardens, view toward Durgan & the Helford River

Glendurgan Garden, Nr Helford, Cornwall.

Glendurgan Gardens, Tree Heather in flower in March

Tree Fern at Glendurgan Gardens, Cornwall

The Orchard at Fenton House, Hampstead

Gateway at Fenton House, Hampstead

Emmetts Garden, Kent

Blue bell bank, Emmetts Garden, Kent

Emmetts Gardens, Ide Hill, Nr Sevenoaks. Featured in the 1985 film, 'Room with a View'

A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

Bunkers Hill
The view from Bunkers Hill towards Kings Standing. This view changes frequently with the constantly changing colours of the trees...

Hoar Frost
Taken during the beautiful hoar frost we had in the South East in January this year.

Hoar Frost
Taken near Bunkers Hill during the January Hoar frost we had in the South East this year.

Chester in the bluebells
There are many colourful areas on the forest where bluebells are abundant.

Sunset from Four Counties Car Park
Ashdown Forest is an excellent place for sunsets at all times of the year.

Frosty Tree
Taken near Stonehill Car Park early one frosty morning.

Penguin, London Zoo

Giraffe, London Zoo

London Zoo
Female Squirrel Monkey and baby at London Zoo

London Zoo
'Ere... you taking a picture of me? A giraffe having a good scratch!

A picture of The Old Curiosity Shop, London
The Old Curiosity Shop in Holborn, central London. Dating from 1567, the Old Curiosity shop was inspiration for Charles Dickens...

Portobello road in Notting Hill, London

London - Notting Hill, Portobello Road, May 2002

Market stall

Notting Hill

London - Marylebone, Paddington Place, Sept 2002

London - a picture of Marylebone, Sept 2002

Marylebone, London

Devonshire Arms (Marylebone, London)

Marylebone Cemetery in the winter...used with permission from Paul Telling

The last of the leaves

Kew Royal Botanical Gardens

Kew Grass Gardens

The Main Gate

Kew Gardens

Chinese Pagoda Kew
A beautiful 10 storey octagonal structure completed in 1762 and stands 163 feet (approx 50 metres) tall.

Temperate House, Kew

Temple of Aeolus, Kew
Built in 1760, a nice resting place on a hot summer day

The Palm House
Not a place to be on a very hot day Phew!!!!

September sunshine

Art

A Springtime sea of colour

The Oval Staircase, Danson House
This elegant staircase is cantilevered out from the wall, with no supporting pillars. It is topped by an oval colonnade and...

HMS Illustrious
Approaching the Thames Barrier.

Saville Row, London.
The Beatles' Apple Records building in Saville Row in the early 1970's.

House and Gardens

Old Royal Naval College

Big Ben
The infamous tower known as Big Ben, which is part of the Houses of Parliament

The River Pinn, Ruislip

Hyde Park in November

Red Crested Pochards in symetry
These two male Red Crested Pochards are in perfect symetry with each other with the additional drop of water from the left ones...

Eye Pod
A trip on the London Eye .....what you are seeing is another two pods from inside the pod I was in and the pictures around the...

Uxbridge

The Red Arrows over the London Eye
The Red Arrows celebrate the RAF's 90th anniversary with a flypast over London.

St James Park
Spring in the park London

A native of Kenley.

Tower Bridge, London

Millpool
Boats at low tide in the millpool, Looe

Final visit
QEII on her final visit to Liverpool on 3rd October 2008. Taken from Seacombe. The Mersey Ferry Royal Iris is dwarfed by the...

The River Cam.
A lone Punt on the River Cam. These boats (Punts) can be hired out by the hour. You could say these are the Gondolas of the River...

Whitstable
One from a very cold afternoon in December, worth it though for the light!

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

Hartlepool Marina

Lonely bicycle

Canal Walk
The Trent and Mersey Canal near Fradly Junction

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...

Through the lock....

White Waltham Airfield
The famous Carolyn Grace two seat Spitfire outside the West London Aero Club at White Waltham airfield.

Canal Near Milford 4

Dedham

An appropriate name for the narrowboat

Aldermaston, Berkshire
Dawn on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire.

Shakespeare's Cottage, Sept 1950
Photo taken Monday 4th September 1950

City Wall Cycle Lady
Was walking along the Chester City Wall and this lady appeared pushing her bike in a most determined way. Converted the image to...

The RAF Red Arrows aerobatic team

The Canal at Netherton

Keyhaven

Late Afternoon at Ropley
Late afternoon at Ropley Station in December

Dover Regatta Air-Sea Rescue display.
A display at the Dover Regatta by the coastguard of an air-sea rescue.

The Still & West
A lovely place to sit (when the weather is nice) to enjoy a pint and watch the shipping in and out of the Solent

A picture of Portsmouth
New Marina Called Port Solent which includes a leisure centre, cinema and many places to eat at leisure, on various patios and...

HMS Victory
HMS Victory.

Portsmouth Harbour

Old Harbour
Boats, birds and buildings with a few reflections

Park

Spinnaker Tower/HMS Warrior

Spinaker Tower
The Spinnaker Tower is a 170 m (558 ft)–high tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of...

Rye mill
July 2007

Sail
July 2007

Wisteria covered pub in Rye, East Sussex

A picture of Rye
For our time is a very shadow that passeth away (Wisdom II.V) - reads the inscription on the magnificent Church clock at St....

The Old Union Workhouse, 1911, Rye, East Sussex
Photo of the Union Workhouse taken from Alan Dickenson's book "Rye & Winchelsea".

Rye

Mermaid Street, Rye, East Sussex

The White Cliffs of Dover.
The White Cliffs of Dover from Dover Castle.

South Foreland Lighthouse, Kent
This cute Victorian lighthouse was built to guide mariners away from the notorious Goodwin Sands. No longer used, it is owned by...

The White Cliffs Of Dover#2
The White Cliffs Of Dover, from within the National Trust walk way.

Dover Castle
Dover Castle from 2000'

Dover Castle from the East
Shows how the Castle really dominates the area and how large an area it covers

Shakespeare Cliff, near Dover, Kent
Hang gliders use the breezes that blow off the English Channel at Shakespeare Cliff, Kent

Keep stairs, Dover Castle, Kent
The keep at Dover Castle is to be re-fitted to commemorate the life of Henry II.

A picture of Furzey Gardens
The Azealeas are coming out, in April, but there is always something of interest in the gardens. Why not become a member.

A picture of Furzey Gardens
The trees at Furzy Gardens. The main building now houses an art gallery. Delectable tea rooms. and a brand brick veranda, where...

A picture of Furzey Gardens
Bridge at Furzy Gardens. Minstead. Hampshire. England April 2005. As with any garden, the seasons bring changes. Furzy has...

Roche Abbey early morning during October 2008
I was born in Maltby March 1937 at 7 Millicent Square. From my early childhood I have been under the spell of Roche Abbey's...

Robin in the Snow.
A Robin as it lands in the Snow in my garden.

Summer in Snowshill...golden grains and cotton wool clouds.

Bolderwood

Farm lane
A farm lane near Copplestone on a September morning

Back door
Redruth Cornwall (April 2008)

Hothersall Lane
Frosty morning along Hothersall Lane, in Longridge, Lancashire.

Woodland at Newmillerdam
Woodland scene at Newmillerdam

Frosty fields
A hard frost near King's Nympton

Sunset at North Cave

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...

Autumn path
Pathway through Kingsbury Water Park.

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

Winnat's Pass, Castleton

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

Robin....erithacus rubecula

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

Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucs.
The Rose Tree Resturant and Old Manse Hotel at Bourton on the Water, Gloucs.

Dancing in the rain
Clog and Morris dancers tour the pubs of Bourton on the Water

Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucs.
A Cotswold cottage garden at Bourton on the Water, Gloucs.

A watery view
I believe this to be the River Windrush which eventually flows through the centre of the village

A House with a view
Just as you are driving into the village you stumble on this lovely house

Lions at Bledlow Pub

Arlington Row, Bibury, Gloucestershire

Most photographed row of cottages

Bibury, Gloucestershire

Arlington Row, Bibury

Bibury

Hotel Gardens
A view of the gardens of the Swan Hotel on a glorious spring afternoon

Cottages at Bibury, in the Cotswolds

Bibury in Spring.....The Swan
The River Coln passing under the Bridge.....in the background the Swan Hotel

Up the wooden Hill....
Part of the weavers' cottages in Arlington Row

Bibury, Gloucestershire

The entrance to Minterne Gardens and Manor House at Minterne Magna
A hamlet situated at the head of the Cerne Valley. The gardens are well-known for their large variety of flowering trees and...

Springhead Gardens, Fontmell Magna
The Magnolias and other flowering trees and shrubs, seem to have escaped the late frosts.

Springhead Gardens, Fontmell Magna
A fresh springtime look to the gardens, after a hard winter.

Beach huts at Mudeford

The Syling Valley, Dorset.
The Wessex Ridgeway long distance path, distinguishable by its' unusually-shaped signs, comes down from Cowdown Hill and cuts...

The Sydling Valley
The Stream flows the whole length of the village, disappearing and reappearing amongst the cottages.

The Sydling Valley, Dorset
Some villagers need bridges to access their property.

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

Lulworth Range Walks, Dorset
View from Mupe Rocks, across Worbarrow Bay to Worbarrow Tout and Golden Down. The Coast Path continues on to Kimmeridge in the...

Durlston Country Park, Swannage, Dorset.
View of Durlston Bay from Durlston Castle. The castle is undergoing a refurbishment programme, but part of it remains open to...

Thatched Church
A beautiful thatched church at Langham just outside Gillingham in Dorset

Shillingstone in Dorset
Springtime, Delcombe Wood.

Minterne Magna

Spetisbury in Dorset
Since it's redundancy, Keynston Mill has now become a private residence. Like the Mill House across the valley at Spetisbury, The...

Shillingstone, in Dorset
'Greensleeves' Possibly the oldest cottage in Shillingstone.

Going Fishing..

Spetisbury in Dorset
From Blandford Forum down to Spetisbury, the Stour valley is wide. The river divides into two main sections. On the opposite side...

Kingston In Dorset
Spring sunshine on the coastal path from Hounds Tout above the Encomb Estate, Kingston. Looking north along the foot of Swyre...

The Sydling Valley, Dorset
The stream flows by cottage gardens on its way through the village.

Corfe Castle

Corfe in black and white
Originally in colour, I converted it to greyscale in Lightroom then pulled down the blue sky. It's better than the colour but...

The River Cerne in Dorset
The Cerne flows quietly beside the Manor House at Nether Cerne.

Frog
This frog in my Dad's garden pond posed for me for several minutes.

The River Cerne in Dorset
All Saints Church and Manor House, in the Hamlet of Nether Cerne.

Durdle Door

Fiddleford Mill in Dorset
Stable and mounting steps, the mill yard, Fiddleford.

Burton Bradstock

Shillingstone in Dorset
Autumn gold.

Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Shillingstone in Dorset
Bere Marsh Pond, The North Dorset Trailway, Shillingstone.

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...

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

Shillingstone in Dorset
Frosty sunrise, at the Wilson Haines bridge on the river Stour, Shillingstone.

Shillingstone in Dorset
Early-morning frost by the River Stour, on The North Dorset Trailway, approaching The Shillingstone Station Project.

Lyme Regis
The seafront and beach huts

Rock Point Inn

Lyme Regis 2008
After repairs to landslide in 2006

Looking across to the Golden Cap from Lyme regis, Dorset.

Sawley Marina. Trent and Mersey Nottingham

Scarborough Harbour at Christmas

Christmas cathedral
Showing Lincoln cathedral during the 2006 Christmas market

Christmas at Lichfield Cathedral
Moonrise over Lichfield Cathedral just before Christmas 2007

Covent Garden Christmas 2007
Inside the market halls

Tree Lights

Gawthorpe Hall Padiham, Lancashire
The Bronte sisters spent time here

Christmas in Birmingham 2007
The entrance to the Frankfurt Christmas Market

Chaple How, Chaple Hill, Ambleside
Christmas lights outside Chaple How, Ambleside

St Stephens Church - Christmas Flowers

Winchester Christmas Market

The edge of Exmoor
A number of the cottages are built and painted in a matching style. This gives the impression of a well-maintained neatness,...

The edge of Exmoor
The tearoom at Selworthy with it's impressive entrance and terraced garden.

Selworthy green in Somerset. Autumn 2004

Selworthy, Somerset.

Selworthy Church on Exmoor from 1999

Selworthy Green, Somerset

Selworthy Cottage, Somerset

The edge of Exmoor
A view across the green which slopes down to the lower part of the village and is surrounded by woodland and hillside cottages.

The edge of Exmoor
Selworthy, a village owned by The National Trust, on the Somerset/Devon borders, overlooks the northern edge of Exmoor, from it's...

Fishbourne, Coastguard Cottages

Alum Bay from cliff top. Isle of Wight

View from Alum Bay, Isle of Wight

Carisbrooke Village, Isle of Wight

View from Alum Bay, Isle of Wight

Ploughing at Wolverton Manor on the Isle of Wight.

Crab Huts, Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Cottage near Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Taken from an open top bus.

Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, Isle of Wight.

Vici's Pad
Osbourne house and gardens

At Cowes

Alum Bay

Cottage, Cranmore, Isle of Wight

The Needles

Godshill, Isle of Wight

Winkle Street, Calbourne, Isle of Wight.

Houseplants at Ightham Mote, kent

May Day 2009

Ightham Mote

Lake and Gardens at Ightham Mote

Scotney Castle
Classic view of the old castle, set in realy tranquil part of the Kent countryside.

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

In the grounds of Scotney Castle

Stokesay Castle in Shropshire

Snowy Castle at night

Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle in Kent, just liked the long shadows here.

Scotney Castle, near Lamberhurst in Kent

Sir Winston Churchills Art Studio, in the grounds of Chartwell, Kent

Panorama of Chartwell Home of Sir Winston Churchill Kent

Chartwell, family home of the late Sir Winston Churchill

Chartwell

The Churchills in bronze
This statue of Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine is situated by the lake at Chartwell. Oscar Nemon, the sculptor also...

The swimming pool at Chartwell
This sublimely located pool is flushed by a constantly-running stream.

Chartwell House Lake
Chartwell was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1922 until his death in 1965. The house is situated 2 miles south of...

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

Hever Castle
Hever Castle in Kent

Hever Castle-moat

Hever Castle, Hever, Kent

The gardens at Sissinghurst

In the Garden

Aquilegia in a border at Sissinghurst castle
Aquilegias, also called Columbines or granny's bonnets are lovely early summer flowers which come in a variety of colours