Pulteney Bridge, with its sweeping horseshoe-shaped weir, is one of Bath’s most famous images. The bridge, which incorporates shops, was built by Robert Adam in 1769. The estimated cost of the bridge was £1, 000. It ended up costing £10, 000 which, over 200 years ago, was the equivalent of several million pounds today. Boat trips leave regularly from here going above the weir upriver to Bathampton. There are several cafes on or overlooking the bridge.The bridge was originally a toll bridge and boundary between parishes, built on condition that fresh water could be piped across it from the hills to the town houses.
Enjoy those pictures. I only hope you'll feel like going there for your next holiday!
Tuesday, August 09, 2016
BATH, THE PULTENEY BRIDGE, SOMERSET
Pulteney Bridge, with its sweeping horseshoe-shaped weir, is one of Bath’s most famous images. The bridge, which incorporates shops, was built by Robert Adam in 1769. The estimated cost of the bridge was £1, 000. It ended up costing £10, 000 which, over 200 years ago, was the equivalent of several million pounds today. Boat trips leave regularly from here going above the weir upriver to Bathampton. There are several cafes on or overlooking the bridge.The bridge was originally a toll bridge and boundary between parishes, built on condition that fresh water could be piped across it from the hills to the town houses.
Monday, July 25, 2016
THE MINACK THEATRE, CORNWALL
Sunday, May 29, 2016
NORWICH, NORFOLK
Thursday, April 21, 2016
SAINT MICHAEL'S MOUNT, CORNWALL
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT, YORKSHIRE
The Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales is an example of Victorian engineering at its very best. At 1,320 feet long and 104 feet high, this spectacular viaduct spans the Ribble Valley and can be seen from miles around. Today it still carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway, and is one of Yorkshire's most distinctive landmarks.
Friday, January 08, 2016
STOWE, OXFORD BRIDGE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Thursday, December 10, 2015
OUT SKERRIES, SHETLAND, SCOTLAND
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
SELSDON, SURREY
Selsdon is an area located in South London in the London Borough of Croydon. The suburb was developed during the inter-war period during the 1920s and 1930s, and is remarkable for its many Art Deco houses. It is also well known for the Selsdon Park Hotel, the venue of a 1970 meeting of the Conservative Shadow Cabinet to settle the party manifesto for the impending general election. Labour Party leader Harold Wilson coined the phrase Selsdon Man to describe the free market approach which was agreed. The park is of absolute beauty.
Friday, October 09, 2015
LLANRWST, NORTH WALES
Friday, August 07, 2015
BRORA, SCOTLAND
Thursday, July 30, 2015
CUBONE CHURCH, SOMERSET
Sunday, June 07, 2015
NORWICH, NORFOLK
Monday, April 13, 2015
LINCOLN CASTLE, LINCOLNSHIRE
The buildings that remain within the castle are from its later use as a prison and court. The Victorian court is still used today, but the prison is no longer in use and can be visited. The prison has the world's only surviving 'Pentonville System' chapel, where prisoners were kept apart in separate cells. Many of the prisoners who were executed at the castle where buried at the base of the Tower mound or inside the Lucy Tower. The castle also has one of the four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta, which can be viewed in an exhibition area in the old prison building.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE
Windsor is one of England's premier tourist and weekend break destinations.Windsor Castle is an official residence of The Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, the Castle remains a working palace today. The town of Windsor has a population of over 31,000 people and is situated beside the river Thames in Berkshire. It is arguably one of Berkshire's prettiest towns.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
ARGYLL, SCOTLAND
Argyll is situated in the west part of Scotland. Here you'll find the magic of the west: sea-lochs and mossy, lush woodlands, long views to a horizon where the sun sinks behind the islands. This is a beguiling and romantic kind of place.
Tuesday, January 06, 2015
DERWENTWATER LAKE, CUMBRIA
Monday, November 17, 2014
DARTMOOR, DEVON
Thursday, October 02, 2014
ARTHUR'S SEAT, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Within the park you can also visit St Anthony’s Chapel - a 15th century medieval chapel, Salisbury Crags – a series of 150 foot cliff faces dominating Edinburgh’s skyline as well as Duddingston Loch – a fresh water loch rich in bird life.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
CONNEMARA, IRELAND
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
LEEDS, YORKSHIRE
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
CANTERBURY, KENT
Thursday, May 22, 2014
CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE, NORTHERN IRELAND
Saturday, April 05, 2014
HAWKERS COVE, PADSTOW, CORNWALL
Situated at the mouth of the River Camel, near Padstow is Hawker’s Cove beach. The beach has an expanse of sand stretching almost 1.5 miles towards the old lifeboat station at the north-western end. Despite being a beautiful spot and located close to Padstow the beach here doesn’t really get crowded. This is largely due to the limited parking and convoluted access. Perhaps the best way to approach the beach is along the coast path following the Camel Estuary and past the old fortifications at Gun Point. Along with the row of coastguard cottages, the lifeboat house at Hawker’s cove dates back the 1820s when it housed the original Padstow lifeboat, a four man rowing boat.
Sunday, February 09, 2014
CASTLE RISING, NORFOLK
Castle Rising is one of the most architecturally powerful Norman ruins in the country but it also exhibits many ecclesiastical designs.One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, Castle Rising near King’s Lynn in Norfolk, has an intriguingly chequered history. Built from 1138 onwards by William d’Albini for his new wife, the widow of Henry I, it has served as a hunting lodge, a royal residence and home to Isabella the mother of Edward III. Here is a photo of the little post office, near the castle.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
CASTLE COMBE, WILTSHIRE
Sunday, December 08, 2013
ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL, KENT
Another beautiful place in my favourite county ''Kent''. Rochester Cathedral is England's second oldest, having been founded in 604AD by Bishop Justus. The present building dates back to the work of the French monk, Gundulf, in 1080. The glorious Norman architecture of the nave, parts of the crypt, as well as one of the finest Romanesque façades in England, make this an inspirational place to visit. The Cathedral has some fine examples of later Gothic styles as well as the magnificent 14th century Chapter Library door. Hidden from view (although it can be viewed by special appointment) is one of the oldest doors in England.
Friday, October 04, 2013
CLANDON PARK, SURREY
Thursday, September 19, 2013
PEEL CASTLE, ISLE OF MAN
Saturday, July 20, 2013
BARAFUNDLE BAY, PEMBROKESHIRE, WALES
Barafundle Bay is a remote, slightly curved, east-facing sandy beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, near Stackpole Quay and is part of the Stackpole Estate, managed by The National Trust. The beach, as the whole Stackpole Estate, used to be owned by the Cawdor family of Stackpole Court and it was their private beach. On the northern approach to the beach are steps and a wall which were built by the owners to ease access to the beach. Barafundle Bay is set between cliffs to the north and south.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
OSBORNE HOUSE, ISLE OF WIGHT
"It is impossible to imagine a prettier spot" - such were the words of Queen Victoria after her first visit to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. This is the royal seaside palace where Queen Victoria lived with her beloved Prince Albert and their nine children.
Friday, May 17, 2013
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL
The town of Newquay is the perfect place for a sunny Cornish break and full of top tourist attractions. Newquay has been a major holiday destination since Victorian times.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
THE TRANSPORTER BRIDGE, NEWPORT, WALES
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
WOTTON, SURREY
Friday, February 15, 2013
GLENFINNAN, SCOTLAND
Friday, January 11, 2013
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Friday, December 07, 2012
AVEBURY, WILTSHIRE
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER, KENT
This is an iconic place bringing back sweet memory to all of US who took the ferries to come to England. For almost 1,000 years, Dover Castle, perched on top of the white cliffs, has stared back at those who may have cast an envious eye at England from only 20 miles away.
But why are the cliffs so white? Well they are made up of billions of the crushed shells of tiny sea creatures. A hundred and fifty million years ago in the Cretaceous period, these organisms gradually settled in shallow seas.The sediments built up were gradually lifted to form the chalk cliffs.
These are eroded by the sea, keeping them white.
But where the sea cannot reach the cliffs because of beach and sea defences, then erosion stops and the cliffs become vegetated with trees and shrubs.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
PORT ISAAC, CORNWALL
Port Isaac in Cornwall is where the ITV comedy drama Doc Martin has been filmed and also where the BBC’s Poldark series was filmed in the ’70s. It is a beautiful Cornish harbour town with good pubs, restaurants and gift shops.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
THE GIANTS CAUSEWAY, NORTHERN IRELAND
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
THE OLYMPIC STADIUM, LONDON
Monday, June 11, 2012
GLENDALOUGH, COUNTY WICKLOW, IRELAND
Friday, May 11, 2012
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
SALT CELLAR, DERWENT EDGE, DERBYSHIRE

Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. The highest point of the Edge is at Back Tor at a height of 538 metres (1765 feet). North of Back Tor the edge extends into Howden Edge and enters the county of South Yorkshire.
The Edge itself is notable for its unusual gritstone tors and its views of the Derwent Valley and the Dark Peak landscape; these features along with its proximity to Sheffield have made it a popular venue for walkers. Its popularity has led to substantial path erosion and the most affected parts of the edge between The Salt Cellar and Lost Lad Hillend have been paved with natural stone slabs to reduce further damage as part of the Lottery Paths Project.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
BODNANT GARDEN, NORTH WALES

Bodnant Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the UK, spanning some 80 acres and is situated above the River Conwy near Snowdonia in North Wales.
The Garden has two parts. The upper garden around Bodnant Hall consists of the terraced gardens and informal lawns shaded by trees. The lower portion, known as the "Dell" is formed by the valley of the River Hiraethlyn and contains the Wild garden.
An endeavour has been made at Bodnant Garden to grow a wide range of interesting and beautiful plants from all over the world, particularly China, North America, Europe and Japan that are suited to the Welsh climate and soil.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
ROCHESTER CASTLE, KENT

After talking so much about Dickens let's go to Rochester in Kent!! And here is its impressive Castle. The first castle was raised in Rochester at the time of the Norman Conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. This early fortification was rebuilt for King William Rufus between 1087-89 by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, and was one of the earliest castles in this country to be fortified in stone. Much of the documentation on Rochester survives, along with the many dramatic details of its military history - which saw the castle suffer three major sieges within two centuries of its foundation.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
DROMBEG STONE CIRCLE, CORK, IRELAND
The Drombeg Stone Circle is situated on the Glandore Road, west of Clonakilty, County Cork. It dates back to 150 BC, and is locally known as the Druids Altar. The circle has 17 standing stones, and is approximately 30 feet in diameter. At the winter solstice, the rays of the setting sun fall on the altar stone, which faces the entrance to the circle, marked by two upright stones. The word Drombeg means "the small ridge"
Saturday, September 24, 2011
YARMOUTH PIER, ISLE OF WIGHT
Yarmouth is located on the western side of the Island and the town has grown up as a result of its natural harbour, which is guarded by Yarmouth Castle, a fortification built to protect the Solent from invading forces by Henry VIII in 1547. The Harbour attracts many yachts and motor cruisers which take advantage of the estuary afforded by the River Yar. The Isle of Wight has reinvented itself in recent years, changing from a tacky mass-market tourist place with little on offer beyond burgers and chips, to a more up-market destination, with good food, good accommodation and its still unspoilt areas, particularly in the west (with maybe the exception of Alum Bay). To walk along the cliff top footpath is unparalleled for isolation. When the sun shines it is a delightful place.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
CORFE CASTLE, DORSET.
Corfe Castle's 1,000 year-old ruins lie in Dorset's rolling, rural Purbeck Hills, just beside the charming little village of Corfe and not far from the start of the 630 mile [1014 kms] South West Coast Path, Studland Nature Reserve, superb beaches at Bournemouth and Studland and pretty good in Weymouth.
Monday, June 20, 2011
KERSEY, SUFFOLK

Here are some nice medieval weavers houses in Kersey.
Kersey is a beautiful village in the Babergh district in Suffolk, in the east of England. The main street has a ford across a stream. A coarse woollen cloth called Kersey cloth takes its name from it. The cloth was presumably originally made there, but later in many other places too. Kersey's church is St Mary's, and the village also contains a primary school. The village is also the filming location to a popular television advert.



















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