The World of Wedgwood
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I always thought Wedgwood had an e in it. 🤔
I also thought they only made plates and vases etc.
So much more.
Moving along the canals.
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It’s just been a gypsy canal life the last few days.
Pulling up at pubs for lunch or dinner. Watching the bird life and towns pass by.
But we have had to hurry. We’ve been advised that a lockWeiterlesen
Nantwich
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We had to rush to get here.
But a nice day off.
Chester for the day
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Coz we had to rush in the canal, meant we had a spare day. So into Chester we went.
A good day.
Had a walking tour, walked the wall, lunch at The Kings Head a haunted hotel and then a bit of aWeiterlesen
Badger Inn
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Got to pour my own beer here.
Phase 7. The next and last bit.
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Today we left the narrow boat and our ‘lock bitches’ behind.
An over nighter in Manchester before picking the hire car and heading to Scotland.
Our train from Crewe to Manchester airport wasWeiterlesen
Skipton Castle.
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First stop on Kim’s tour of Yorkshire Dales to Scotland.
Walkies at Linton Falls.
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It’s Sunday, roast lunch day. So we thought we’d walk first to burn some calories.
Visited an old church, tried the stepping stones, saw lots of stone fences and a nice coffee in Grassington.
Bolton Abbey (Priory)
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A nice walk around here.
Started as a place of shelter in 1155.
They built a monastery.
Then in the Dissolution in 1539, it was all kaput.
Parts of it were pulled down for other buildings in theWeiterlesen
Ingleton waterfalls walk.
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Started the day driving to Ingleton and doing the 4.5 mile waterfall walk. Many many steps!
Also looked at the viaduct and the Ribblehead Viaduct. Then off to the Dent Heritage centre.
It’s beenWeiterlesen
Bolton Castle and other bits.
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The distance between towns isn’t as far as we thought. So we are filling in time.
First up Hawes and Wensleydale Creamery.
Then a visit to Buttertubs pass.
Bolton Castle next, which IWeiterlesen
Its all about the Romans.
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“What have the Romans ever done for us?”
First up the Roman Army Museum. Giving us a taster of what they were up to here.
Hadrians Wall is just over there.
We went for a hilly walk to see the 300Weiterlesen
Chesters Fort
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More Roman stuff today.
So much potential at this site if someone had the money to dig it all out. It was ‘rediscovered’ in the early 1800’s by a wealthy land owner who had a bit of anWeiterlesen
Angels?
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Another Antony Gormley piece of art.
Newcastle to Edinburgh
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Today we head to Scotland. On the way it’s Angel of the North, Amble on Sea,
Bamburg castle.
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Been around a while this place. In many iterations.
I quite liked it.
We made it to Scotland
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Traffic was an issue and no parking in front of our accommodation. But we sorted it and are in the hotel room.
Time for an evening walk.
And we are getting our charactures drawn.
Then for more of aWeiterlesen
Arthurs Seat.
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Apparently, a King used to walk up here for a lookie lookie.
Looks like others have the same idea.
Unfortunately it was so busy, no opportunity to take a photo at either monument. I hate to say it,Weiterlesen
Hop n bus.
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We always find a bus tour gives us a good oversight of a city.
Also popped into the National Museum.
Walking tour
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Elena is taking us through the ‘old Edinburgh’.
Interesting history between the Catholics and the Protestants.
Also stories about a woman (Maggie Dickson) who survived a hanging and was knockingWeiterlesen
High Tea
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Fancy fancy afternoon tea.
Muthu Nairn
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Our hotel in Nairn.
St. Andrews golf course.
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One of the best people I know played here maybe 40 years ago. Unfortunately MND took him in 2009.
Remembering you Les Brookes.
Perth
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Dropped into Perth for lunch.
14,681 kms from the Perth we left from.
Skelbo castle
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We drove for ages!
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