The World of Wedgwood
2024年6月18日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
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.
2024年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
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 lockもっと詳しく
Nantwich
2024年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We had to rush to get here.
But a nice day off.
Chester for the day
2024年6月25日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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 aもっと詳しく
Badger Inn
2024年6月26日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Got to pour my own beer here.
Phase 7. The next and last bit.
2024年6月28日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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 wasもっと詳しく
Skipton Castle.
2024年6月29日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
First stop on Kim’s tour of Yorkshire Dales to Scotland.
Walkies at Linton Falls.
2024年6月30日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
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)
2024年6月30日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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 theもっと詳しく
Ingleton waterfalls walk.
2024年7月1日, イングランド ⋅ 🌫 14 °C
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 beenもっと詳しく
Bolton Castle and other bits.
2024年7月2日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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 Iもっと詳しく
Its all about the Romans.
2024年7月3日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
“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 300もっと詳しく
Chesters Fort
2024年7月4日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
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 anもっと詳しく
Angels?
2024年7月5日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Another Antony Gormley piece of art.
Newcastle to Edinburgh
2024年7月5日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Today we head to Scotland. On the way it’s Angel of the North, Amble on Sea,
Bamburg castle.
2024年7月5日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Been around a while this place. In many iterations.
I quite liked it.
We made it to Scotland
2024年7月5日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
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 aもっと詳しく
Arthurs Seat.
2024年7月6日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
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,もっと詳しく
Hop n bus.
2024年7月6日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We always find a bus tour gives us a good oversight of a city.
Also popped into the National Museum.
Walking tour
2024年7月7日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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 knockingもっと詳しく
High Tea
2024年7月7日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Fancy fancy afternoon tea.
Muthu Nairn
2024年7月8日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Our hotel in Nairn.
St. Andrews golf course.
2024年7月8日, スコットランド ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
One of the best people I know played here maybe 40 years ago. Unfortunately MND took him in 2009.
Remembering you Les Brookes.
Perth
2024年7月8日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Dropped into Perth for lunch.
14,681 kms from the Perth we left from.
Skelbo castle
2024年7月9日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We drove for ages!
Skelbo Castle is a ruined 14th century keep, located near Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. The remaining wall is best preserved at the northern side of the castle. The remains areもっと詳しく
































































































































































































































































