The World of Wedgwood
18 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 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.
22 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Nantwich
24 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We had to rush to get here.
But a nice day off.
Chester for the day
25 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 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 Czytaj więcej
Badger Inn
26 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Got to pour my own beer here.
Phase 7. The next and last bit.
28 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Skipton Castle.
29 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
First stop on Kim’s tour of Yorkshire Dales to Scotland.
Walkies at Linton Falls.
30 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 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)
30 czerwca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Ingleton waterfalls walk.
1 lipca 2024, Anglia ⋅ 🌫 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 Czytaj więcej
Bolton Castle and other bits.
2 lipca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Its all about the Romans.
3 lipca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
Chesters Fort
4 lipca 2024, Anglia ⋅ 🌬 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 Czytaj więcej
Angels?
5 lipca 2024, Anglia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Another Antony Gormley piece of art.
Newcastle to Edinburgh
5 lipca 2024, Anglia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Today we head to Scotland. On the way it’s Angel of the North, Amble on Sea,
Bamburg castle.
5 lipca 2024, Anglia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Been around a while this place. In many iterations.
I quite liked it.
We made it to Scotland
5 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ 🌬 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 Czytaj więcej
Arthurs Seat.
6 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ☁️ 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, Czytaj więcej
Hop n bus.
6 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We always find a bus tour gives us a good oversight of a city.
Also popped into the National Museum.
Walking tour
7 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
High Tea
7 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Fancy fancy afternoon tea.
Muthu Nairn
8 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Our hotel in Nairn.
St. Andrews golf course.
8 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ☀️ 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
8 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Dropped into Perth for lunch.
14,681 kms from the Perth we left from.
Skelbo castle
9 lipca 2024, Szkocja ⋅ ☁️ 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 Czytaj więcej
































































































































































































































































