The World of Wedgwood
18 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 lockЧитать далее
Nantwich
24 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We had to rush to get here.
But a nice day off.
Chester for the day
25 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
Badger Inn
26 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Got to pour my own beer here.
Phase 7. The next and last bit.
28 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasЧитать далее
Skipton Castle.
29 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
First stop on Kim’s tour of Yorkshire Dales to Scotland.
Walkies at Linton Falls.
30 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 июня 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
Ingleton waterfalls walk.
1 июля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ 🌫 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 beenЧитать далее
Bolton Castle and other bits.
2 июля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 IЧитать далее
Its all about the Romans.
3 июля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 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 300Читать далее
Chesters Fort
4 июля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 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 anЧитать далее
Angels?
5 июля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Another Antony Gormley piece of art.
Newcastle to Edinburgh
5 июля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Today we head to Scotland. On the way it’s Angel of the North, Amble on Sea,
Bamburg castle.
5 июля 2024 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Been around a while this place. In many iterations.
I quite liked it.
We made it to Scotland
5 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌬 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 aЧитать далее
Arthurs Seat.
6 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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,Читать далее
Hop n bus.
6 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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 knockingЧитать далее
High Tea
7 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Fancy fancy afternoon tea.
Muthu Nairn
8 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Our hotel in Nairn.
St. Andrews golf course.
8 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☀️ 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 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Dropped into Perth for lunch.
14,681 kms from the Perth we left from.
Skelbo castle
9 июля 2024 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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 areЧитать далее
































































































































































































































































