Polperro, Cornwall, September 2026
Polperro, Cornwall, September 2026 I was a bit anxious this year as the weather when I was supposed to be away was due to take a turn for the worst, after a long hot summer, however some places I feel are better seen when it’s not picture-perfect wall to wall blue sky. This happened with […]
Lytham St Annes, September 2026
Lytham St Annes, September 2026 After catching up with a Friend after far too long since the last catch up, I decided to stop off along the coast from where we were as I am currently trying out some new ideas for photo processing. After following along with some good tutorials on how to create […]
RHS Bridgewater, Worsley
RHS Bridgewater, Worsley I used to pop into Bridgewater on a regular basis a few years ago and really made use of the annual membership, as I used to work around the corner, sadly after leaving that role, I am no longer able to go on as much as I would like (or as much […]
The Old Post Office, Tintagel, Cornwall (Pink Passport #26)
The Old Post Office, Tintagel, Cornwall (Pink Passport #26) The Pink Passport quest is fast drawing to a close, along with my summer holiday and as I was up in the area visiting a different site (the Witchcraft Museum), I decided to pop in here first as I knew it was only a small place […]
Godolphin House, Helston, Cornwall (Pink Passport #24)
Godolphin House, Helston, Cornwall (Pink Passport #24) The visits to National Trust properties in Cornwall continue with Pink Passport entry #24 – Godolphin House. A little about the place is as follows: Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713–89) inherited Godolphin in 1786 as the widower of Lady Mary Godolphin (1723–64). He commissioned a map […]
Glendurgan Gardens, Falmouth, Cornwall (Pink Passport #22)
Glendurgan Gardens, Falmouth, Cornwall (Pink Passport #22) Another National Trust property means another stamp in the Pink Passport, this time #22 – Glendurgan Gardens. I had been here a couple of years ago and as I was passing I decided to call in as I knew it was not a huge place and would not […]
East Pool Mine, Near Redruth, Cornwall (Pink Passport #23)
East Pool Mine, Near Redruth, Cornwall (Pink Passport #23) East Pool Mine, Near Redruth, Cornwall (Pink Passport #23) Determined to complete the Pink Passport within the year and also to embrace more of the Cornish mining heritage lead me to Easts Pool Mine. A bit of information about the site is as follows: At the […]
Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon (Pink Passport #25)
Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon (Pink Passport #25) The Pink Passport quest continued onto my annual holiday down to Devon and Cornwall with visit number 25 being to Buckland Abbey in Devon. It was not a place I had heard off before, but it appeared on my National Trust app as being local to where I […]
Cornwall 2025
Cornwall 2025 As documented multiple times already on the site, I like to make an annual pilgrimage down to Cornwall, probably the place that I am most happy and hopefully a place I can retire too when the time comes, if I get that far in life as its a way off yet. Anyhow, as […]
Geevor Tin Mine, Penzance, Cornwall
Geevor Tin Mine, Penzance, Cornwall Continuing the righting of the wrongs of never visiting any Tin Mine related places on my regular trips to Cornwall, I stopped off at this place, which I had heard a lot about, but had never quite got that far through Cornwall to get to see it and better late […]
