The Kelpies by Day, Falkirk, Scotland
The Kelpies by Day, Falkirk, Scotland Following on from my previous post where I visited the Kelpies at night, I returned the next day to see them in a totally different setting (and to visit the gift centre, much to the disgust of my travelmate!) Safe to say, I think they are much more interesting […]
The Kelpies at Night, Falkirk, Scotland
The Kelpies at Night, Falkirk, Scotland Earlier this year, I was invited along for a few days away in Scotland, as I had seen three areas of the UK already this year (England – obviously, Wales and Ireland) I decided it would be nice to pretty much round off visiting (all be-it briefly) all areas […]
Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley (Pink Passport #7)
Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley (Pink Passport #7) The quest for 30 National Trust properties visited continues with another local to me property – Gawthorpe Hall, which is in fact a place I have been to a couple of times previously, however I am trying to improve my photo skills by taking less “tourist” type shots and […]
Lowther Castle & the Ten Thousand Daffodils
Lowther Castle & the Ten Thousand Daffodils Lowther Castle has been on my to visit list for quite some time, being a member RHS, I noticed in one of their newsletters that there was an upcoming exhibition of ten thousand ceramic daffodils to be displayed in the castle grounds, thinking back to the poppies display […]
A Cultural Day in Breathtaking Wordsworth-Country
A Cultural Day in Breathtaking Wordsworth-Country As part of my continuing quest this year to visit (as a minimum) 30 National Trust properties this year, I decided to head over to the Lakes, as I could box off a couple of places I needed to revisit along side said National Trust property, so over to […]
Uncanny – I know what I Tour
Uncanny – I know what I Tour I have been a fan of Danny Robin‘s for the past few years, particularly since he started covering the topic of ghosts and hauntings on his various BBC Podcasts (Uncanny, Battersea Poltergeist and The Witch Farm), last year he started performing at a UK-wide tour, however due to […]
Christmas 2023 – A Retrospective
Christmas 2023 – A Retrospective During my time off during the Christmas period, I managed to visit a number of places to check out the Christmas setup and vibes in the run up to the big day (and also the day after). Normally I end up visiting these places, taking photos then letting far too […]
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2023
Christmas at Chatsworth House 2023 The second of the annual Christmas traditions found me heading over into Derbyshire to see Chatsworth House dressed for Christmas. This year would be the third time I have seen this, the first time I went, I was thoroughly impressed with the decorations they had put out, however on my […]
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2023
RHS Bridgewater Glow 2023 Each year, I seem to have been slowly collecting “Christmas traditions” as I try to make more of my life, normally I try to stick to these traditions only starting after the 1st December when Christmas is not logically too far away, however this year, the first tradition of the Festive […]
A Dam Fine Day
A Dam Fine Day Some days work out even better than expected and this day was certainly one of them. A good plan had been put in place to see a variety of places in the local area, starting off doing something that I thought I had long since retired from – visiting an abandoned […]
