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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Heritage Open Day – Heaton Hall, Manchester
Heritage Open Day – Heaton Hall, Manchester Each year, some lesser seen places around the UK throw their doors open as part of the Heritage Weekend(s) and it is an event that I attend each and every year. This site in particular has not been open as part of this event for some years and […]
Cornwall – In 47 Images
Cornwall – In 47 Images Each year I make the trip down to my favourite region in the UK – Cornwall, typically the last week of August when the weather is still nice and hopefully things have started to get a little quieter as people’s thoughts turn towards getting the kids ready for back-to-school rather […]
