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Exploring England 2015, Part 3 – Landscapes.

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For a small and densely populated country the UK boasts some wonderful landscape scenery. In the summer when we were there, green is the dominant colour,...

Created: 23 Sep 2015 16:08 Views: 5483

Exploring England 2015, Part 9 – Surprises, Odds and Ends

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Perhaps the most enjoyable parts of any trip are the happy surprises that just pop out at you, unplanned and unforeseen. Unprepared as you are, they have the capacity to astonish and delight....

Created: 20 Jan 2017 13:40 Views: 5478

Exploring England 2015, Part 5 – Castles and Grand Houses

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England is awash with castles and grand houses. They have simply accumulated over the past 10 centuries, built and rebuilt over the years. Some are small and functional,...

Created: 19 Dec 2015 16:08 Views: 5442

Exploring England 2015, Part 4 – Gardens big and small.

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What better time to explore English gardens than in spring and early summer? In the countryside, along roadsides and lanes, bluebells and wildflowers are putting on colourful displays....

Created: 25 Oct 2015 16:04 Views: 5248

Exploring England 2015, Part 2 – Around the Edge.

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The edge of the island that is the UK seems as good a place as any to start this account of our adventures. We had only had fleeting glimpses of English beaches before,...

Created: 10 Sep 2015 17:00 Views: 5158

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