Europe 2015
We have been to Tarr Steps, Mortehoe, Dunster Castle and to see the tallest tree in England. A lot of pics, difficult to select a few and internet link is slow. I'll start with a pic of the house and our bedroom. The house is set in 1000
Europe 2015
An ancient coastal fishing village -very popular with tourists. We had Sunday roast lunch there, which Mary pronounced 'poor'! Porlock Weir, 2 miles west, has the second highest tidal flow in the world--8 metres rise or fall each tide--part of the flow into the severn Estuary-
Europe 2015
Our first day, at a huge house on the edge of Exmoor, we (our niece Philippa, husband Nick, their boys Sam and Matthew, and sister-in-law Irene) went over the moors, via Watersmeet, a well-known beauty spot on a river, where the National trust had a stand and
Europe 2015
Built in 1750's and home to Disraeli (known by his wealthy wife as 'Dizzy)--a very colourful PM of Britain, it also housed 'Operation Hillside', in the basement, for cartography in WWII--and was on Hitler's 'hit list', since the maps
Europe 2015
Again with cousin Valerie, who drove us there, also Mary and Clifford this year, we saw the first floor. Enter 'Blenheim' in search field to see the ground floor, last year. There were clever holgraphic and video images, plus life-like dummies which even breathe, in reconstructed rooms
Chris and Jenny
Emerging from back door of the Cross Keys Pub in Gt Missenden, with friends Chris and Jennifer, this lunchtime. Chris and I were at school together.
Europe 2015
A day-long, wet return along motorways is not enjoyable, so today I cheered myself up with a bonfire! I also include a pic of another catapult--friend in the Lakes still has his made from Yew wood.
Europe 2015
Bright Eye, Birds' Foot Trefoil, Ladies' Bed Straw, Thistle, Wild Strawberry, Meadowsweet and Harebell were in evidence and the orchid Red Helliborine was just about to bloom. There ws a bumblebee, as well. There were Galloway cows in the field. We met there with Hilary and Tony and
Europe 2015
Driving to friends Tony and Hilary, from Kendal via Grasmere, we stopped for a stroll around Lake Rydalwater. A 'quick' diversion to a nearby peak lead us into undergrowth--can you spot Mary walking through the ferns, in this first pic? She was not amused to be left
Europe 2015
First a pic of terraced houses, the green one of which is our B & B. On the way to Buttermere, you pass through Honister Pass--very steep --then past a slate mine almost at the very top of the pass. Beautiful day around Lake Buttermere--we walked gradually to
Europe 2015
A hike starting in rain and wind, to the summit of Cat Bells. The weather improved and we fell in with an Anglo/Kiwi couple, Craig and Claire, on the same route. By the time we had started the descent, the weather was really good and it was a great
Europe 2015
Our B & B, recommended by TripAdvisor, is near very Keswick and we saw most of today through rain. It is basically very pretty and with the slate everywhere, looks very distinctive. Derwentwater is one of the most painted areas of the Lakes, but today it was mostly enjoyed by