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Lonely Planet puts England in 2020 top countries

Lonely Planet puts England in 2020 top countries 1 Lonely Planet has named England one of the world’s top countries for travellers in its Best in Travel 2020 the annual collection of the best travel destinations, trends, journeys, and experiences to have in the year ahead. 

Lonely Planet has named England one of the world’s top countries for travellers in its Best in Travel 2020 the annual collection of the best travel destinations, trends, journeys, and experiences to have in the year ahead.  The country came second… Continue Reading →

24th October 2019 0

Dorset – From Castle to Coast

Dorset - From Castle to Coast 2 Dorset has a varied landscape featuring broad elevated chalk downs, steep limestone ridges and low-lying clay valleys.  Over half the county is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and three-quarters of its coastline is a World Heritage Site that features notable landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door.  In this visit, we are going to concentrate on the area known as the Isle of Purbeck which incidentally is not an island but a peninsula.  Starting off at Corfe Castle, a fortification standing above the village of the same name.  Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates back to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage.  The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber.

Dorset has a varied landscape featuring broad elevated chalk downs, steep limestone ridges and low-lying clay valleys.  Over half the county is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and three-quarters of its coastline is a World Heritage Site… Continue Reading →

9th July 2018 0

Britain’s Beautiful Castles

Britain's Beautiful Castles 3 Britain's turbulent civil history has left it with a magnificent legacy of castles, built to intimidate and designed for defence, many now in ruin yet they continue to hold their auras of power and mystery.  These imposing structures still dominate many areas of the British landscape.  Some are large, famous and easy to find, while others are almost forgotten ruins.  On my photo trips capturing castle images as not been a priority, however, there has been a number of occasions where I have come across castles that appear to be such an integral part of the landscape that I felt compelled to record my visit to the location.  Many of the castles are well known but others are less so but they all help to create a fine landscape view. We start off in Scotland on the Kintyre peninsula.

Britain’s turbulent civil history has left it with a magnificent legacy of castles, built to intimidate and designed for defence, many now in ruin yet they continue to hold their auras of power and mystery.  These imposing structures still dominate… Continue Reading →

26th February 2017 0

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