I always enjoy visiting Stratford upon Avon, it’s less than an hour from my home so I do go every now and then. It’s always a pleasure to walk around, there are always some street entertainers, all I need is a walk and a Coffee and I really enjoy my… Read More »A Visit to Stratford upon Avon
On my journey south from John o’ Groats, I drove continually past Inverness, then through the stunning Cairngorms National Park, past Perth and then on to Edinburgh. By the time I reached Edinburgh, it was almost dark, but as I crossed the Forth road bridge, I could not help staring… Read More »The Forth Bridge
After passing through Glasgow, I headed north on the A82 towards Glencoe. I was actually in search of the location of that amazing shot in the movie Skyfall, but I was not to be blessed with good weather, it rained almost non stop from the minute I crossed the border.… Read More »Loch Lomond to John o’ Groats
The Anderton Boat Lift is a two caisson lift lock near the village of Anderton, Cheshire, in north-west England. It provides a 50-foot (15.2 m) vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal. The structure is designated as a Scheduled Monument, and is included in the National Heritage List for England.Read More »Anderton Boat Lift
Hadrian’s Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium), also called the Roman Wall, begun in 122 AD in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire.… Read More »Hadrian’s Wall
Chirk & Pontcysyllte Aqueducts The Llangollen Canal (Welsh: Camlas Llangollen) is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. It is one of the most spectacular and scenic canals in… Read More »Chirk & Pontcysyllte Aqueducts
Ironbridge is a village on the river Severn, that is a major part of the industrial revolution. It was here that advances in producing Iron by smelting with Coke began, a technique that allowed much purer and stronger Iron to be produced. There was one problem though, while the Foundry’s… Read More »Ironbridge