Follow our travels around the UK ~
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Dodging the rain in St. Mawes April 2023. A Cornish soaking at our favourite UK campsite. Four days of walking in the rain in search of the mythical Oggy.
Trethem Mill Campsite
St. M\awes
Trethem Mill Campsite
The walk to St. Just
The walk to St. Just
St. Just creek
St Mawes
St. Mawes
St. Mawes
Portscatho
Portscatho
Portscatho
A Castle Coddiwomple in Cymru February 2023. A long weekend with a pubstop near the Forest of Dean, exploring castles, eating laverbread and cockles, and going back in time.
Cyril Hart Arboretum
Forest of Dean
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle
Usk
Usk Castle
Usk Castle
Usk Castle
Usk Castle
Usk Castle
Usk Castle
Clytha Arms pubstop
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
Blaenavon Ironworks
White Castle
White Castle
White Castle
White Castle
White Castle
Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle
The Brecon Beacons December 2022. Seeing out the old year with a wet and blustery trip to Wales. The Four Falls Walk never disappoints, but it was a shame the flooded rivers meant that we could not walk behind Sgwd Yr Eira Waterfall, or enter the caves at Porth Yr Ogof. Tretower Court and Castle was a lucky find and very interesting, well worth visiting. This was our first overnight stop at Tintern, and while the Abbey was amazing as usual, the parking and the pub proved disappointing, so we cut short our visit and headed for the impressive Chepstow Castle.
The Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons
Sgwd Clun-Gwyn Waterfall
The Afon Mellte
The bridge over the Afon Mellte
Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn Falls
Sgwd y Pannwr Waterfall
Sgwd y Pannwr Waterfall
Sgwd Yr Eira Waterfall
Porth Yr Ogof Cave – flood waters stopped us from going in
Porth Yr Ogof Cave – flood waters stopped us from going in
The Afon Mellte, Brecon Beacons
The Maen Llia Standing Stone
The Devil’s Elbow, Brecon Beacons
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle – pike, once more prized than salmon
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle
Tretower Court and Castle
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle – the Great Hall
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle
Glastonbury Festival June 2022. Three nights, four very long days in the heart of Somerset.
Glastonbury 2022
Glastonbury 2022
Glastonbury 2022
Glastonbury 2022
Noel Gallagher
Glastonbury 2022 – on the move
Arcadia – the spider sleeps
The Tyre Turtle
The Tyre Turtle
The Ribbon Tower
The Pier
The Pier
The Helter Skelter
Glastonbury 2022 – the site
Glastonbury 2022
The Stone Circle
The Stone Circle
The Secret Piano Bar
The Secret Piano Bar
The Dragon
The Dragon
The Sacred Field
The Craft Field
The Unfair Ground
The Unfair Ground
The Unfair Ground
The Unfair Ground
The Unfair Ground
Shangri La
Block 9
Block 9
Avalon
The campsite – no 6-metre rule here!
Glastonbury 2022
Glastonbury 2022
Glastonbury 2022
Robert Plant on Pyramid
The Pavillion
Glastonbury 2022
Ziggy Marley
The trailer is a fold-out BBQ
Glastonbury 2022
Glastonbury 2022
Paul Mc Cartney
Noel Gallagher
Glastonbury 2022
Sam Fender
Sam Fender
The Blossoms
Arriving at Glastonbury 2022
Glastonbury 2022
Overnight on the Jurassic Coast April 2022. From Worth Matravers, probably Dorset’s prettiest village, to deserted Tyneham village, one of the saddest. And a hike along the southwest coast footpath between St. Aldhelms and Winspit, completing the section between Poole and Weymouth for us.
Slow toads crossing……
Worth Matravers village pond
Worth Matravers village pond
Worth Matravers village pond
Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers
Loghenge Worth Matravers
Worth Matravers
Weymouth Bay, Portland in the distance
Chapman’s Pool and Houns Tout
Chapman’s Pool and Houns Tout
Royal Marines Commando Memorial
Weymouth Bay, Portland in the distance
Stone seat
St. Aldhelm’s Chapel
St. Aldhelm’s Chapel
St. Aldhelm’s Chapel
St. Aldhelm’s Chapel, Augustus Grant who was a serial graffiti artist judging by the number of times his initials are carved into the stone
St. Aldhelm’s Chapel
Purbeck Radar Memorial
St. Aldhelm’s quarry
Dancing Ledge
St. Aldhelm to Swanage Point
Winspit Quarry
Winspit Quarry
Winspit Quarry
Burying Beetle
Our overnight camp
Sunset over our wild camp
Tyneham, sunrise over shrapnel
Tyneham
Tyneham
Tyneham
Tyneham Church
Tyneham Church
Tyneham Church
Tyneham Church
Tyneham Church
Tyneham Church
Tyneham Church
Tyneham, the old school
Tyneham, the old school
Tyneham, the old school
Tyneham
Worbarrow Bay
Worbarrow Bay
Appledore and Lynton March 2022. Two nights of gales and rain in North Devon.
Doone Valley, our overnight view
Appledore
Doone Valley, our overnight view
Doone Valley, our overnight view
The Valley of Rocks, Lynton
The Valley of Rocks, Lynton
The Valley of Rocks, Lynton
Lee Beach, Lynton
The Valley of Rocks, Lynton
Woody Bay, Lynton
The Valley of Rocks, Lynton
The Valley of Rocks, Lynton
The Valley of Rocks, Lynton
Appledore
Appledore
Forgotten, Appledore
Appledore
Appledore
Northam Burrows, Appledore
Northam Burrows, Appledore
New Years Eve 2021 on Portland. A last-minute overnight stop at Portland Heights, overlooking the harbour and fireworks at midnight.
Portland Harbour
Weymouth
Portland Harbour
Radipole Lake. looking for Bearded Tits
The Sandman, Weymouth Beach
The Sandman, Weymouth Beach
Tranquil Weymouth Harbour
Family Jamboree in the Lakes July 2021. Three nights in glorious weather, right in the middle of the Lake District.
Private venue in the Lake District
The Lake District
The Lake District
Isle of Man in the distance
The Lake District
The Lake District
The Lake District
St. Mawes and St. Just in Roseland May 2021. Two nights in a very damp Cornwall, unusually for us, on a campsite, walking and sightseeing.
Our unexpected arrival at King Harry, thanks to the sat nav
St. Mawes
King Harry ferry, river Fal
King Harry ferry, river Fal
King Harry ferry, river Fal
Trethem Mill campsite
Trethem Mill campsite
Trethem Mill campsite
Trethem Mill campsite
Part of the dog park at Trethem Mill campsite
Part of the dog park at Trethem Mill campsite
Trethem Mill campsite
The walk to St. Just
St. Just in Roseland
St. Just in Roseland
The Holy Well at St. Just in Roseland
St. Just in Roseland
St. Just in Roseland
The walk from St. Just to St. Mawes beside the Carrick Roads
The walk from St. Just to St. Mawes beside the Carrick Roads
The Carrick Roads
The Carrick Roads
The Carrick Roads
The Carrick Roads
The Carrick Roads
St. Mawes castle
St. Mawes
St. Mawes
St. Mawes
St. Mawes
St. Mawes
Polvarth
Polvarth
Tyneham & Studland April 2021. A tentative post-lockdown two-night trip to the Dorset coast. So much has changed since our last visit, access is much more difficult in many places
Footpath to Tyneham
Tyneham
Tyneham
Abandoned Tyneham
Abandoned Tyneham
Abandoned Tyneham
Abandoned Tyneham
Tyneham
Relic of a previous lockdown
Tyneham Farm
Tyneham Farm
Tyneham Farm
Worbarrow Bay
Worbarrow Bay
Worbarrow Bay
Coast path
Kimmeridge Bay
Kimmeridge Bay
Coast path and Portland in the distance
Kimmeridge
Adder, basking in the sun
Adder, basking in the sun
Robin chick, rocking a fine lockdown haircut
Still many deer on Corfe range
Still many deer on Corfe range
Busy mum
Guarding the lambs
Guarding the lambs
Old Harry
One of several cruise ships laid up on the south coast during the pandemic
Studland chain ferry
Foil surfing
Foil surfing
Shell Bay, Poole
Shell Bay, Poole
Little Sea, Studland
Little Sea, Studland
Little Sea, Studland
Golden sunset over Poole harbour
Sunset on another overnight spot
Bath – December 2020. Our annual Christmas visit, with social distancing in mind.
The canal walk into the city
Bath
The canal walk into the city – carved stone water feature
The canal walk into the city – Bath marina
The canal walk into the city
The canal walk into the city – morning exercise
The canal walk into the city
The canal walk into the city
The canal walk into the city
The canal walk into the city
The canal walk into the city – the sunny side of the bridge
The canal walk into the city