Follow our travels around the UK ~
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Wolverhampton Wandering, June 2023. One night, one pub, one family get-together.
A warm welcome at the Shrew
Albrighton
Donington and Albrighton local nature reserve
Donington and Albrighton local nature reserve
Donington and Albrighton local nature reserve
Overnight at Portland, the isle, not the prison June 2023. The early summer heatwave drove us to the coast for a one-night pub stop, and it did not disappoint.
The Pulpit Inn, Portland, our stop for the night
Portland
Portland Bill Lighthouse
Trinity House Obelisk, Portland
The prison on the cliff
Kayakers off the Bill, the dark race in the background
The Red Crane, Portland
Pulpit Rock, intended to have the appearance of an open bible leaning on a pulpit was formed in the 1870s after a natural arch was cut away by quarrymen at Bill Quarry, and the leaning slab was added
Fishermans’ sheds, Portland Bill
Memorial rock, Red Crane, Portland
Verne High Angle Battery
Verne High Angle Battery
Verne High Angle Battery
Verne High Angle Battery
Stealth camping
Nicodemus Knob was left as a pillar within the former Admiralty Quarries, which provided stone for the breakwaters of Portland Harbour between 1849-72. It marks the extent to which the convicts excavated stone from the quarries; some six million tonnes of stone was taken from the area, using convict labour from the nearby Portland Convict Establishment, thereby recording the natural ground level
Portland Harbour
The excellent little cafe opposite the prison gates
The Everlasting Circle, New Ground, Portland
Sunset at Portland
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 pub stop 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.