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ThomasJPitts 22nd August 2010

Caernarfon Castle, Places

Holiday in North Wales, Day Two: Caernarfon Castle, Dinas Dinlle Beach, The Black Boy Inn & the cottage garden

A brute of a fortress. Caernarfon Castle’s pumped-up appearance is unashamedly muscle-bound and intimidating. Picking a fight with this massive structure would have been a daunting prospect. By throwing his weight around in stone, King Edward I created what is surely one of the most impressive of Wales’s castles. Worthy of World Heritage status no […]

ThomasJPitts 6th June 2010

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a pioneering place that aims to challenge, inspire, inform and delight, welcoming over 300,000 visitors, including 40,000 learning visits each year. YSP seeks to provide a centre of international, national and regional importance for the production, exhibition and appreciation of modern and contemporary sculpture. Many inspirational elements combine here to create […]

ThomasJPitts 2nd April 2010

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Places, York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city offers a wealth of historic attractions, of which York Minster is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural and sporting activities. The […]

ThomasJPitts 18th February 2010

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London, Day Three

Day three of a three day trip to London.

ThomasJPitts 17th February 2010

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London, Day Two

Day two of a three day trip to London.

ThomasJPitts 16th February 2010

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London, Day One

Day one of a three day trip to London.

ThomasJPitts 29th October 2009

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Filey

Filey is a traditional English seaside resort with a friendly atmosphere, offering restful ‘get away from it all’ holidays. A fishing town on the North East coast of England, Filey has enjoyed a reputation of being a seaside resort since Victorian days.

ThomasJPitts 29th July 2009

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Ironbridge, Places

Ironbridge

The area around Ironbridge is described by those promoting it as a tourist destination as the “Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution”. This description is based on the idea that Abraham Darby perfected the technique of smelting iron with coke, in Coalbrookdale, allowing much cheaperproduction of iron. Smelting iron by Darby was but one small part of this generalised revolution and was soon […]

ThomasJPitts 29th July 2009

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Blists Hill Victorian Town, Places

Blists Hill Victorian Town

At Blists Hill Victorian Town you can meet the Victorians in their shops, cottages and workplaces, see all the animals, enjoy a horse and cart ride or a cone of traditional Fish and Chips. Explore Canal Street with its parade of shops, including a Fried Fish Dealers, Sweet Shop, Drapers and Photographers. Make sure you enjoy the spectacular […]

ThomasJPitts 19th February 2009

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Places, Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam is a Tudor-Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds. The house and estate are owned by Leeds City Council and open to the public. The estate is made up of much woodland, (the second largest part of the Forest of Leeds) many areas of which join on to the surrounding estates of Leeds. There are facilities for sports including football, […]