England
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Yorkshire (again) & Northumbria
Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of The 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times.
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York
York is a walled city in northeast England that was founded by the ancient Romans and then invaded by Vikings (Ivar The Boneless). The City Walls form a walkway on both sides of the River Ouse. The Monk Bar gate houses an exhibition tracing the life of 15th-century Plantagenet King Richard III, but far more importantly it is home to the Rowntrees factory, creators of the Kit-Kat back in the 1930s.
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Ilkley Moor
Ilkley Moor may have been beautiful, but today I wanted to focus on a much more pressing matter in our society: the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge with its steep wet hills and access to major wool markets was ideal for water powered weaving mills that powered along in the 19th and 20th centuries. At one time Hebden Bridge became so famous for its clothing manufacture that it became known as Trouser Town. (Yorkshirelife.co.uk)
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Bronte Falls & Blackpool
Combining two days into one blog today - because they were both short outings with not much to photograph.
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Haworth
Home of the famous Brontë sisters, Haworth is an undisputed literary mecca, attracting visitors from all around the world. With its historic cobbled Main Street, iconic parsonage and rolling moors, the picturesque proportions of this Airedale village exude a vintage charm that makes you feel you've stepped into another era.
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Malham
The Yorkshire Dales, land of moors, hills, valleys, stone walls, sheep, cows and quaint villages. The only thing missing is an open pub!
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Minster Lovell, Rollright Stones and Deddington “Castle”
First stop for the day was Minster Lovell & Dovecote, which was wonderfully quaint and picturesque but things just went downhill from there.
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Warwick
Warwick is a town on the River Avon. It’s known for the medieval Warwick Castle, founded by William the Conqueror.
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Windsor
Built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion, England’s Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Over the past 900-plus years, more than 30 monarchs have called it home and it has also been the site of several royal weddings
