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- Blackpool in January
- Garstang Tractor Parade for the Children’s Festival – 28th December 2024
- The Lake District 24th-27th November 2024
- A walk through and beyond Garstang 26th October 2024
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, 17th October 2024
- East Lancashire Railway Steam Event 11th October 2024
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 29th September 2024
- Blackpool 17th September 2024
- Sizergh Castle NT walk 9th September 2024
- Lancaster 20th August 2024
- Fleetwood 30th July 2024
- East Lancashire Railway 25th July 2024
- Lake Windermere and Kendal June 2024
- Return to Levens Hall 15th July 2024
- Blackpool Trams 25th May 2024
- Levens Hall and Garden 8th May 2024
- Sizergh Castle National Trust and Walk 17th April 2024
- Rawtenstall, East Lancashire Railway 13th April 2024
- Helmshore Mills Textile Museum – 13th April 2024
- South Lakes – Motor Museum and Heritage Rail Feb 24
- Ambleside on 30th January 2024
- Windermere and Kendal ~September 2023
- A trip to Keswick – May 2023
- A walk in Lancaster – March 2023
- Manchester Art Gallery – Dandy Style – 2023
- Blackpool Christmas Lights 2022
- The area around Sizergh Castle, Cumbria, summer 2022
- Levens Hall, Cumbria, July 2022
- The Lakeland Motor Museum – October 2022
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum October 2022
- East Lancashire Railway, Bury and Rawtenstall
- Ribble Steam Railway & Museum – September 2022
- North West England football 1/1/21
- Windermere Jetty Museum
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum now re-opened
- Blackburn Cathedral
- Lancashire Mining Museum, Astley Green
- Blackpool Illuminated Tram Parade 2018
- Keighley Bus Museum and K&W Railway
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Walking from Sizergh Castle NT
29th January 2025 a 4-5 mile circular walk from the Sizergh Castle Visitor Centre in a Clockwise direction via Brigsteer. Taking in attractive views over the Lake District and Lyth Valley towards Morecambe Bay and Arnside. Setting off west on … Continue reading
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Tagged Lyth Valley, National Trust, Sizergh Castle
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Blackpool in January
A visit to Blackpool when the sun doesn’t rise high in the sky. The RNLI Lifeboat was out on a practice run. We arrived as it was coming in, then towed out of the water with the crew strapped in … Continue reading
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Tagged Backlot Cinema, Blackpool, RNLI
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Blackpool 17th September 2024
A misty morning turning bright in Blackpool. We walk from Stanley Park around a mile to the promenade taking in a few diversions. Stanley Park in Blackpool, full of features, here’s the Art Deco Cafe or Parks Cafe with outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackpool, Blackpool Holiday Inn, Call of the Sea, Disco Donkey Cavalcade, North Station Tram Stop, Stanley Park
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Lancashire Mining Museum, Astley Green
A trip to Astley Green on Saturday 24th November, fortunately a nice day. Astley Green is a village near Leigh just off the A580, a major road. The mine was closed in 1970 after some 60 years of work. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Astley Green, Lancashire Mining Museum
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Blackpool Illuminated Tram Parade 2018
Plenty of lights with the Blackpool Illuminations and the Illuminated Tram Display. The old illuminated trams are operated by Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours and include the Western Train, The Fisherman’s Friend Trawler, The Frigate: HMS Blackpool. Making up the line … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours, Blackpool Illuminated Tram Parade
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Very Enjoyable Lake Windermere Boat trip
After a fabulous stretch of weather in May and early June it seems to be turning. On Tuesday 12th June we decided to take a ‘green’ route boat trip on Windermere. This takes about 45 minutes going from Ambleside to … Continue reading
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Kendal’s Art, Museum, Church
A visit to Kendal in April 2018 specially to go to the Abbot Hall Art Gallery on the way to the Lake District. The gallery is displaying a Monet which is on loan from the National Gallery of Scotland until … Continue reading
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