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Tide Mills Beach, between Seaford and Newhaven

Seaford to Tide Mills and Newhaven Walk, Sussex

England, South East England, Sussex, United Kingdom

Tide Mills is a derelict and abandoned village on the coast in East Sussex, one mile east of Newhaven and just over two miles west of Seaford, close to the village of Bishopstone. It can be reached by walking ...

Autumn, Pollarded Beech Tree, Burnham Beeches

Burnham Beeches, Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire, England, South East England, United Kingdom

Burnham Beeches is a National Nature Reserve and Special Area of Conservation, extending to 540 acres of woodland, heath and wetland. It is situated west of Farnham Common in the village of Burnham, Buckingham...

American Bar Association Memorial to Magna Carta, Runnymede

Runnymede – The Birthplace of Modern Democracy

England, Special Places, Surrey

Runnymede - The Birthplace of Modern Democracy and a good place to walk the dog Runnymede can quite justifiably claim to be the most famous meadow in the world. Here, twenty-five miles from London, on 15th Ju...

Maple Trees, Canadian Memorial Planting, Bramshott Common

Canadian War Memorials, Bramshott and Grayshott, Hampshire

England, Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom

There is a brown tourist sign after the Hindhead Tunnel, at the side of the main A3 London to Portsmouth Road. It says, "Canadian Memorial Planting". Many of the drivers who notice this sign do not have any k...

Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, Hampshire

England, Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom

Titchfield Abbey is a grand ruined building, on the outskirts of Titchfield village. It was founded in the 13th century by the Bishop of Winchester for Premonstratensian Canons, an Order which was founded at P...

Portchester Castle, Portchester, Hampshire

England, Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom

Portchester Castle is a remarkable well preserved castle, in the care of English Heritage. Within the nine acre site, there is also the 12th century St. Mary's Church, which is the only surviving building of a...

Richmond Castle and River Swale, from Green Bridge, Richmond

Richmond Castle and Town, Richmond, Yorkshire

England, United Kingdom, Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber

Richmond is a market town in North Yorkshire, one of the most dramatically beautiful towns in the north of England. It is not to be confused with Richmond in Surrey, nor fifty-seven other "Richmonds" throughout...

Rievaulx Terrace and Temples, North York Moors, Yorkshire

England, United Kingdom, Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber

Rievaulx Terrace is a superb 18th century landscape garden, with a half mile terraced lawn, set above the River Rye. It also has two temples, woodland and dramatic views over the Cistercian Rievaulx Abbey. It i...

Rievaulx Abbey, North York Moors, Yorkshire

England, United Kingdom, Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber

Rievaulx Abbey, which was founded in 1132, was the first Cistercian abbey in the north of England and one of the great Cistercian monasteries of medieval Europe. The earliest Cistercian monastery, Waverley Abbe...

Great Ayton, Yorkshire

England, United Kingdom, Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber

Great Ayton is a large village, five miles south-west of Guisborough, on the banks of the River Leven in North Yorkshire. It is famous for its connections with James Cook and his family. He later became Captain...

Riley graves, plague victims, Riley's Field, Eyam

Eyam, Plague Village, Peak District, Derbyshire

Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Eyam, known as the Plague Village, is in a beautiful setting, eight hundred feet up in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District. It is situated six miles north of Bakewell. When visiting Eyam, it is difficult ...

Windsor, Berkshire

Berkshire, England, South East England, United Kingdom

Windsor is a town twenty miles west of London, on the River Thames. It is situated close to Runnymede, where the Magna Carta was sealed and Eton, home of the famous Eton College, which can be reached across the...

The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Windsor Castle, 19th May 2018

Berkshire, England, Special Places

When the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was announced and that the wedding would take place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on 19th May 2018, it immediately created worldwide interest. P...

White clapboard cottage and The Biddenden Maids Village Sign, Biddenden

Biddenden, Kent

England, Kent, South East England

Biddenden displays perfect examples of English architecture, from late medieval times to the 17th century. The well preserved timber-framed houses line the road, which links the churchyard with a small green. H...

The Bat & Ball Inn and Cricket Memorial Stone, Hambledon

Hambledon, Hampshire

England, Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom

Hambledon, a small village in the Meon Valley in Hampshire, is known to cricket enthusiasts the world over as the “Cradle of Cricket”. The game of cricket had been played in Southern England for many years befo...

Odiham Castle, North Warnborough, near Odiham

Odiham, Hampshire

England, Hampshire, South East England, United Kingdom

Odiham is a large picturesque village in North Hampshire, forty miles south-west of London and south of the M3 motorway. As a royal manor, it was the first entry in the Hampshire section of the Domesday Book, w...

Waverley Abbey, Farnham, Surrey

England, South East England, Surrey, United Kingdom

Waverley Abbey is two miles south-east of Farnham town centre, situated on the flood plain of the River Wey. The ruins are in the care of English Heritage and are open to the public. Waverley Abbey was founded ...

St. Andrew's Church, from Lower Church Lane, Farnham

Farnham, Surrey

England, South East England, Surrey, United Kingdom

Farnham is a Georgian market town in Surrey, thirty eight miles from London, on the Surrey Hampshire border. A milestone in the Woolmead area of the town states the distance from London. At one time, the stone ...

The Lake and Ruined Abbey, Painshill Park, Cobham

Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey

England, South East England, Surrey, United Kingdom

Painshill Park in Cobham Surrey, only eighteen miles from Central London, is Europe's most important 18th century garden and is a popular day out for all ages. Between 1738 and 1773, the Honourable Charles Hami...

Box Hill, Surrey

England, South East England, Surrey, United Kingdom

Box Hill is on the North Downs and is easily accessible from the A24 main road, near Dorking in Surrey. Box Hill and West Humble railway station, which provides direct trains from London, is within a short walk...

Alfriston, Sussex

Seaford to Tide Mills and Newhaven Walk, Sussex

Telscombe Cliffs, to Eastern end of Undercliff Walk, Peacehaven, Sussex

Seahaven Coastal Trail, Newhaven to Peacehaven, Sussex

Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, Sussex

Undercliff Walk, Ovingdean, Rottingdean and Saltdean, Sussex

National Park Visitor Centre, Brecon Beacons

Tintern, Wye Valley, Wales

Rhossili, Gower, Wales

Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Llandudno, North Wales

Port Eynon, Gower, Wales

Seaford to Tide Mills and Newhaven Walk, Sussex

Burnham Beeches, Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire

Runnymede – The Birthplace of Modern Democracy

Canadian War Memorials, Bramshott and Grayshott, Hampshire

Titchfield Abbey, Titchfield, Hampshire

Portchester Castle, Portchester, Hampshire

Richmond Castle and Town, Richmond, Yorkshire

Rievaulx Terrace and Temples, North York Moors, Yorkshire

Rievaulx Abbey, North York Moors, Yorkshire

Great Ayton, Yorkshire

Eyam, Plague Village, Peak District, Derbyshire

Windsor, Berkshire

The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Windsor Castle, 19th May 2018

Biddenden, Kent

Hambledon, Hampshire

Odiham, Hampshire

Waverley Abbey, Farnham, Surrey

Farnham, Surrey

Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey

Box Hill, Surrey

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