Another Day at Wrest Park

English Heritage Day

Brodsworth Hall and Gardens

Conisborough Castle

Roche Abbey

Derbyshire Dales

CCC Ashbourne

The Heights of Abraham

English Heritage

Peveril Castle

Devon - Slapton Sands CCC

English Heritage

Dartmouth Castle
Bayards Cove
Totnes Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

And on the way home from our Bath weekend, an English Heritage excursion.

Bath weekend page link

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Barnard Castle CCC

Saturday 23rd to Tuesday 26th May

(Map)

Saturday 23rd

Arrived 1.30pm - some traffic delays on the latter part of the A1.
Quick walk into Barnard Castle.

Usual post-set up dinner and drinks.

And... the usual site pose - Julie's turn this time

Sunday 24th

Pick up Lauren, visited the castle and walked around the town.

Took a trip to High Force Waterfall. (website)



Evening meal to celebrate Laurens' birthday.


Monday 25th

Walked along the Tees to Cottersthorne, and back the other side; another walk into town. Costa and cake then decided to walk to Egglestone Abbey - an English Heritage site.

Link to EH page

Tuesday 26th

That's it. Early morning pack up, (and breakfast in the sun) - and a detour to see Lauren before heading home.

Longthorpe Tower, Peterborough

Our usual, an additional excursion to another English Heritage location on the way home. This time,  a small tower in Longthorpe, Peterborough

English Hereitage Link

80's Concert at Audley End House

Website

Great evening for a picnic and some 80's entertainment.

Audley End Concerts

1 August

Afternoon all!

Running order for saturday as follows (subject to tweaks clearly!)

19.00 - Johnny Hates Jazz
19.20 - Katrina - ex Katrina & The Waves
19.35 - John Parr
19.50 - T'Pau
20.10 - Heaven 17
20.40 Midge Ure
21.15 - Tony Hadley

and who knows - maybe a sneaky little encore?!?!?!

We've been here before!

Oswestry CCC

18-21 April 2014

First trip of the year. Oswestry CCC site and the Ironbridge Gorge Museums. With some English Heritage thrown in for good measure.

Friday April 18th (Good Friday)

• Pitch, walk, and a drive into Oswestry; picking up Wittington Castle on the way back.

We're here!

First camp in a smaller car - It all went in ok (just)

We've been doing pictures like these for a few years now - apparently they're called selfies.

 

Wittington Castle - a community run building.

Saturday April 19th

• Blists Hill Victorian Village, one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge museums.

Real-life Victorian people

Julie loves her Tea Rooms - all Victorian style

More real-life Victorians

Proper Victorian policeman

• Tar Tunnel & Coalport China Museum

Nice hat

Nice black-stuff!

• The Iron Bridge and Museum of The Gorge

 

Another Selfie with the Iron Bridge.

Evening BBQ - warmest part of the day

Sunday 20th April (Easter Sunday)

• Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron & Darby Houses 

• Buildwas Abbey

• Wenlock Priory

Wettest hour of the whole weekend.

• Wroxeter Roman City

Monday 21st April 

• Pack up and home

Links

• Oswestry CCC
• Wittington Castle 
• Ironbridge Gorge Museums
• Buildwas Abbey 
• Wenlock Priory 
• Wroxeter Roman City

 

Triangular Lodge and Lyddington Bede House

Sunday 6th April

• Triangular Lodge
• Lyddington Bede House