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A Dog Walk Steeped in History at Verulamium Park in St. Albans.

Posted on 22/01/2017 by Ali

Last week Hoover and I went for a dog walk steeped in history at Verulamium Park in St. Albans. Named after the Roman City of Verulamium on which it stands, Verulamium Park was purchased from the Earl of Verulam in 1929. The park is 100 acres of beautiful parkland, ideal for letting your pooch kick up his/her heels and …

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Posted in Hertfordshire, THE HOME COUNTIES| Tagged bridge, car, coot, dog, duck, football, grass, green, heron, lake, oak, park, parking, river, St. Albans, stream, swan, tennis, trees, verulamium, wildfowl| Leave a reply

The Historic City of Lincoln, Horncastle & Tattershall

Posted on 21/11/2016 by Ali

The plan for our day out in Lincolnshire was to visit the historic city of Lincoln, Horncastle & Tattershall. We began in the cathedral city of Lincoln. It is the county town of Lincolnshire, which is located in the East Midlands, and is one of the UK’s largest counties. The area is largely flat, and as you drive …

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Posted in EAST MIDLANDS, Lincolnshire| Tagged antiques, bridge, car park, castle, cathedral, collectables, dog, hill, hoover, horncastle, hotel, Lincoln, mitre, steep, tattershall, tesco, walk, wig| Leave a reply

The Spectacular Deer Rut at Bushy Park in Hampton, London

Posted on 18/10/2016 by Ali

The Spectacular Deer Rut at Bushy Park in Hampton, London is a sight to behold so last Saturday Hoover and I thought we’d head towards The Big Smoke for a change to visit the Royal Park and see the spectacle for ourselves. London is an area we’d usually avoid as for us it conjures up images of …

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Posted in Middlesex, THE HOME COUNTIES| Tagged bridge, bushy, chestnut, coffee, cycling, deer, fisherman, fishing, forest, fountain, glade, grass, lake, latte, oak, stag, stream, swan, trees| Leave a reply

New Haw Lock on The River Wey, New Haw, Surrey

Posted on 08/10/2016 by Ali

New Haw Lock on The River Wey, New Haw, Surrey is a pretty little spot, located slap bang in the middle of a largely residential area in the heart of Surrey. (map) There is a little car park right by the lock, located to south east of it, so if you find yourself at The White Hart pub …

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Posted in Surrey, THE HOME COUNTIES| Tagged basingstoke, bridge, canal, distance, dog, european, fishing, graffiti, lock, long, m25, New Haw, path, surrey, tow, walk, weybridge| Leave a reply