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The Kings Head
The Kings Head during last weeks snow in Staplehurst, Kent.

Castle Combe, Wiltshire

Alfriston
The Old Clergyhouse

Winkle Street, Calbourne, Isle of Wight.

Thriplow, Cambridgeshire
Every year Thriplow near Cambridge receives up to 10,000 visitors for Daffodil weekend.

A view of Levington

A view of Lyme Regis

Cottage in Bosham

Arlington Row
Taken in May 2006 the day before Arlington Row was used in the movie 'Stardust'. We were indeed very lucky to have the added...

Ibberton in Dorset
A quiet corner on the walk up to the Church.

Dunster Cottages

Lulworth Camp
Traditional Dorset cottages, West Lulworth.

The Deverills
Kingston Deverill. One of a series of images featuring a group of villages known as The Deverills situated along the River Wyle...

The Deverills
Brixton Deverill. One of a series of images featuring a group of villages known as The Deverills situated along the River Wyle in...

Wonersh

Stepping stones River Rothay near Ambleside
The well known stepping stones across the Rothey between Ambleside and Pelter Bridge on the Under Loughrigg Road. Here they are...

East Coker, Somerset.
One of a series of images featuring East Coker, Somerset.

North Coker, Somerset.
One of the older cottages in the village.

Apethorpe
Beautiful cottage , Kings Cliffe Road , Apethorpe . The village is 4 miles north of the Northamptonshire market town of Oundle, 4...

River walk New Alresford near Winchester

Drayton Cottage
On the outskirts of Banbury, this pretty cottage next to The Roebuck Inn ,where we stopped off for lunch on a walk from Wroxton...

Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire
A canal-side house, on the section of the Kennet and Avon Canal between Limpley Stoke and Avoncliffe.

You don't get much more English than this.....
Corfe Castle in Dorset.

Cotswold cottages
Gorgeous cottage taken April 2013

Countersett
Cottage in the hills

Lymington Cottage
Known as Rambler cottage

Chocolate Box
Beautiful village in Bedfordshire with some stunning cottages a must visit..

Classic thatched cottage in Arkesden Village

Runswick Bay Cottage
On our recent Yorkshire holiday we called into Runswick bay, a delightful little bay with cottages dotted on the hillside over...

Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Castle Combe, Main Street
Looking down the High Street. A winter shot, hence no people!

A splendour of colour

Wolds Cottage
I have to be honest & admit I'm not entirely sure where we were when I spotted this lovely cottage in the Wolds the other...

Cottage in Dartmouth, Devon

The edge of Exmoor
A part of Dunster that most visiters may never see are the traditional cottages which are tucked away down the back lanes.

Plush, in Dorset
The only road through the village is a quiet narrow lane. Half a mile further on around the bend, the Wessex Ridgeway crosses the...

Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire
Part of the village of Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire.

Willow Corner Cottage

Dunster cottage
This much photographed cottage always looks gorgeous

Shillingstone, in Dorset
'Greensleeves' Possibly the oldest cottage in Shillingstone.

Snow on St. Margarets, Rainham, Kent

Church Cove
This was a pub in past times, between Helston and The Lizard

Cottage Gardens
What used to be the main water supply, becomes a garden feature.

Alresford
A wonderful riverside walk around this old market town in Hampshire.

Anne Hathaway's cottage
View of the cottage from inside the withy (the willow shelter)

The low autumn sun lights up Durham Castle and Cathedral. Viewed from Framwellgate Waterside.

Warwick
Early morning in Autumn

Autumn Sky
The colours of the Chihuly glass sculpture are reflected in the autumn sky

Rockingham
Autumn colours

Burbage Brook

Stanton
After a heavy shower this is the gorgeous Cotswold village of Stanton

Snowshill
Some of the cottage gardens .. still looking colourful

Hollow Lane, Montacute
November 2012

Pavilion gardens
Buxton Oct 2012 .. a gloomy autumn day

Milton Abbas, Dorset.
An autumn walk around Milton Abbas.

Milton Abbas, Dorset.
An autumn walk around Milton Abbas, November, 2013.

The Green
On a late Sunday evening .. Sept 2013

Fly Agaric
Unusual to see so many together .. I only saw the odd one on their own until I came across this little group whilst out on a walk...

New Forest Ponies
A shot of the ever present ponies in the forest. Oct 2014

Baslow
This pretty bridge was at the start (& the end) of our walk from Baslow to Curber & Calver last week.

Bakewell Cottage
An flavour of autumn in this shot of a cottage on the outskirts of Bakewell as we walked into the village.

Red Deer Stag
Though I took many deer shots, most were at the extreme of my range & when cropped ...not so good i'm afraid. This was one of the...

Hornby Castle
Autumnal Hornby Castle

Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire
A goose on guard in a canal-side garden, watches passers by on the towpath opposite.

Stratford-upon-Avon
A cottage on the banks of the Avon

The Tower
The Tower at Bodiam Castle, I tried to give this one that 'Fairytale' look.

Battle Street

Forever Autumn
Reminds me of something from the movie "War of the Worlds"

East Tytherley morning bike ride
My usual morning 15 mile cycle ride showing hoar frost. The ride took a lot longer this day!! Taken 10 Jan 2009

Autumn colours
The Cotswold village of Stanton early evening

Bradgate Park
Autumn walk

Batsford Manor
The gorgeous manor (not open to the public)with views over the Evenlode valley, surrounded by over 50 acres of gardens. Oct...

Fallow Deer
Two male fallows hiding in the ferns on our walk around Baslow. One seems to have lost an antler.

Studley Royal, Ripon, North Yorkshire
Studley Royal Park is a designated World Heritage site in North Yorkshire which incorporates the ruins of Fountains Abbey within...