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Northumberland
Date 1st October 2011
Being on the border of England and Scotland, Northumberland is noted for its undeveloped landscape of high moorland, now largely protected as a National Park. This features the World Heritage site of Hadrian's Wall stretching coast to coast. As a contrast to this the coastline (An area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) has a splendour of its own, dominated by huge skies. Northumberland is the most sparsely populated county in England and has the historic interest of a border location.
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Eden Valley, Cumbria
Date 6th October 2011
Lying under the steep shoulders of the Northern Pennines to the east and the Lakeland fells to the west, The Eden Valley is an area of sylvan beauty. The lush green of the rolling countryside and deep red sandstone villages give an air of a bygone era in which time seems to slow and all becomes the pace of the river itself.
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Yorkshire Dales
1st November 2011
The Yorkshire Dales are well known for the rich beauty of their landscapes. Dales villages are surrounded by lush, dark green pastures, criss-crossed by limestone dry stone walling and characterised by lonely limestone field barns. The dry stone walls take account of neither gently sloping meadows nor steep valley flanks, bounding ancient fields as they have done for centuries.
Many are the waterfalls cascading over limestone ridges descend into pot holes that litter the area. A constant guard of where the feet are placed should the walker follow the water underground!
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Cornwall
1st July 2011
Cornwall is a stunningly beautiful part of the British Isles that is a souce of inspiration for artists and writers alike. Almost surrounded by the sea, The Cornish peninsula stands alone presenting a rugged face to the elements of sea and weather, yet blessed with the warmest climate in the UK . The rocks and cliffs of the coastline shelter small fishing villages unchanged after centuries of existence. Small cottages, thatched and whitewashed, cluster around tiny harbours. Colourful fishing boats pulled up on the shore or moored in quiet coves bear testsment to the fact that the sea still provides the mainstay for these small communities.
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The Howgills
20th November 2011
Often described as a herd of 'Sleeping elephants', for most the introduction to the Howgill Fells is the view to the East as the drive on the M6 heads north through the Lune Gorge. With setting sun on their Southern flanks there can be few places that promise much and deliver ten fold. Rising up above the quiet market town of Sedbergh on the Southern edge The Howgills provide a 'bridge' between the Lake District Fells to the West and the Yorkshire Dales to the East.
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Long distance walks
1st June 2013
The concept of a Long distance walk began with the Pennine Way: the great ancestor of all that followed. Like all walks of this ilk, a theme runs through them- something to be explored whether castles, coastline, islands, scenic river valleys, hills, attractive villages, forests or farmland. A time to feel that the theme has truly been explored or an achievement made is the consistent and over riding feature of these extended expeditions.
North York Moors
10th April 2014
The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors is one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom .Lying immediately to the south of Middlesbrough and dipping it's eastern end into the North Sea: Ridge upon ridge of purple heather moorland extend as far as the eye can see. Deep secret valleys which cut the plateau come almost as a surprise and the warmth of their red-roofed villages contrasts with the upland solitude. With tourist honey pots such as the town of Whitby and The North York Moors Railway bisecting the park , it is a popular destination, though quiet spots can always be found.
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Arnside and Silverdale
Arnside and Silverdale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England, straddles the border between Lancashire and Cumbria, adjoining Morecambe Bay. One of the smallest AONBs, It covers just 29 square miles between the Kent Estuary, the River Keer and hemmed by the A6 road to the East.
The area is characterised by low hills of Carboniferous Limestone, including Arnside Knott (522 feet) and Warton Crag (535 feet), interspersed with grassland. Much of the area is covered by deciduous woodland. The coastal area contains large extents of salt marsh, although these are under threat from the shifting channel of the Kent Estuary which witnesses a small bore at high tide.
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Copyright C A Ridley June 2011
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