Tag: travel

English Heritage list : updated 17-06-2018

That’s me just updated the list of English Heritage sites, that I’ve been to. Since I went to Roche Abbey today.

Roche Abbey

I’ve also added the following…

  • Belas Knap Long Barrow, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.
  • Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate, Castle Acre, Norfolk.
  • Clun Castle, Clun, Shropshire.
  • Eleanor Cross, Geddington, Northamptonshire.
  • Hailes Abbey, Hailes, Gloucestershire.
  • Roche Abbey, South Yorkshire.
  • Scarborough Castle, Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Corrour railway station ✅

So, so pleased with myself! That I’ve just ticked off, Corrour railway station! Which is the highest railway station in the UK, it’s also not accessible by any public roads!! Which gives you, an idea of just how remote it really is!

If you can, at some point in your life, I would recommend you travel up to Corrour railway station! It’s by far the best railway station, that I’ve ever been too!

Corrour railway station

Corrour railway station

Corrour railway station

Corrour railway station

UK railway stations list : updated 30-May-2018

I can now add Corrour railway station to the list of UK railway stations that I’ve used!

Check out the full list at www.gordon-valentine.com/travel/railways/uk-national-rail-network/

Myself at Corrour railway station

Myself at Corrour railway station

Crinan Canal, Britain’s most beautiful shortcut! ✅

WOW! Can’t believe that Neil, my older brother Douglas and myself, walked the whole of the Crinan Canal in both directions, a distance of around 20 miles! So maybe the longest single day walk, that any of us done!

It really does live up to it’s name, of Britain’s most beautiful shortcut!

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 Crinan

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/canals/crinan-canal/

Stopped off at Carnasserie Castle

During our drive, up to the to Crinan Canal, we stopped off at Carnasserie Castle, which is a Historic Scotland site, I had never been to before! If ever in the Lochgilphead, I would check it out, if I was you! Even better, it’s 100% free, so no need to join Historic Scotland. But, of course, I would recommend that you do!

Carnasserie Castle

Carnasserie Castle

Carnasserie Castle

Not long at all to Cyprus!!

It’s not long at all again, till I go back to Cyprus!! So here are some photos from my previous trips…

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Many more photos can be seen @ www.flickr.com/photos/gsvalentine/sets/72157636258882044/

Great walk around Whalley

That was sure a great walk around Whalley in Lancashire. Just funny to think, that if, I had not moved to Scotland when I was, very, very young. That’s the area, I would have growing up in! Since I was born in Chorley and use to live in Leyland…

Anyway back to the walk, I can’t get over just how nice Whalley is! So much going on, for a small village!

The walk was just over 6 miles! You can check out the route we took over at www.strava.com/activities/1539712837

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/29-04-2018/

#WorldHeritageDay 2018!

Since it’s #WorldHeritageDay, here is list of the ones, that I’ve been to in the UK…

  • The Lake District National Park, England.
  • Dorset & East Devon Coast, England.
  • Forth Bridge, Edinburgh, Inchgarvie & Fife, Scotland.
  • Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, England.
  • New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Edinburgh Old and New Towns, Scotland.
  • Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey, Greater London, England.
  • Tower of London, Greater London, England.