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Just can’t believe, what a great time, I had in the Lake District. The weather could not have been better! Even got sun burnt, which is not a good thing. That just shows how warm it was!

So here are some photos from day 3 (last day) in the Lake District.

The first three are some around the village we stayed in…

The next ones are from the Keswick Railway Path, which runs from Keswick to Threlkeld. If you are ever in the area, I would recommend it! Check out www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/thingstodo/walking/mileswithoutstiles/mws37 for more information :).

The full set of these photo’s can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/07-04-2015/

Lake District Tour April 2015 : Day 1

5 April 2015

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Here are some photos from day 1 of the mini tour of the Lake District.

On the way up, stopped at the Eden Valley Railway, which is just off the A66. Driven past it so many times. This is the first time, I’ve ever stopped at it! Right now the line, has only got one station which is Warcop Station. It’s only a short line, at approximately 2.2 miles. Still, if you are driving past or in that area, I would check it out!

Once we had checked at Coledale Inn, in Braithwaite, Nr.Keswick. Our base for the next number of days. We set off on a great walk with the dog! We followed a walk in the “Dog Friendly Pub Walks: Lake District” book. Which is where, we also found the place he picked to stay it.

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/05-04-2015/

Updated National Cycle Network section : 04/03/2015

4 March 2015

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I have just updated the National Cycle Network sub section of my website. By adding more photos of NCR 1.

I took these photos while on holiday, in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

RIP East Coast Trains 2009 – 2015!

1 March 2015

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RIP East Coast Trains 2009 – 2015. You were the best railway franchise in the UK. It’s all down hill from now on. Since Virgin have taken over running of the ECML. It will be like National Express all over again!

So from today, the trains will start turning Virgin Red. We’re going to lose the great colour of East Coast Trains. See some photos below!

Berwick-upon-Tweed holiday : Feb 2015 : Day 2

9 February 2015

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Here are some photo from the second day of our holiday in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The full set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/09-02-2015/

Berwick-upon-Tweed holiday : Feb 2015 : Day 1

8 February 2015

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Here are some photo from the first day of our holiday in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The full can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/days-out/08-02-2015/

Photos from the Erskine Bridge

30 December 2014

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Had great fun walking this afternoon walking over the Erskine Bridge. Been on my list of things to do in Scotland for a long time! So glad it’s been ticked off the list.

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/scotland/erskine-bridge/

Scotland December Tour 2014 : Day 2

24 December 2014

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Here are the first lot of photos from my second day of my mini tour of Scotland. Sorry no photos, at all from the first day. Due to the weather.

I did not travel far at all today. Just went to the local distillery, which is called Glengoyne Distillery. Just down the road from Killearn. Then I went to Balfron to take some photos of the “new” high school. The one I went to, is long gone!

Severn Valley Railway photos : 26-Oct-2014

26 October 2014

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That’s yet another UK Heritage railway line off my list! This time it’s the Severn Valley Railway.

Here are some photos from yet another great day out! Was hoping to get more, but by the time we walked from Arley Station to Bewdley Station it was fully dark! But I will be back! Think, I will wait till next year. When we have more hours of day light!