Public Footpath
Tag: landscape
Magnificent Trees
We saw many magnificent and ancient trees on the heath.
Hampstead Heath
We took a walk through Hampstead Heath and saw many pretty prospects (click the images to see them larger).
London View from Parliament Hill
Cloudy Field
Carron Pond
I’ve photographed here before but here it is in a new season.
Park
We visited a complex of garden allotments in a large park, that was quite lovely. The weather was much better than in Farnham, too, in the high 20s instead of the teens (high 80s vs low 50s °F).
Swan’s Way
with apologies to Marcel Proust
Hard to tell from the picture but this bird was gigantic. It walked up the road to the car park, then over to the water and swam away (see below).
Waverley Abbey
When we got to the Abbey a guard informed us we couldn’t enter. Instead we walked up to the car park and along the river on the side we’d never been able to get to on previous visits, across a barricaded bridge to Waverley House. So we got some different views before decided we might be straying into trespassing.
Follow the Yellow in Green Road
More Wey Reflections
We took another walk along the North Downs Way, headed towards Waverley Abbey. And again, I was struck by the magical beauty of the overgrowth reflected in the River Wey.
Motion Blur
Headed Home
Our final day (3 April) we went to the visitor centre and the Lindisfarne Priory museum, then took a taxi back to Berwick-upon-Tweed to catch the train. It was a blustery, windy day.
Out to Sea
Follow the Emerald Road
North Shore
Once down to the beach we ran across all manner of things. Click any image below to see larger.
Shore
From atop the dunes we climbed down to the shore.
Sand Dunes
Next, we walked a trail among the sand dunes and the grasses at the north and west of the island, as the fog lifted and the day brightened. Click any of the pictures below to see them larger.
From the Heugh
Next we wandered up to the Heugh, a rocky ledge that may hold the foundations of the earliest church on the site (7th century). The panorama below is a gigantic file, stitched together from 14 separate shots. If you enlarge it you can see incredible detail throughout.
Lindisfarne
Walking back from the boats and lobster pots we viewed the ruins of Lindisfarne a short way off. Click either picture below to see them larger.
