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North Yorkshire in the snow

Tom — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:46:07 +0000

New year in Yorkshire, through the snowy hills to Leeming Bar

Alfriston and Cuckmere

Tom — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:57:21 +0000

Along the Sussex coast is the small village of Alfriston, home to the Alfriston Gallery. Further south is the Cuckmere valley, a beautiful meandering river slightly west of Eastbourne.

Autumn Yorkshire

Tom — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:51:51 +0000

Away from the city smoke and up into the Yorkshire Dales. Home to some very fine pubs, stunny landscapes and fine friends.

It’s all white up north

Tom — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:54:22 +0000

Thanks to a special offer from National Express trains I was able to visit some friends in North Yorkshire for £10. There was still a decent amount of snow on the fields and it made for some stunning views. We visited Richmond which is a very picturesque town set on a hill with a ruined castle and river running past, and Masham, home of the Black Sheep and Theakston breweries.

It’s a fine part of the country and well worth a visit.

A walk to Elgar's house

Tom — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:15:46 +0000

Edward Elgar lived in a cottage called ‘Brinkwells’ near Fittleworth in West Sussex between 1917 and 1921. My fiancée’s family is from this area and over the Christmas break we took their two dogs for a long walk to counteract all the chocolate and turkey we’d been eating. It was a stunningly clear cold day where you could see for miles.

The Feast of St Edmund

Tom — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:58:29 +0000

For the 11th year running our group of old Edmindians gather in The Old Cock , Baldock to drink beer, play backgammon and this year, get fed an unusual amount of cheese sandwiches. I don’t know what Ed was thinking.