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| Accommodation |
| Heritage Lodge, a spacious 4 bedroomed house with hot tub, in the popular holiday resort of Rhyl, in North Wales. Located less than 400 metres from the beach, the property is available for holiday let (Friday to Monday.... entry time 11am on Friday...departure time 3pm Monday) |
| Lochfield Farm in rural East Ayshire was the birthplace of Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin. The farm is run by Phil and Heather Scott and has two, modernised, self catering cottages for hire, both with free wi-fi. This is a cosy, scenic and tranquil retreat, four miles from the town of Darvel. We visited here in May 2017. |
| Bryncalled Barns have been lovingly restored by Sam and June Hornsby. We stayed here in February 2010 and can highly recommend them as well equipped holiday cottages in rural Shropshire, close to the village of Bucknell. |
| Hindle Pastures - Whitworth. Close to Rochdale and Healey Dell Nature Reserve. Only 15 minutes from J20 of the M62 and 20 minutes from the M66. An elevated, peaceful location with stunning views. |
| Birding |
| Malcolm Bigg and his bird boxes. This Surrey garden is also home to frogs and has visiting foxes and hedgehogs. |
| Wild in Rossendale - Birding and wildlife in a Rossendale garden .... and beyond. |
| Boating |
| Norfolk Broads Archived pictures from my own website, featuring a number of boats from the 1950s and 1960s. More pages here page 2, here page 3 and here page 4 with many sub links to also explore. |
| Wilderness Boats - Designers & builders of the original Wilderness Trailboats. Second hand boat sales and servicing via Ian Graham, the very approachable and helpful proprietor. |
| Wilderness Boats on the Mon. & Brec. Canal : (17 minute YouTube video). Wilderness boats have now been relaunched and are manufactured by Clearwater Boats. |
| The Boats & Canals Forum. Canal & River Trust and Waterscape News, Videos, Daily Chat page ... and much more. |
| The Boating and Waterways section of an extensive website that also covers creating a Garden Pond, Aquariums, Model Railways and Steam Engines. Visit the Home Page to see all the sections. |
| The Boats of the Norfolk Broads. A database of over 40,000 boats collated over more than 40 years by Craig Slawson. Also visit Craig's Horning village web site. |
| The Cruising Sailboat - and the life that goes with it. |
| Ron's Boats - a fine collection of model boats built by Ronald Wem, a retired design engineer. |
| Broadland Memories - An archive of the golden era of boating on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads. |
| BroadsNet is a very comprehensive cruising guide to the Norfolk Broads, illustrated with maps and photographs. |
| Norfolk-Broads.org - Photographs of the Norfolk Broads, virtual tour maps, plus 4 'sub-webs'. Masses of information! |
| Gardening |
| Flowerpotman - Landscape gardeners based in the south west of England. Services including paving, leveling slopes, landscape layout for disabled gardeners, patios and ponds. |
| Arena Flowers 'The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Bees'. A very comprehensive UK based website with 9 sections that covers all aspects of beekeeping, from the history of beekeeping to setting up your own hive and collecting and selling the honey. |
| Heritage |
| Brits at their Best describes the superb achievements and the extraordinary lives of people from an extraordinary nation. See also Catherine and David's book - Share the Inheritance. |
| Anglotopia, a site for people who love Britain, by Jonathan & Jackie Thomas from Valparaiso, Indiana. |
| Lancashire |
| Keep Whitworth Tidy (Facebook page) - A group of like minded volunteers whose aim is to tidy up areas of Whitworth on a regular basis with litter picks. New helpers, including families, are always welcome. |
| AB Digital Photography Services will restore and improve old, damaged or poor quality digital or traditional photographs and can create special effects to customers' requirements. |
| Wild in Rossendale - Birding and wildlife in a Rossendale garden .... and beyond. |
| Photography |
| Bills Dobson's Photos of Yorkshire show the beauty of Britain's largest county. You can view Bill's Flckr photo album via this link. |
| Bill Ward Photography Actor Bill Ward is probably best known for playing the builder Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street and James Barton in Emmerdale; but he has also done extensive film and theatre work. Perhaps less well know is his interest in photography. Check out Bill's versatility as a photographer via his galleries. |
| Yorkshire Waterfalls In the beginning, God created Yorkshire!It's Andy's aim to capture as many of Yorkshire's waterfalls and post them on his ever developing blog. Apart from the excellent photographs the site includes location maps, walking routes and parking spots. A very useful resource. Andy also has more than 1,000 photographs for viewing on his Flickr page. |
| Yorkshire Guide is an extensive website with many pictures and very useful tourism information for anyone travelling to this beautiful part of Britain. |
| Beautiful England Photos - A display of photographs depicting and celebrating the beauty of England's diverse landscape and countryside. |
| Somerset Towns and Villages - An ever increasing collection of photographs that have been collated over many years. View the quintessential Englishness of the photographer's home county. |
| Landscape photography (with an emphasis on the beautiful North West of England), by freelance photographer Dave Lawrance. |
| Boots & Paws - Places to visit, walks and digital photographs, many of which can be used as desktop wallpaper. Regularly updated. |
| AB Digital Photography Services will restore and improve old, damaged or poor quality digital or traditional photographs and can create special effects to customers' requirements. |
| Northern Landscape - Free Lake District and Yorkshire Dales desktop wallpaper and screensavers. |
| Tourism |
| Yorkshire Guide is an extensive website with many pictures and very useful tourism information for anyone travelling to this beautiful part of Britain. |
| Somerset Towns and Villages - An ever increasing collection of photographs that have been collated over many years. View the quintessential Englishness of the photographer's home county. |
| Wonderful Whitby - An informative website, outlining all that's best about this historic town and the surrounding coast and moors. |
| Haworth Village - A history of Haworth and the Brontes, plus events, walks, wildlife, steam trains ... and much more! |
| Snap the Peaks - Walking in the Peak District, illustrated with Ordnance Survey maps, detailed routes and photographs. |
| Whitworth |
| Keep Whitworth Tidy (Facebook page) - A group of like minded volunteers whose aim is to tidy up areas of Whitworth on a regular basis with litter picks. New helpers, including families, are always welcome. |
| Whitworth Historical Society, founded in 1973 and located at the Whitworth Museum on North Street, Whitworth. The Society welcomes any artifacts or photographs relating to the area and has a monthly, wintwer lecture programme. |
| The Rudman Family Tree If your name's Rudman and you have connections with Whitworth and the Rossendale Valley then Arthur Cornwall (Arty) would like to hear from you, as he's interested in tracing his family tree, and their former links with Whitworth. |
| AB Digital Photography Services will restore and improve old, damaged or poor quality digital or traditional photographs and can create special effects to customers' requirements. |
| Wild in Rossendale - Birding and wildlife in a Rossendale garden .... and beyond. |
| Wildlife |
| Lancashire Badger Group - Dedicated to the conservation and enjoyment of badgers. |
| Flowerpotman - Landscape gardeners based in the south west of England. Services including ponds and advice on how to create a wildflower lawn and mini hay meadow. Or, if desired, let them create one for you. |
| The Trap Man - UK manufacturers & suppliers of humane cage traps including humane mouse traps. See also this page of my website. |
| Wildlife & Countryside Services provide a wide range of services on a wildlife, nature, countryside & gardening theme. |
| The World Land Trust is a conservation charity that has helped purchase and protect rainforest and other threatened wildlife habitats worldwide. |
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