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English Weather - poem by Wendy Cope - image Zoe Dawes
Book, England

A poetic grumble about English Weather and why I love it

December 28, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 1 Comment
What’s the thing most people talk about in the UK? Well, at the moment it’s possibly Brexit, though it’s banned in our house as I can’t bear to discuss it. However, a safe topic many of us resort to when meeting strangers or having chit-chat, is the weather. It’s part...
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Holker Hall Labyrinth and Stone Circle - Cartmel Peninsula - photo Zoe Dawes
England, Guide

Around Morecambe Bay: The Cartmel Peninsula from Grange to Newby Bridge #followpye

October 24, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
A great wave of tranquility washed over me and for a few minutes, all was right with the world … I was sitting beside a labyrinth and stone circle, gazing across a field towards the Lake District mountains and Morecambe Bay. Crows wheeled overhead and in the distance a herd...
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Steam engine at Keighley Station - Yorkshire by rail - photo Zoe Dawes
England, Holiday

Let the steam train take the strain to discover West Yorkshire by rail

October 14, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 1 Comment
“Daddy, it’s alive, it’s breathing smoke!” The little boy shrieked with delight as the huge black engine chuffed under the bridge into the station. There was something supremely elemental about it as the steam hissed noisily, fire roared and smuts flicked over the admiring passengers. I was on the Keighley and...
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Art Gallery H and Arnside beach Cumbria - photo Zoe Dawes
England, Guide

Around Morecambe Bay: Carnforth to Sandside via Silverdale and Arnside #followpye

August 3, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
They were very well-behaved, standing quietly by the bench as their riders enjoyed a drink in the summer sunshine. Three horses standing beside their riders. They’d come out for a hack in the country lanes around Silverdale and Arnside and had stopped off at Wolf  House Gallery Cafe for a rest....
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Steam Yacht Gondola on Coniston - Lake District - photo Zoe Dawes
England, Holiday, World Heritage Site

A sunny Lake District Day Out in Hawkshead and Coniston

July 18, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 1 Comment
If you were brought up on the charming little books of Beatrix Potter, you’ll understand my delight in seeing her original drawings at the National Trust Beatrix Potter Gallery.  It’s in the disarmingly pretty village of Hawkshead, slap bang in the middle of the Lake District World Heritage site. On display this year...
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Red Bank sunset over Morecambe Bay - photo The Quirky Traveller
England, Guide

Around Morecambe Bay: Cockerham to Bolton-le-Sands #followpye

April 18, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
The sound of seabirds calling echoed across the scrubby grass towards Fleetwood and Blackpool. A pale sun glimmered round the drifting clouds, casting a pewter glow across Morecambe Bay, A dog barked with delight as it dashed across the rocks to splash into the shallow water. I was parked at...
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England, Personal, Transport

Coming home after a trip away – and a shout-out for Carnforth Station

February 1, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
Lancaster Canal in Carnforth It’s such a joy coming home after a trip away. In my job as a travel blogger, I get about a lot, both in the UK and around the world. I very often go by train, either heading off to an airport or to get to...
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Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Abso Visited the Real Alcázar #Sevilla last week. Absolutely stunning. As impressive as the Alhambra and relatively quiet in December @realalcazarsevilla 

#realalcazar #seville #andalucia #spain
Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why Enjoying the last days of #autumn. Easy to see why it’s called #fall in USA and other places … After the recent stormy weather everywhere here in SW Scotland is covered in rich tapestry of crimson, scarlet, russet, yellow, orange, auburn, green and many other autumnal leaf shades 🍁🍃🍂

#autumnvibes #autumncolours #fallvibes #fallcolors #fallcolours #autumntime #quote #autumnquote
Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Ea Lobster pots and fishing gear at the harbour on Easedale Island where the ferry departs for Luing. Great views out to that island (famous for its eponymous cattle) and towards Mull. Spent a lovely day exploring the ‘Slate Isles’ in Western #Scotland. 

#TheHighlands #visitscotland #easedaleisland #lovescotland #quirkytravel #scotlandiscalling
Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottag Crofter’s (or possibly quarry worker’s) cottage on Easedale Island, one of the Hebridean Slate Isles in Western Scotland.
👑RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II👑 What a 👑RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II👑 What a very special woman she was, reigning for 70 momentous year with grace, dignity, steadfastness, charm and humour. Thank you Ma’am 🙏🏻

Photo by Dorothy Wilding 
#queen #queenelizabeth #RIP
Mmmmmm freshly-picked Scottish strawberries, black Mmmmmm freshly-picked Scottish strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries from the garden 🍓😋🫐 Now what should we do with them? Fruit flan maybe? 

#freshfruit #summerfruit #fruitlover #fruitbasket #mindbodyspirit
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