ENGLAND, in black & white

-JUNE/JULY 2025-

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We landed at Dover, from Dunkirk, and headed west, the coastal route in the beautiful 'Garden of England'.

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Penshurst Place, Kent

Penshurst Castle, Kent

Penshurst Castle, Kent

Penshurst Castle, Kent
Even the drainpipes have decorations..

Penshurst Castle, Kent

Penshurst Castle, Kent
Alone with her 'Insta'-followers


 

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I love dead trees. The golfcourse at our hotel.

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Church in Dorchester-on-Thames
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ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM @OXFORD
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Martine Franck photo
Oxford's Ashmolean 7-2025

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OXFORD
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You may have came across my label for the UK: 'You can't or there isn't'. We have visited Oxford many times
over the years and the first stop is always the Blackwell's Bookshop which is behind me. But I also wanted to visit
the Pitt Rivers Museum on Parks Road but was unable to find a parking spot for my car for all the meters
worked by a phone app which I did not have (being from abroad). So we left without visiting the museum.
Yes, you'll find yourself encountering 'YOU CAN'T or THERE ISN'T' every day in England.


 

 

STOKESAY CASTLE
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TODMORDEN
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Market stalls ('fleamarket') and a covered market

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Lunch with an audience


 

 

HEBDEN BRIDGE
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Sundial

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En route to Halifax
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Photo by my co-pilot...

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The views in this region are astounding!

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'The Last of Us'


 

 

HALIFAX
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Halifax Borough Market

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The entrance did not prepare me for the interior!

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Pierce Hall

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On a (very) hot day

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Another side of the statue


 

 


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We really enjoyed the countryside though our SatNav steerd us along some very primitive roads

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A lion on the gate

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The country roads could be of a most dismal condition, but we know that of England and we still love to go there


 

 


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Pickering. The visit to the steamtrans ('You can't or there isn't') failed
but the secondhand bookstore brought us a few nice books.

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Can't get enough of the historic pubs.. My beverage of choice is a pint
of Guinness (but not shy of a good IPA either) while the missus prefers a cold cider.


 

 


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Burn Hall Hotel?

LINCOLN
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Lunch stop, walkabout (anxiety about car parking) and visit to Waterstone's for last day shopping

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Terrace housing

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Lincoln Castle and historic vehicle of local hotel

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Thomas Grantham (1633-1692)

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The circular castle wall could be walked on

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Created: 24JUL2023 - Updated: 28-Jul-2023