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- Garstang Tractor Parade for the Children’s Festival – 28th December 2024
- The Lake District 24th-27th November 2024
- A walk through and beyond Garstang 26th October 2024
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland, 17th October 2024
- East Lancashire Railway Steam Event 11th October 2024
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 29th September 2024
- Blackpool 17th September 2024
- Sizergh Castle NT walk 9th September 2024
- Lancaster 20th August 2024
- Fleetwood 30th July 2024
- East Lancashire Railway 25th July 2024
- Lake Windermere and Kendal June 2024
- Return to Levens Hall 15th July 2024
- Blackpool Trams 25th May 2024
- Levens Hall and Garden 8th May 2024
- Sizergh Castle National Trust and Walk 17th April 2024
- Rawtenstall, East Lancashire Railway 13th April 2024
- Helmshore Mills Textile Museum – 13th April 2024
- South Lakes – Motor Museum and Heritage Rail Feb 24
- Ambleside on 30th January 2024
- Windermere and Kendal ~September 2023
- A trip to Keswick – May 2023
- A walk in Lancaster – March 2023
- Manchester Art Gallery – Dandy Style – 2023
- Blackpool Christmas Lights 2022
- The area around Sizergh Castle, Cumbria, summer 2022
- Levens Hall, Cumbria, July 2022
- The Lakeland Motor Museum – October 2022
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum October 2022
- East Lancashire Railway, Bury and Rawtenstall
- Ribble Steam Railway & Museum – September 2022
- North West England football 1/1/21
- Windermere Jetty Museum
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum now re-opened
- Blackburn Cathedral
- Lancashire Mining Museum, Astley Green
- Blackpool Illuminated Tram Parade 2018
- Keighley Bus Museum and K&W Railway
- Blackpool Air Show 2018
- Tatton Park RHS Flower Show 2018
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Garstang Tractor Parade for the Children’s Festival – 28th December 2024
It was a dull day but spirits were high as dozens of tractors converged into Booths Car Park at Garstang. Some old ones and some new ones, over a 100 with the old ones being parked in the square outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Garstang, Garstang Childrens Festival, Tractor Parade
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The Lake District 24th-27th November 2024
A few days in the Lake District. Stopping at Blackwell House near Bowness on the way. Blackwell House overlooking Lake Windermere. A large Art & Craft Movement House built for Joseph Holt, Brewer, Manchester. Operated by Lakeland Arts based in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambleside, Blackwell House, Bowness, Gingerbread shop, Grasmere, Kendal, Windermere Cruise
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A walk through and beyond Garstang 26th October 2024
A lovely day for a visit to Garstang, Lancashire. The old main street has a collection of independent stores although there’s been some turn over in the period since Covid. It isn’t hard to get into the country from Garstang. … Continue reading
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East Lancashire Railway Steam Event 11th October 2024
Another day at the East Lancashire Railway. Arriving at Rawtenstall early to take in the view and have a cup of tea at the carriage cafe. Today’s star loco is the BR Standard 9F, freight, loco 92134. Built at Crewe … Continue reading
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Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 29th September 2024
A quick visit to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR). It was to be a trip to Ingrow station to see the carriage museum but there was time for a there and back on the train. Ingrow Carriage Museum … Continue reading
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Blackpool 17th September 2024
A misty morning turning bright in Blackpool. We walk from Stanley Park around a mile to the promenade taking in a few diversions. Stanley Park in Blackpool, full of features, here’s the Art Deco Cafe or Parks Cafe with outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackpool, Blackpool Holiday Inn, Call of the Sea, Disco Donkey Cavalcade, North Station Tram Stop, Stanley Park
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A walk in Lancaster – March 2023
Lancaster is an interesting smallish city with a lot of Georgian buildings and small passageways leading to not too secret locations if you’re a local. Nice coffee shops, bakeries and organic food co-operatives hide in these places often with inconspicuous … Continue reading
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Lancashire Mining Museum, Astley Green
A trip to Astley Green on Saturday 24th November, fortunately a nice day. Astley Green is a village near Leigh just off the A580, a major road. The mine was closed in 1970 after some 60 years of work. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Astley Green, Lancashire Mining Museum
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Blackpool Illuminated Tram Parade 2018
Plenty of lights with the Blackpool Illuminations and the Illuminated Tram Display. The old illuminated trams are operated by Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours and include the Western Train, The Fisherman’s Friend Trawler, The Frigate: HMS Blackpool. Making up the line … Continue reading
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Very Enjoyable Lake Windermere Boat trip
After a fabulous stretch of weather in May and early June it seems to be turning. On Tuesday 12th June we decided to take a ‘green’ route boat trip on Windermere. This takes about 45 minutes going from Ambleside to … Continue reading
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