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November 02, 2009 11:56 AM EST --
Knaresborough is a town situated on the river Nidd in Yorkshire. This is the viaduct carrying the railway line across the river to the station.
As you walk along the river you will come . . .
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December 01, 2008 01:08 PM EST --
Recently I had a trip to Marrakech with some friends.
Marrakech is a very busy, bustling place.
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We visited the markets,or souks, as thay are called there. There are lots of very . . .
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October 09, 2008 08:33 AM EDT --
A few years ago I found a little arty crafty sort of shop on the outskirts of York. The lady who ran the shop had some stones, painted to represent different animals. I have always liked tortoises, . . .
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October 02, 2008 08:54 AM EDT --
Situated on the North Yorkshire Moors, on the road to Whitby, The Hole of Horcum is a vast hollow, 400 feet deep, and measures 3/4 of a mile across. It was created by the natural erosion of springs, over . . .
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September 22, 2008 01:04 PM EDT --
On our recent holiday in the north east of England, we visited Whitby.
Whitby is a small town on the north east coast, it sits on the mouth of the river Esk, where it runs into the North . . .
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July 14, 2008 12:23 PM EDT --
Our village held it's annual duck race at the weekend. The duck race raises money for the Christmas Lights. It involves quite a lot of work, and is all done by volunteers. This year 2,000 ducks were . . .
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July 08, 2008 05:59 PM EDT --
On our recent visit to Cambridge we visited the American Military Memorial, located on the outskirts of Cambridge. In 1943 the University of Cambridge donated 30.5 acres of land to build a permenent . . .
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July 02, 2008 06:29 PM EDT --
Last weekend we visited Cambridge, a city in Cambridgeshire, about 2 hours drive away from where we live. Cambridge stands on the river Cam, and is the seat of the university.of Cambridge. It . . .
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June 23, 2008 01:16 PM EDT --
We live in a village in Warwickshire, called Bidford on Avon. It is situated on the river Avon, about 6 miles downstream from Stratford. Bidford is a pretty villiage, which attracts quite a few . . .
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June 19, 2008 12:47 PM EDT --
The Romans settled in York in AD71, and stayed untill AD410. It was during this time that they built the city walls, or Bar Walls as they are called, because of the four 'Bars', or gates, into . . .
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June 16, 2008 01:41 PM EDT --
Stratford on Avon is a town in Warwickshire, famous because William Shakespeare was born here. This is a picture of Shakespeare's Birthplace, and the garden behind the Birthplace.
We . . .
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June 10, 2008 06:02 PM EDT --
Alcester (pronounced Alster) is a small town about 3 miles from were I live. every year a street market is held there, which raises money for charity. The highstreet is dressed with flags.
There . . .
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June 04, 2008 04:03 PM EDT --
I am so impressed with everyone at Gather, who post articles and pictures, and particularly photo essays, that I decided it was time I had a go. I would love to show you pictures of England, especially . . .
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May 30, 2008 01:45 PM EDT --
I wonder how many of you remember Andy Fairweather Low? I went to see him in concert last night, and what a great night it was! He looks quite different now, the golden locks have gone, but . . .
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May 26, 2008 08:37 AM EDT --
Earlier this week we had friends round for dinner, I cooked a three course meal which created lots of washing up, and what happened? the dishwasher broke down! Why does this sort of thing always happen . . .
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