Winter at Bowes Museum

Bowes Museum and snow

On Location 15th Jan 2021 The forecast looked promising so an early breakfast was taken before I headed down to our local town of Barnard Castle here in County Durham. The previous day had seen a decent amount of snowfall and overnight a hard frost had crisped everything up. Driving…

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Snow around Bowes Village

Bowes churchyard and castle

On Location 15th January 2021. Bright sunshine on snow covered fields makes an almost perfect combination for winter photographs. Even better if such subjects are right on your doorstep. So it was on this day. A good fall of snow had fallen the day before and unusually for here in…

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Armboth Fell walk

Armboth Fell film

A new film on You Tube Armboth Fell in the central region of the lake district has a bit of a reputation. And it’s not a good one….it is wet, very wet. In this new film I take a walk over not only Armboth Fell but also its near neighbour,…

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Sheep and snow at Bowes

Bowes village sheep

On Location 6th January 2021 Another fresh fall of snow at Bowes in Teesdale. As I live in the village I was able to take advantage of the conditions to capture the scenes. A day that began with a cold mist developed into a bright, sunny winter’s day. These are…

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Upper Teesdale in Snow

Winter in Upper Teesdale

On Location 29th December 2020. The days of a long hard winter seem to have gone in Teesdale. Apart from the occasional “snow days” in late November or December much of the winter weather seems to turn up on the early months of the year. However, when the snow does…

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High Force from Holwick

High Force in winter. River Tees near Middleton in Teesdale

A simple and relatively easy walk to the impressive waterfall of High Force from Holwick. On Location 25th December 2020 Parking at the road end, Holwick. Limited spaces, please park considerately. Refreshments: Sadly the pub at Holwick, the Strathmore Arms is now closed. The nearest location for a pub, tearoom…

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The 2020 Lakeland Christmas Quiz

The results are in! Many thanks to everyone who took part in the 2020 Lakeland Christmas Quiz. I considered that giving the quiz a theme of Wainwright Rocks would have made it a bit more interesting/challenging than just a simple “guess the fell” type of quiz. It seems that the…

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