Tag: Visit England
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A Snowdrop of Spring
Not really spring, but that testing time in-between winter and spring when we dare to hope that warm, sunshine-filled days are not far away. February is the month when we see a smorgasbord of emerging colour; yellow aconites and daffodils, purple crocuses and best of all, clumps of white snowdrops. They can be found across…
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Of Buddhists’ and Beechwoods
In my day job I say ‘to expect the unexpected’ when visiting the Chilterns, but this outing really is the unexpected! In this quiet corner of the northern Chilterns, in St Margarets, Great Gaddesden you will find the Amaravati Buddhist monastery. I had joined a mindfulness walk during our Chilterns Walking Festival that would take…
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The castle that time forgot
Seen mostly from Chilterns commuter trains, I expect Berkhamsted castle is one of those landmarks that is no longer noticed. It has disappeared into the landscape. My straw pole revealed a distant lack of awareness when asked when was the last time they visited Berkhamsted castle? “Not for ages”“Is that the one near the station..?”“I…
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Evolving Landscapes
Today comes the confirmation that the HS2 rail project will continue to rip through our naturally outstanding #Chilterns.
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Coffee, Crafts, Cake and Chilterns beechwood
Getting to Jane’s studio meant being rained on by beechnuts as we set off from nearby Christmas Common to walk through the quiet autumnal beech woodland, once full of the smell of charcoal burners, the sounds of wood cutters, the sight of wartime tent peg-makers and wood gathers from surrounding hamlets picking only what had…
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Gentle Giants on the Chiltern Ridges
Landscape plays a huge role in determining the form and function of buildings, not least windmills and watermills. ‘Sadly the opportunity for us to get inside our local wind or watermill and explore the local industrial history is still not possible at this time.Let us hope by 2022 National Mills Weekend will once more have…