Friday, 30 October 2015

More pictures from Avenham & Miller Parks










The (former) Park Hotel

The Japanese Garden

The Park Hotel with the Earl of Derby statue in Miller Park



Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Autumn Colours in Avenham & Miller Parks, Preston.

Looking along the Guild Wheel from under the mainline railway bridge



Now in the adjoining Miller Park



Derby Walk in Miller Park



The Combination Bridge between the two parks. This used to carry the railway line and a footpath over the River Ribble. 
Now it's only a footpath.

Miller Park fountain

The fountain with the Earl  Derby statue


Miller Park top path

The Japanese Garden in Avenham Park


Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Lindisfarne & Bamburgh

Lindisfarne Castle


The view across the bay

Approaching the castle

Part of the many cairns dotted along the coastline.

More old rocks!

The ruins of the priory


Bamburgh Castle


Bamburgh village from the castle

Thursday, 8 October 2015

Golden October around Silverdale (North Lancashire)


The start of the walk from Eaves Wood carpark - north of Silverdale


A row of attractive cottages at Elmslack

Leaving Elmslack

Alpacas grazing in the warm, October sunshine.

Our first view of  Morecambe Bay at The Cove

The Kent estuary at The Cove

Stange formations left by the receding tide 

Lindeth Tower - presumably, part of a property 

Jack Scout limekiln


Morecambe Bay in all its glory

Approaching the Giant's Seat on Jack Scout


Calm over the bay

Continuing round the coast to Jenny Brown's Point

Another view of Jenny Brown's Point

Looking inland towards Leighton Moss nature reserve


This chimney is the only remains of a copper smelting mill operational 200 years ago.



Open fields near Bottoms Farm
Another sign of autumn