Thursday, February 26, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009

The Hill of Crosses, Lithuania: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Crosses
The Long Man of Wilmington: http://www.sussexpast.co.uk/property/site.php?site_id=13

Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Black Country Living Museum, Dudley: http://www.bclm.co.uk/

Saturday, January 03, 2009

The Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, nearish to Stirling: http://www.crannog.co.uk/

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Bran castle, Romania:
Bucharest, Romania: http://wikitravel.org/en/Bucharest
Sapanta, Romania:
  • See page on wikipedia here
  • Travel wiki page here

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Boyle arts festival, Ireland : http://www.boylearts.com/
Ulster history park, Omagh BT79 7SU, Northern Ireland: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g186484-d214321-Reviews-Ulster_History_Park-Omagh_County_Tyrone_Northern_Ireland.html
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland: http://www.northantrim.com/ballycastle.htm
Glenariff forest park, Antrim, Northern Ireland: http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Glenariff-Forest-Park-Glenariffe-Ballymena-P2825
St Patrick Cathedral, Ulster: http://www.stpatricks-cathedral.org/
Ulster American Folk Park, Ireland: http://www.folkpark.com/
A Tour of Political Murals, Belfast: http://realtravel.com/belfast-reviews-a6411384.html
Botanical gardens, Belfast: http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/parksandopenspaces/parksdetails.asp?id=54

Friday, October 31, 2008

Newgrange, passage tombs, County Meath, Ireland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange
The Mourne Mountains: http://www.mournemountains.com/

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Banksy tour of London: see this book

Monday, May 26, 2008

Newby Hall and gardens, Ripon: http://www.newbyhall.co.uk/
Fjords, Norway: http://www.fjordtravel.no/
Lost Word, Venezuela: http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/real-lost-world/284880
City of Petra, Jordan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
Escomb Church, Bishop Auckland in County Durham.: http://www.escombsaxonchurch.com/
The Hollow Mountain, Scotland: http://www.visitcruachan.co.uk/

Saturday, May 03, 2008

CairnGorm Mountain Railway: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/aviemore/funicular/index.html

Saturday, April 26, 2008

A Hindu temple
Stirling Castle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_Castle
Rosslyn Chapel: http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/
The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh: http://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: http://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/page/2:118:4
Foyers Falls:
  • http://walking.visitscotland.com/walks/westhighlands/214050
  • http://www.lochnesswelcome.co.uk/gallery/images.asp?theimageid=27

Friday, April 25, 2008

M&D's Scotland's theme park: http://www.scotlandsthemepark.com/
Royal Botanic Garden: http://www.rbge.org.uk/the-gardens/home
Edinburgh festival : http://www.eif.co.uk/
Distillery tour: http://www.visitscottishheartlands.com/whisky/tours.html and http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distilleries/
Glasgow Science Centre: http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/
Culzeane Castle: http://www.culzeanexperience.org/

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Think Tank, Birmingham, Science museum: http://www.thinktank.ac/

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Salts Mill, Bradford: http://www.saltsmill.org.uk/

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Blenheim Palace, Oxford: http://www.blenheimpalace.com/

Monday, August 13, 2007

Tortworth Chestnut, Tortworth, Gloucestershire: http://www.kew.org/newviews/adventures/tree_chestnut2.shtml

Friday, July 20, 2007

The British Library: http://www.bl.uk/

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester: http://www.msim.org.uk/

Monday, May 28, 2007

Armley Mills, Leeds: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/

Sunday, May 27, 2007

St Michaels Mount, Marazion, Cornwall: http://www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk/

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Gorton monastery, Manchester: http://www.gortonmonastery.co.uk/

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Manchester Climbing Centre, Manchester: http://www.manchesterclimbingcentre.com/

Monday, May 14, 2007

Manchester Jewish museum, Manchester: http://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/

Friday, May 11, 2007

Sienna Spa at Radisson Edwardian, Manchester: http://www.radissonedwardian.com/sienna

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Victoria Baths, Manchester: http://www.victoriabaths.org.uk/

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester: http://www.chinese-arts-centre.org/

Thursday, May 03, 2007

IMAX at Manchester: http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/imax/

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Magna, near Sheffield: http://www.magnatrust.org.uk/

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Cadbury World, Bournville: http://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/

Monday, April 30, 2007

Buckfast Abbey, Near Exeter: http://www.buckfast.org.uk/

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Delabole Slate Quarry, Delabole, Cornwall: http://www.delaboleslate.co.uk/

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Friday, April 27, 2007

The Hurlers (Stone circle) and Cheesewring, Liskeard, near(ish) Plymouth: http://www.connexions.co.uk/culture/html/stones.htm

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Goodhilly Downs, the lizzard peninisula, Cornwall: http://www.goonhilly.bt.com/
The book I read branded this "The worlds largest satelite station"

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Quarry Bank Mill, Manchester: http://www.quarrybankmill.org.uk/

Monday, April 23, 2007

B of the bang, Manchester: http://www.bofthebang.com/

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Cruckley, Driffield: http://www.cruckley.co.uk/index.shtml
Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall: www.english-heritage.org.uk/pendennis

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Beverly Minster, Beverly: http://www.beverleyminster.org/

Friday, April 20, 2007

Bristol: http://visitbristol.co.uk/
I havn't thought about going here before, but it does look like it has some interesting things to do....

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Smeatons Tower (light house), Plymouth: See here

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Friday, April 13, 2007

The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Oak

Thursday, April 12, 2007

www.church.co.uk, Kennington Road, London

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain: http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Sagrada_Familia.html

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Ground Zero, New York: http://groundzero.nyc.ny.us/

Monday, April 02, 2007

Crealy Great Adventure Park, near Exeter: http://www.crealy.co.uk/cornwall_pages/park_tour.aspx

Maybe somewhere to go if we do make it down there with "the kids"

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Friday, March 30, 2007

Urbis Exhibition centre, Manchester City Centre: http://www.urbis.org.uk/

Friday, March 23, 2007

Pennine Way, Yorkshire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennine_Way

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Iona, Scotland: http://www.isle-of-iona.com/ and also the Iona Community there: http://www.iona.org.uk/

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Saturday, March 03, 2007

The Palace of Westminster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Castle Howard: http://www.castlehoward.co.uk/

I've been around the gardens several times, but I've never been in the house - maybe I should get around to it one day!

Monday, February 26, 2007

Tintagel Castle, Cornwall: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server.php?show=conProperty.316

I visisted this in about 1994

Sunday, February 25, 2007

The Humber Bridge, Hull: http://www.humberbridge.co.uk/

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Niagra Falls, USA / Canada: http://www.infoniagara.com/

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Chatsworth house, near Bakewell, Derbyshire: http://www.chatsworth.org/

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Selby Abbey, Selby: http://www.selbyabbey.org.uk/

Friday, February 16, 2007

Thursday, February 15, 2007

National Mueseum of modern art, Amserdam (Stedelijk Museum): http://www.stedelijk.nl/oc2/page.asp?PageID=137

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Foam Fotografiemuseum, Photography museum, Amsterdam: http://www.foam.nl/index.php?pageId=12

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich

Monday, February 12, 2007

Baltic Centre for contemporary art, Newcastle: http://www.balticmill.com/

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Go to a Natural Spa in Iceland: http://www.arctic-experience.co.uk/naturalspa/

Saturday, February 10, 2007

The Empire State building, New York: http://www.esbnyc.com/

Friday, February 09, 2007

The Labyrinth at Willen Park, Milton Keynes: http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Art/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=474

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz-Birkenau

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Aerospatiale aerospace factory tour, Toulouse: http://www.bbc.co.uk/holiday/destinations/france_toulouse/

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Spurn Point, The River Humber, Hull: http://www.spurnpoint.com/

Monday, February 05, 2007

Ingleton Waterfalls, Yorkshire Dales: http://www.ingletonwaterfallswalk.co.uk/

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Eco Centre, West Wales, SA42 0TS : http://www.ecocentre.org.uk/

Friday, February 02, 2007

Rudston Monolith, Rudston, Near Bridlington: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudston_Monolith

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

Bintulu, Malaysia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintulu

Sunday, January 28, 2007

The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin: http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Holy Island, Lindisfarne, Northumbria: http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/

Friday, January 26, 2007

Thursday, January 25, 2007

York Minster, York: http://www.yorkminster.org/

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Museum of Army Transport, Flemgate, Beverley: http://www.4wdonline.com/Museums/Beverley/MuseumArmyTransport.html

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

The Science Museum, London: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/.
I have been here once, but I'd like to go back again!

Monday, January 22, 2007

The Thackray, medical museum, Leeds: http://www.thackraymuseum.org/

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Rievaulx Abbey, Helmsley / Thirsk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rievaulx_Abbey

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Sellafield Nuclear power station, Cumbria: http://www.sellafield.com/section.php?pageID=3

Monday, January 15, 2007

Brimham Rocks, Harrogate: http://www.brimhamrocks.co.uk/

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Caldey Island, Wales, Tenby: http://www.caldey-island.co.uk/

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Centre for Life, Newcastle: http://www.life.org.uk/

Friday, January 12, 2007

The Cabinet War Rooms, Westminster, London: http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Beamish, County Durham : http://www.beamish.org.uk/

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

CN tower, Toronto: http://www.cntower.ca/

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Tour Scotland in a Campervan / Motorhome: http://www.visitscotland.com/

Monday, January 08, 2007

Eureka, Halifax, West Yorkshire: http://www.eureka.org.uk/

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Caernarfon castle, Snowdonia, North Wales: http://www.castlewales.com/caernarf.html

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Snowdon, North Wales: http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

The Grand Canyon, Arizona: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Canyon

Monday, January 01, 2007

Black Sheep Brewery tour, Masham, Yorkshire dales: http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/visitors/tours.cfm

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Alton Towers, Staffordshire: http://www.altontowers.com/resort/

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Friday, December 29, 2006

Vatican city, Rome: http://www.vatican.va/

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Statue of Liberty, New York: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Slayley Hall, Near Hexham, Northumbria: http://www.devere.co.uk/Hotels/Slaley/

We've just got back from 2 nights durring the Christmas break - well worth the money!

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro
Note sure I like the idea of going to a place with such a reputation for crime, however, it does look good.
I do like the ideas of seeing the statue of Christ the Redeemer

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Harewood house, Leeds / Harrogate: http://www.harewood.org/

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

National Coal Mining Mueseum, Wakefield: http://www.ncm.org.uk/

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

The geysers at yellow stone park, Wyoming, USA: http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm

Monday, December 18, 2006

2012 Olympics, London: http://www.olympic.org/

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Castle Howard, Malton, North Yorkshire: http://www.castlehoward.co.uk/
I've been around the gardens on several occasions but I've never been in the house.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Lincon Cathedral, Lincon: http://www.lincolncathedral.com/

Friday, December 15, 2006

Notre Dame, Cathedral, Paris: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris

Thursday, December 14, 2006

The National Museum of photography film and television, Bradford, Leeds: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

BBC Television Centre tour, London: http://www.bbc.co.uk/tours/tvc.shtml

Monday, December 11, 2006

Kielder water, Northumberland: http://www.kielder.org/

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Washington DS, USA: http://www.washington.org/

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Do the Coast to Coast: http://www.coast2coast.co.uk/
Realistically, I'd probably have to bike it rather than walk it.

Friday, December 08, 2006

Kilburn White Horse, near Sutton Bank / Thirsk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_of_Kilburn

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Byland Abbey, Hemsley / Thirsk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byland_Abbey

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Monday, December 04, 2006

Walk the Pennine Way: http://www.thepennineway.co.uk/

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Edinburgh Military Tattoo: http://www.edintattoo.co.uk/

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Friday, December 01, 2006

Chester zoo, Chester: http://www.chesterzoo.org/

Thursday, November 30, 2006

The Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The Imperial War Museum, London: http://london.iwm.org.uk/

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

The Comedy Store, Manchester : http://www.thecomedystore.co.uk/
Hack green Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich, Cheshire: http://www.hackgreen.co.uk/

Sunday, November 26, 2006

The Eden Project, Austell, Cornwall: http://www.edenproject.com/

Saturday, November 25, 2006

The Imperial War Museum North, Manchester: http://north.iwm.org.uk/

Friday, November 24, 2006

The Lowry, Manchester: http://www.thelowry.com/

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Think Tank, Birminghams museum of science: http://www.thinktank.ac/

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

The Royal Airforce Museum: http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ (when the cold war exibit opens)

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Royal Shakespeare Company: http://www.rsc.org.uk/

Monday, November 20, 2006

Jodrell Bank Visitors Centre: http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/viscen/

Sunday, November 19, 2006

The Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York: http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.co.uk/

Friday, November 17, 2006

The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland: http://www.giantscausewayofficialguide.com/

Thursday, November 16, 2006

The Yorkshire Airshow, Elvington: http://www.elvington.org/

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London : http://info.royaloperahouse.org/

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield: http://www.ysp.co.uk/

Monday, November 13, 2006

The Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate : http://www.greatyorkshireshow.com/