vwcampervan-aldridge:

Gas Street basin , Birmingham , looking back to Brindley Place. This used to be all derelict and forgotten , now it’s busy with bars hotels and shops.

londonlife:

London Hackney cab driving by me on Victoria Embankment, near Blackfriars Bridge, last week. 

ukimages:

Andover, Hampshire, England (by Anguskirk)

keepcalm-putkettleon:

This gave me an idea…fingerprints would be perfect for creating these little men!

jennrahardjanotoart:

So, for our word train today, I was given “England”
I wanted to play with simpler style, so here it is!
I quite like those guards. They’re pretty adorbs, don’tcha think ? ;)

yesmrholmes:

Swan For The Road by ianwyliephoto on Flickr.

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

(Source: thefamilyrain)

enchantedengland:

   This would be a lovely place to live, wouldn’t it? I’m certain those children would go away eventually.

   Anyhoo, this is Wakehurst Place, the National Trust’s MOST visited place, and there is a reason. The reason is that it is extremely wonderful. The sixteenth century Elizabethan mansion (whose lovely interiors you may peruse) is surrounded by 465 acres of stunning woodland gardens with endless winding paths and the largest Christmas tree in England! A GIANT REDWOOD that looms 35 metres tall and is lit from Advent until Twelfth Night with 1,800 MAGICAL FAIRY LIGHTS EEEEEEEE I love a Christmas tree! If you enjoyed the cinematography of Kenneth Branagh’s film As You Like It you will be pleased to know it was filmed here.

   Wakehurst is open every day of the year except Christmas/Christmas Eve, and kids are free. To find out what’s on, directions, etc click here (image grimbo87 flickr)

assuming i had some help with cleaning and maintenance, this would be a lovely place to live…and the children can stay! i don’t mind a bit! :)

vwcampervan-aldridge:

Gate keeper cottage , Shugborough Hall , with Blue 1967 VW Beetle 1500. Superb

britaininphotographs:

Elm Hill, Norwich, UK

waywardcharm:

BUNTING. CROWNS. BUNTING AND CROWNS. 

ukimages:

Warm light on a crisp London day by Thorsten Becker

enchantedengland:

   Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, eight miles outside of York, is a large Georgian mansion overlooking the River Ouse. It boasts one of Britain’s finest baroque interiors and an attractive walled garden; as well as 100 plus portraits on loan from the National Portrait Gallery. There’s a restaurant and shop (they all have shops) and the place was shortlisted in 2010 for the Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award. 

   A visit to the National Trust site reinforces this Amicable Atmosphere; as you are invited to “chat to the gardener” and feel free to “bring a rug and enjoy a cream tea on the lawn.”  This sounds terribly common to ME, lolling about on a piece of carpet on the ground, but I suppose I should not impose my high levels of sophistication upon everyone else.

   I like this wording ”chat to the gardener” rather than “chat WITH the gardener” since it implies an overly loquacious visitor blathering on while a stony-faced gardener grits his teeth and attempts to clip the hedges. Someone should give me a report on this place, do. Don’t rush off today, though, because it’s closed. No I do not know why it is closed. On a completely random note, isn’t this lavender gorgeous? (image Alvaro’s Pix flickr)

i listen to bbc radio 2 at work, and whenever they interview celebrities, the description says “(presenter) and team chat to (celeb).” it cracks me up! always sounds like it’s going to be a very one-sided conversation. oh, the quirks of british english :) 

vwcampervan-aldridge:

Birmingham city centre , BT Tower in distance from Great Barr. Fantastic view but my camera can’t capture it. I need a better camera.

travel-there:

Mathematical Bridge Cambridge, England (by Ken Hircock)