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For
example we have collected photographs of Cornwall,
Devon, and Dorset and placed them into a series of
slides that you can view by clicking the forward or
back arrows.
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Check out
LD Images
UK website of award winning photographs
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Sample
of photographs from the collections on this page
Click the small
photograph to start slide show containing the
photograph.
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Bibury
is steeped in history with parts of the
church dating back to Saxon times.
Overlooking the village of Bibury is the
famous Arlington Row of 17th Century
Weavers’ Cottages owned by the National
Trust. The river between Arlington Row
and the Mill is now a National Trust
bird and wildlife reserve and is the
scene of the Bibury Trout Farm, which is
a tourist attraction in its own right.
The valley portrays an English village
landscape at its best.
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The village of
Monks Eleigh
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Cottages in Monks Eleigh |
Cygnet Cottage |
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Situated ten minutes drive from Lavenham, Monks Eleigh is a
little English Village consisting of a small collection of
houses, a pub, grocery store and rather magnificent church.
Its pleasant and relaxing atmosphere makes it an ideal
location to secure a self catering cottage close to Lavenham
when bookings are difficult. Its location is ideal for
exploring the countryside of East Anglia. We stayed at
Cygnet Cottage - the pink one.
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John Constable Country
- where Constable painted
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Spring
scene at Flatford
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The Dock on the Stour
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Flatford in the heart of Dedham Vale, East Bergholt, Suffolk
is where
John Constable painted his
masterpieces, here you can walk along the banks of the River
Stour and identify the locations and views that he painted.
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Photographs of roses
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Happy Child
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Click here to go to our New Zealand website
to a page of photographs of
roses from the garden of the Webmaster in Nelson
New Zealand and elsewhere. Click photo thumbnail
above to view full size - click back button to
return.
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The town of
Lavenham |
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Wisteria on Cottage in
Lavenham |
Lavenham -
Crooked House Gallery |
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Lavenham is a famous medieval town in
Suffolk
with a population of around 2,000 and consists
of half timbered Medieval and Tudor buildings.
It has narrow streets and is very popular with
tourists in the summer months.
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Hever Castle
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Dating from 1270
the castle has had an interesting
history becoming the home of Anne Boleyn
for a while then Henry's fourth wife
Anne of Cleves. Its ownership passed
through other hands until William
Waldorf Astor purchased it in 1903 when
he spent a lot of time and money
restoring it to its former glory and
added the Tudor Village for his many
guests. He also built the magnificent
gardens and the lake. In the 1980's it
was purchased by a private company which
operates it today as a major tourist
attraction. Hever Castle is situated in
Kent not far from the M25
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The Cathedral City of Canterbury
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The square in the centre of Canterbury |
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You can spend a day
exploring the Cathedral City of
Canterbury situated in the heart of
Kent. Be prepared to leave your car on
the outskirts of the city and take a
free bus into the city because the
streets are narrow, parking is
difficult, and some streets are closed
to traffic during the day.
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Cobb Harbour - Lyme Regis
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Cobb pier
embraces a small harbour at the Southern end of
the village of Lyme Regis.
The limestone cliffs on either side of the town
are the site of some of Britain’s richest
sources of fossils and some of the first
dinosaur skeletons in the world were discovered
here.
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The town of
Rye
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Rye in the East
Sussex countryside, in the south east of
England is a quaint town with its roots
steeped in history. It is situated on a
hill overlooking the Rother River with a
port at its mouth, and The Romney Marsh.
Its cobbled streets and ancient
buildings from medieval Tudor and
Georgian times are very popular with the
tourists
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The County of Kent
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Bluebells in Coppiced Wood |
Canterbury Farmland |
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Kent
is known as the garden region of the UK. In
addition it contains many fine castles like the
famous Leeds castle,
Chartwell
the Family home of Sir Winston
Churchill, with its rose & water garden,
magnificent views over the Weald of Kent &
Sussex.
Sissinghurst the
home of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir
Harold Nicholson is a place well worth visiting.
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Sissinghurst - Lime Walk
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Sissinghurst
owes its existence to diplomat and politician Sir Harold
Nicolson and his wife, writer and poet Vita Sackville-West
who purchased the ruinous buildings and gardens in 1930 and
chose to make their home and garden there.
Located in
Kent they created a
collection of gardens that attract large numbers of garden
lovers throughout the spring and summer. Sissinghurst has
gardens that change throughout the seasons, so you can
re-visit regularly and enjoy the changing scene. Our visit
in spring 2005 was our fourth return visit and the
magnificent display of roses in the various gardens had not
yet bloomed due to the late spring.
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map to go to our main search page with a range of
options to find that cottage you are looking for:
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The National Trust
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If you do not know much about the National Trust
their website is well worth checking out. The
National Trust owns a huge collection of historic
homes, and other properties of significant
historical interest. Generally they charge for
admission and it is well worth becoming a member so
that you can gain free admission to their numerous
properties located through the UK. Whether you
reside in the UK or are visiting from overseas,
National Trust properties offer everyone young and
old the opportunity to gain an invaluable insight
into the richness of the history of the United
Kingdom.
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