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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts. Here the topiary of the Great Court is a masterpiece of Francis Inigo Thomas.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts. Here the topiary of the Great Court is a masterpiece of Francis Inigo Thomas.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton is one of the finest examples of 15th century manor houses in England. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts. Here the topiary of the Great Court is a masterpiece of Francis Inigo Thomas.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts. Here the topiary of the Great Court is a masterpiece of Francis Inigo Thomas.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts. Here the topiary of the Great Court is a masterpiece of Francis Inigo Thomas.
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England,Dorset,Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts. The River Walk alongside the River Piddle was constructed in 2003 and provides a gentle,signposted,walk through the areas natural habitat.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton is one of the finest examples of 15th century manor houses in England. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton is one of the finest examples of 15th century manor houses in England. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton is one of the finest examples of 15th century manor houses in England. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton is one of the finest examples of 15th century manor houses in England. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House - stern faced Queen Victoria overlooks Athelhampton House. It is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House - stern faced Queen Victoria overlooks Athelhampton House. It is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton House - stern faced Queen Victoria overlooks Athelhampton House. It is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the country. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Athelhampton is one of the finest examples of 15th century manor houses in England. Medieval in style predominantly and surrounded by walls,water features and secluded courts.
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England,Dorset. Mapperton House is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside. The gardens descend from the great lawn,through the formal topiary down to the woodland garden. Pevsner's Dorset guide reckons there can hardly be a more enchanting manorial group than Mapperton.
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England,Dorset. Mapperton House is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside. The gardens descend from the great lawn,through the formal topiary down to the woodland garden. Pevsner's Dorset guide reckons there can hardly be a more enchanting manorial group than Mapperton.
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England,Dorset. Mapperton House is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside. The gardens descend from the great lawn,through the formal topiary down to the woodland garden. Pevsner's Dorset guide reckons there can hardly be a more enchanting manorial group than Mapperton.
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England,Dorset. Mapperton House is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside. The gardens descend from the great lawn,through the formal topiary down to the woodland garden. Pevsner's Dorset guide reckons there can hardly be a more enchanting manorial group than Mapperton.
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England,Dorset. Mapperton House is a romantic valley garden deep into a lost Dorset combe among tumbling hills and unspoilt countryside. The gardens descend from the great lawn,through the formal topiary down to the woodland garden. Pevsner's Dorset guide reckons there can hardly be a more enchanting manorial group than Mapperton.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations. The Ionic Tempietto overlooks the Long Pond.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations. The Ionic Tempietto overlooks the Long Pond.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire,is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage. Detail of the classic medieval architecture of the Gatehouse is highlighted.
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England, Dorset, Thorncombe.Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset.The Centenary Fountain in the Mermaid Pond is highest powered fountain in England and can be seen from three counties.
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England, Dorset, Thorncombe.Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset.The Centenary Fountain in the Mermaid Pond is highest powered fountain in England and can be seen from three counties.
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England, Dorset, Thorncombe.Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset.The Centenary Fountain in the Mermaid Pond is highest powered fountain in England and can be seen from three counties.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay. View of the well preserved South Tower of Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire. It is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay. View of the well preserved South Tower of Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire. It is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay. View of the well preserved South Tower of Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire. It is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay. View of the well preserved South Tower of Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire. It is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay. View of the well preserved South Tower of Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire. It is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire,is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage. Detail of the classic medieval architecture of the Gatehouse is highlighted.
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England,Shropshire,Stokesay Castle,located at Stokesay,a mile south of the town of Craven Arms,in South Shropshire,is the oldest fortified manor house in England,dating to the 12th century and is managed by England Heritage. Detail of the classic medieval architecture of the Gatehouse is highlighted.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - here viewed from the South side.
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England,Somerset,Crewkerne. St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on higher ground west of the town centre. It is the focal point of the rural prospect of the western side of the town - a superb example of the Perpendicular style with many unusual and individual features. Highlighted here are its highly individual gargolyes or more correctly its chimera.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - here viewed from the South side.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - here viewed from the South side.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - here viewed from the South side.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - here viewed from the South side.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary and this plaque marks the different levels to which the River Severn has broken its banks and flooded.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset and its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorsets premier tourist locations. Early morning crocuses are explored by a dog.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset and its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorsets premier tourist locations. Here the Great Pond is overlooked by the 'Beech House' on a spring morning.
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England,Dorset,Cerne Abbas. The Cerne Abbas Giant or the 'Rude Man' is the largest hillfigure in Britain,he is one of two representations of the human form,the other being the Long Man of Wilmington in East Sussex. The giant,carved in solid lines from the chalk bedrock,measures in at 180 feet high,and carries a huge knobbled club,which measures 120 feet in length.
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England,Dorset,Cerne Abbas. The Cerne Abbas Giant or the 'Rude Man' is the largest hillfigure in Britain,he is one of two representations of the human form,the other being the Long Man of Wilmington in East Sussex. The giant,carved in solid lines from the chalk bedrock,measures in at 180 feet high,and carries a huge knobbled club,which measures 120 feet in length.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Somerset,Crewkerne. St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on higher ground west of the town centre,it is the focal point of the rural prospect of the western side of the town a superb example of the Perpendicular style with many unusual and individual features - highlighted here are its highly individual gargolyes or more correctly its chimera.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral. An Anglican cathedral in Worcester,England; situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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England,Worchestershire,Worchester. Worcester Cathedral - an Anglican cathedral situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - here viewed from the South side.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset and its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorsets premier tourist locations. Early morning crocuses overlook ornamental lake.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset and its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorsets premier tourist locations. Early morning crocuses overlook ornamental lake.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset and its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorsets premier tourist locations. Here the Great Pond is overlooked by the 'Beech House'.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset and its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorsets premier tourist locations. Here the Great Pond is overlooked by the 'Beech House'.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset and its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorsets premier tourist locations. The Bog Garden signpost points the way on a misty spring morning.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Dorset,Thorncombe. Forde Abbey forms part of the boundary between Dorset and Somerset. Its elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of award winning gardens located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty make it one of West Dorset's premier tourist locations.
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England,Somerset,Crewkerne. St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on higher ground west of the town centre,it is the focal point of the rural prospect of the western side of the town a superb example of the Perpendicular style with many unusual and individual features - highlighted here are its highly individual gargolyes or more correctly its chimera.
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England,Somerset,Crewkerne. St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on higher ground west of the town centre,it is the focal point of the rural prospect of the western side of the town a superb example of the Perpendicular style with many unusual and individual features - highlighted here are its highly individual gargolyes or more correctly its chimera.
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England,Somerset,Crewkerne. St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on higher ground west of the town centre. It is the focal point of the rural prospect of the western side of the town - a superb example of the Perpendicular style with many unusual and individual features.
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England,Somerset,Crewkerne. St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on higher ground west of the town centre. It is the focal point of the rural prospect of the western side of the town - a superb example of the Perpendicular style with many unusual and individual features.
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England,Somerset,Crewkerne. St Bartholomew's Parish Church stands on higher ground west of the town centre,it is the focal point of the rural prospect of the western side of the town a superb example of the Perpendicular style with many unusual and individual features.
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England,West Sussex,South Downs Way. The 160 km long 'South Downs Way' follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The Trail is shared by walkers,cyclists,and horse riders.
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England,West Sussex,South Downs Way. The 160 km long 'South Downs Way' follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The Trail is shared by walkers,cyclists,and horse riders.
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England,West Sussex,South Downs Way. The 160 km long 'South Downs Way' follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The Trail is shared by walkers,cyclists,and horse riders.
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England,West Sussex,South Downs Way. The 160 km long 'South Downs Way' follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The Trail is shared by walkers,cyclists,and horse riders.
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England,West Sussex,South Downs Way. The 160 km long 'South Downs Way' follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The Trail is shared by walkers,cyclists,and horse riders.
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England,West Sussex,South Downs Way. The 160 km long 'South Downs Way' follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The Trail is shared by walkers,cyclists,and horse riders.
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England,West Sussex,South Downs Way. The 160 km long 'South Downs Way' follows the old routes and droveways along the chalk escarpment and ridges of the South Downs. The Trail is shared by walkers,cyclists,and horse riders.
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England,London,Victoria and Albert Museum. A brother and sister look up at a classically carved statue in the a viewing gallery of one of the world's most important visitor centres. .
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England,Somerset,Exmoor. Tarr Steps a prehistoric clapper bridge across the River Barle in the Exmoor National Park. A typical clapper bridge construction,the bridge dates to around 1000 BC. The stone slabs weigh up to 5 tons apiece. According to local legend,they were placed by the devil to win a bet.
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England,Somerset,Exmoor. The ford at Tarr Steps is waded by a four wheel drive - a Landrover Defender 110 with the prehistoric clapper bridge on the right hand side.
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England,Somerset,Exmoor. Dunkery Beacon is the highest hill on Exmoor,and the highest point in Somerset. The site is part of the North Exmoor Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is part of the Dunkery & Horner Woods National Nature Reserve.
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England,Somerset,Exmoor. Dunkery Beacon is the highest hill on Exmoor,and the highest point in Somerset. The site is part of the North Exmoor Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is part of the Dunkery & Horner Woods National Nature Reserve.
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England,Somerset,Exmoor. Walking through the ancient woodland flanking the side of Exmoor towards Dunkery Beacon
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England,Shropshire,Ludlow. Ludlow Castle - detail of its unusual circular Norman chapel. Firstly a Norman Fortress and extended over the centuries to become a fortified Royal Palace. It has ensured Ludlow's place in English history - originally built to hold back the unconquered Welsh,passing through generations of the de Lacy and Mortimer families to Richard Plantagenet,Duke of York.
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England,Shropshire,Ludlow. Ludlow Castle - detail of its unusual circular Norman chapel. Firstly a Norman Fortress and extended over the centuries to become a fortified Royal Palace. It has ensured Ludlow's place in English history - originally built to hold back the unconquered Welsh,passing through generations of the de Lacy and Mortimer families to Richard Plantagenet,Duke of York.
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England,Shropshire,Ludlow. Ludlow Castle - detail of its unusual circular Norman chapel. Firstly a Norman Fortress and extended over the centuries to become a fortified Royal Palace. It has ensured Ludlow's place in English history - originally built to hold back the unconquered Welsh,passing through generations of the de Lacy and Mortimer families to Richard Plantagenet,Duke of York.
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England,Shropshire,Ludlow. Ludlow Castle - firstly a Norman Fortress and extended over the centuries to become a fortified Royal Palace. It has ensured Ludlow's place in English history - originally built to hold back the unconquered Welsh,passing through generations of the de Lacy and Mortimer families to Richard Plantagenet,Duke of York.
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