2024 was a strange year for our travel exploits as we went into the new year with two holidays booked and, as it happened, cancelled both of them.
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Tag Archives: UK
My Wedding Photography Story – Part 17
Our last wedding in 2014 was in August, to record the wedding blessing of Ben and Lucy at Miskin Manor in South Wales, UK. The couple lived in Dubai so were already married, but wanted a wedding ceremony to celebrate their marriage with friends and family.
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Another summer 2014 wedding and another encounter with the clergy. Mike and Jane were getting married in their former local church although I didn’t think they had been regular members of the congregation there. It was a Saturday wedding with a reception at The Walton Park Hotel, Clevedon, Somerset, UK.
Continue readingSouth Wales – Pontneddfechan
Pontneddfechan is a small village situated in Powys, Wales, UK. It sits on the southern edge of The Brecon Beacons and gives access to a series of waterfalls in the Upper Neath valley.
My Wedding Photography Story – Part 15
On into July and the marriage of Pete and Susie. The wedding was in two locations. They were getting married in a church near Wedmore in Somerset before moving on to continue their wedding celebrations at a village hall, on the Somerset levels, with caterers providing the wedding breakfast.
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On into April 2014 and the wedding of Andrew and Jennifer. They were getting married in their local church, where they were members of the congregation, and then holding a reception at Thornbury Golf Club. Jen’s mum and dad had been married in the same church, on the same date, thirty four years before.
Continue readingTravel – North Yorkshire, UK – Cleveland Way Coast Path and Bridlington
We decided on another hike for Wednesday but thought we would stay local and walk the Cleveland Way coast path we’d first walked on Sunday. We’d missed out on the coastline views because of the sea mist and fog on the first walk. In total contrast, Wednesday was a lovely warm, sunny day.
Continue readingTravel – North Yorkshire, UK – Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay
After the murky weather of the previous day, Monday couldn’t have been more different. It was nice, warm and sunny so we decided to do a circular coastal walk, from Ravenscar to Robins Hood Bay.
Continue readingTravel – North Yorkshire, UK – Scarborough
When we retired, two years ago, we thought we might use our time to explore parts of the UK neither of us had visited before. Two years on we haven’t done that, we’ve travelled in Europe instead. So this September we took the opportunity to spend a week in North Yorkshire, UK.
Continue readingOutdoorActive App – Brecon Beacons, Wales
We both enjoy walking, especially a good day-long hike. We’re not stay overnight in the wilds, using a tent, type’s but we’re quite happy taking on a 10-12 mile trek in the hills or countryside.
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