The Welsh flag flutters in a gentle breeze
on top of Conwy Castle
The walls of Conwy offer some interesting
photo opportunities
The Conwy estuary at low tide
Both very interested in something!
Vintage vehicles from the Llandudno
Transport Festival running through Conwy town
Conwy parish church in the evening sunlight
Dartmouth Inner Harbour on a glorious May
morning
Could almost be porcelain. Very
ornate artwork on Dartmouth Green
Dartmouth Green
It's a year or two since this fired a shot
in anger. An ornamental canon on the riverside at Dartmouth
Kingswear seen across the River Dart
The mouth of the River Dart is actually a
mile or more downstream from Dartmouth
A few thousand pounds' worth of yachts
seen in Kingswear Marina
The
Britannia Royal Naval College has dominated the skyline around
Dartmouth since 1905 and is home to all new officer cadets seeking
commissions in the Royal Navy. All spend between 28 and 49 weeks
at the college
Dartmouth Castle and the River Dart
provide a picturesque backdrop for photographs of those 'special
occasions'
Sugary Green, at the mouth of the Dart
Meg Rocks
A local resident near Little Dartmouth
Sheep May Safely Graze ... at Stoke Fleming
Another woolly quadruped near Stoke Fleming
Blackpool Sands
No shortage of walking options as
indicated by this sign on a hill overlooking Blackpool Sands
Forest Cove
Slapton
Sands was formed around 5,000 - 10,000 years ago after the last glacial
period and bears many similarities to Chesil Beach. During recent
years it was the site of the ill-fated 1944 wartime Exercise Tiger, a
large scale rehearsal for the D-Day Landings. This resulted in
the deaths of over 900 allied servicemen
Nearly 70 years later, a much more
peaceful scene
The
Dart Music Festival started in 1998 and is now a well-established event
on the musical calendar, attracting artists from all over the
world. Here we see Mike Sanchez, a rhythm and blues singer and
pianist performing on Dartmouth Green
The
Greenway - Dittisham ferry operates a couple of miles upstream of the
main Higher and Lower ferries at Dartmouth. The boats are
licensed for
12 passengers and operate only during the summer months. Seen
here is 'Warrior', a former Cornish fishing boat converted for
passenger use during 2003
The
estuary at Kingsbridge is a good example of a ria (a drowned river
valley that is open to the sea) and extends to the sea some 6 miles
south at Salcombe
The clock on top of the Tourist
Information Centre, Kingsbridge in the foreground with the parish
church in the background
A
good shop sign needs to make clear exactly what the establishment
offers. Both of these, seen in Salcombe, score highly in this
regard
The lower (southern) end of Salcombe seen
across the estuary from Rickham Common
The coastline around Portlemouth Down
What is it?! Nothing more than some
damp rocks on the beach near Portlemouth Down seen from the overlooking
cliffs
A long-haired breed of sheep ... or just a
couple of examples overdue a visit to the barber's?
'Fruitloop-by-Sea'.
It appears that this woman, stood on a hillside overlooking the empty
ocean, may have been engaging in some form of meditation. This
involved theatrical gestures as if playing to a non-existent audience
Start
Point lighthouse was built in 1836 and is now fully automated. It
is, however, open to the public during the summer months
From
Start Point it is possible to see the coastline all the way around to
Froward Point, near Dartmouth. In this view the beaches at
Hallsands, Beesands and Slapton Sands are clearly visible
The South West Coastal Path near Start
Point
Beesands was once a thriving fishing
village but, in common with many other such communities, now gains more
income from tourism
This
Sherman tank was involved in the fated Exercise Tiger of 1944 and was
later excavated from the sands to form a permanent memorial to the
American service personnel who died
'Pigeon decides to leave road sign whilst
being photographed'!
The War Memorial at Kingsbridge
The midday sun in Yeovil on a hot May
Saturday
St Christopher's Church, Winfrith Newburg
All
Saints Church, Nether Cerne dates back to the late 13th century and is
Grade I listed. It has, however, been redundant since 1971 and
now falls under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust