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Ivinghoe Hills Buckinghamshire

Heading out past Dunstable and the gateway to the Chiltern Hills to make my way into Buckinghamshire to walk and photograph the Ivinghoe Hills starting at the Ivinghoe Beacon and then into the Ashridge Estate.
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Hampshire South Downs Beacon Hill

Living in east Dorset I was not far from the border of Hampshire.  The south downs in the south east of England is one of my favourite places to walk and take landscape photos.  Today was going to be my first venture into the Hampshire part of the South Downs starting at Beacon Hill and making my way to Old Winchester Hill.
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Wareham Forest Dorset

I was scratching for new places to visit around Purbeck in Dorset.  After my trip to Wareham I noticed on the map Wareham Forest nearby that looked interesting and worth exploring with my camera.
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Swanage Jurassic Coast Dorset

Driving from Bournemouth to Swanage early in the morning and I nearly turn around due to stormy weather.  But then remembered this is when the light can be at its best for landscape photography so continued.
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West Hill Purbeck Corfe Castle Dorset

Since scouting the east hill of Corfe castle I was keen to return to Purbeck and shoot some landscape photos of the castle ruins from the West Hill.  Then walk the west side of the Purbeck Hills towards Povington Hill.
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White Nothe Ringstead Bay Dorset

Looking for new places to explore and photograph in Dorset I used National trust Dorset guide to get some ideas.   Ringstead bay looked promising part of the Jurassic coast with White Nothe having great views.
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Old Harry Rocks Purbeck Dorset

After a great road trip around the coast of Devon and Cornwall I was returning to Bournemouth in Dorset.  I would remain in Dorset while I searched for a new contract in the UK.  While in Dorset I could visit some places I missed last time, the first being the Old Harry Rocks on the Jurassic coast.
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Holywell Beach Cornwall

My last full day in Cornwall and not far from my base in Newquay was the much more quiet beach of Holywell also managed by the National Trust.  So it was Holywell bay I was heading for my last seascape landscape photography walk in the beautiful county of Cornwall.
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Sunset over Newquay Cornwall

From my base near Croyde in north Devon, the next stop on my road trip was Newquay in Cornwall.   I was staying in the great western hotel in Newquay, from here, I could explore a lot of Cornwall.
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Crane Down Folkington Hill East Sussex

The forecast was a cloudy Saturday morning but needed to get out for a good walk and not too far away.  My initial plan was a walk from Wilmington over Crane Down and then onto Friston forest.
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High Weald Beckley Woods East Sussex

Researching new locations to walk and take landscape photographs of in and around east Sussex, Beckley wood on the high weald not far from Brede looked like a good candidate for this weekend.
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Scouting South Downs Kingston near Lewes

Another hot weekend here in east Sussex, too hot to be out in the midday sun.  The plan was to do an evening walk along a part of the South Downs I have not been yet.  Another escarpment the other side of the river Ouse that continues to Brighton.  Due to football I not make the evening walk so Sunday morning I went on a scouting trip along the South Downs starting off in Kingston near Lewes.
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