Category Archives: December

Westfield 1066 Country Walk

Decided on an afternoon walk, closer to home with a possible sunset on the horizon.  Just out of Hastings in east Sussex is the village of Westfield which would include a section of the 1066 country walk.
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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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Scouting Corfe Castle Purbeck Dorset

On the drive back from Old Harry on the Purbeck Isle, I wanted to stop at Corfe Castle and scout out the views of the castle ruins from the east hill approach on the Purbeck Ridge.
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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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Lands End to Cape Cornwall

I have always wanted to visit and stand at Lands End in Cornwall and look west.  Lands End was the ultimate destination of this whole road trip that started in Hastings.  From Porthcurno I was now making my way to Lands End.
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PorthCurno Cornwall Seascape Photography

Using the National Trust Guide for Cornwall that I had picked up in my hotel in Newquay, from Penzance I was now heading to Porthcurno, some say the most beautiful bay in the world.
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Penzance Photo Walk Cornwall

From my base in Newquay in Cornwall, on my second day decided on a road trip around the coast of Cornwall starting at Penzance and working my way around the Lands End.
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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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Mortehoe to Lee Bay North Devon

My last full day in north Devon and the weather was mostly wet windy and stormy again.  Undeterred and getting use to it I decided to hike from Mortehoe along the south-west coastal path to Lee Bay and back.
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Saunton Sands North Devon

It was a very wet miserable day, the worst yet since starting my road trip and being in North Devon.  I not want to stay stuck in my little cottage all day so headed out with just my compact camera, waterproof jacket to nearby Saunton Sands.
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Heddon Valley Exmoor Devon

An excellent source of places to visit when your are in an unfamiliar country like Devon is the National trust days out guide.   The weather was improving and today I decided to visit the Heddon Valley within the Exmoor national park.
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