Category Archives: National Parks

Sundon Hills to Sharpenhoe Clappers

I had to drive into Luton that morning to attend one of those driver awareness courses due to speeding on the motorway.  After which I planned an afternoon walk from the Sundon Hills to Sharpenhoe Clappers.
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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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The Pegsdon Hills Chilterns Bedfordshire

On my way to the Barton Hills, I passed Deacon and the Pegsdon Hills and for my second weekend in the east of England decided to return to this part of the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire.
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The Barton Hills Bedfordshire

For the second time now I had left behind the beautiful land and seascapes of Dorset to start a new work contract.  This time I was moving to east England, Stevenage in Hertfordshire.
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St Catherine’s Hill Winchester Hampshire

Another early morning rise, another McDonald’s, another sunrise on the Hampshire south downs.  This time,  I was heading for St Catherine’s hill which should have great views over Winchester Cathedral.
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Old Winchester Hill Hampshire South Downs

After the witnessing of a beautiful red dawn from Beacon hill on the Hampshire south downs, I was now making my way to Old Winchester Hill.
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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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Deal Hythe and Sandgate Kent

It looked like I had picked the wrong week to do a road trip.  My last few days in Folkestone Kent and it was very wet and windy with a few breaks of sunshine through the clouds.  What follows is a few shots I got from around Deal, Hythe and Sandgate on the Kent coast.
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Elham Valley Kent

One good thing with being on a road trip, staying in a hotel, you are more motivated to get outside rain or shine.  The rain and clouds had returned with a vengeance, after a break of one day along the north downs.  Based in Folkestone,  I decided to take a trip inland to the Elham Valley.
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Folkestone North Downs Way

When in Folkestone, you can’t help notice the surrounding backdrop of the North downs hills.  There was a break in the gloomy winter weather, it was going to be a sunny day, blues skies and a gentle breeze.  I was heading up those hills of the North Downs Way.
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The Warren Folkestone Kent

I began my roadtrip in the south east of the UK at Folkestone in Kent.  I have friends living there I could visit and the hotels were cheap.   Folkestone is also good for walks and landscape photography with some dramatic coastline heading to the Warren and the Kent and North downs as a great backdrop.
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Friston Forest White Horse View

Although I had covered most of the South Downs in East Sussex over the last year, there were still pockets left undiscovered.  I also realised this late in the day I not have a good landscape photo of the White Horse on high and over.  That was where I was heading via hiking through Friston forest.
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