Category Archives: West Midlands

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Mid Summer Hill Sunset Malverns

I had just a few days left in my rented accommodation in Pershore, I had finished my contract in Tewkesbury soon I would be leaving these shores to do some travelling but thats another storey.  It was a nice evening in May, I still wanted to take a look at chase end hill.  The sun was setting on my stay in the West Midlands and I was hoping to catch a sunset from Mid Summer hill of the Malverns on my last landscape photography shoot here.
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Abbey Dore Quintessential Herefordshire

It was my last weekend in the West Midlands and I fancied my last trip into Herefordshire.  I chose Abbey Dore as the AA guide said it was quintessential Herefordshire, I had fallen in love with Herefordshire, so time to take one walk and some of my last landscape photographs around Abbey Dore.
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South Malvern Hills Herefordshire

Sunday morning was going to be nice a sunny and decided to make a return to the Malvern hills.  Rather than walking north across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire beacons, this time I would head south over Midsummer Hill.
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Clent Hills Worcestershire

Penultimate weekend here in the west midlands on the border between Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.  Weather not great in this region for Saturday but after being couped up in an office all week decided to head to the Clent Hills in Worcestershire.
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Hergest Ridge Herefordshire

The day before visiting Hergest Ridge in Herefordshire I had actually aborted mission in the Frome Valley.  Reason being, first I had forgotten my quick release clamp, without that could not use my tripod.  Ok, lets improvise I will just take handheld shots, a mile into the journey my memory card was full and not brought a spare and then I started to get lost using the AA guide.
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Nottingham Hill Cotswold Escarpment

I first set eyes upon Nottingham hill along the Cotswold Escarpment in Gloucestershire from a photo walk atop Oxenton Hill a few months prior.  It was the great views from the beer garden of the Mount Inn in Stanton just a few weeks ago that rekindled my interest in Nottingham Hill.
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Cleeve Hill Avon Way Worcestershire

First day of May and the weather not look good, but decided to risk a five mile morning walk along Shakespeare Avon way and along Cleeve Hill in Worcestershire not to be confused with Cleeve hill in Gloucestershire.
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Suckley Hills Worcestershire

The weather was not going to be fantastic this May day bank holiday weekend mostly cloudy, so decided to do a walk closer to home the Suckley Hills in Worcestershire which would include a lot of woodland and just north of the Malvern Hills.
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Stanton Cotswold Village Walk

Sunday and I was aching from my long photo walk around Great Witley in Worcestershire the day before.  Outside the sun was shining again and decided I would do a small late morning early afternoon photo walk around some Cotswold villages in Gloucestershire not far away starting in Stanton.
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Great Witley Worcestershire

The weekend had come around again, the weather looked good, lots of sunshine and excellent visibility again.  It was a toss up between Hergest Ridge in Herefordshire or Great Witley in Worcestershire, After much toing and froing  I chose Great Witley.
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Ross On Wye Herefordshire

On a few photo walk trips into Herefordshire, heading down the M5 and you cannot help but notice the quintessential English town of Ross on Wye perched upon a hilltop.  This easter bank holiday weekend I decided to give Ross on Wye in Herefordshire a visit.
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Golden Valley Herefordshire

The long Easter weekend was upon us and I was looking forward to getting out on some more long photo walks hopefully in the sunshine.  I dont get my pleasure sat in front of the TV over indulging on Easter eggs.  I wanted more of Herefordshire and the Golden Valley was in my sights.
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