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| One afternoon we drove up to the national Trust cafe in Hindhead and walked along the route of the old A3 - now a footpath. Its was amazing to think that we had driven along this stretch of road many, many times in the past - how it has changed now that the Hindhead Tunnel is open. |
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| We saw lots and lots of fungi - which are quite photogenic |
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| Last Christmas Ross and Emma bought us an "Unusual Escapes" bed and breakfast and we chose to go to Bampton in Oxfordshire. Before going on to Bampton we visited The Cotswold Wild Life Park where we saw, among many other animal, rhinos and a tapir which Liz stroked! |
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| It wasn't until after we'd chosen the B & B in Bampton that we discovered that this is the village where the outdoor scenes of Downtown Abbey are filmed! In the library these is a wonderful collection of photographs taken by local people during the film of the programme. |
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| We took these: left, Mrs Crawley's house and, right, the entrance to the church where Downton Abbey weddings were filmed |
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| At the end of October we went, with Terry and Joan, to Boddywelean Castle in north Wales. This is a Warner's Holiday venue and transport was provided by our local coach company - Grey's Coaches. Above - the castle. |
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| In the castle grounds |
This photograph was taken in the Cotswolds but fits in the space here - it shows a phone box library - books to swap. |
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| Terry, Joan, Richard, John and Liz in the castle |
We would rule - if only we were allowed! |
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| On the woodland walk in the castle grounds |
Jason is Graham's son and thus Liz's nephew and Phil and Bob's grandson. He is a paramedic in Kent as was visiting a fiend in Portsmouth for the weekend and joined the family for lunch. |
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