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Shetland and home
by Two full days on Shetland Mainland, Bressay, Unst and Yell, plus the trip home via Falkirk and Shap
Category: miscellany
heritage / hiking / miscellany
Fair Isle
A day trip to Fair Isle, most remote inhabited island in the UK, from Tingwall airport on Shetland
A run across the Solar System
An interesting (if hot, starting at 31 degrees – so much for the cool of the evening!) run along the River Cam from Midsummer Common …
Winter Wonderlights
A visit to the Winter Wonderlights at the Great Central Railway, a nightime outing with the outside of the train lit up with myriad lights.
Clumber Park
A walk around Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire on our way to the Lake District.
The Shard
A visit to The Shard with its extensive views of London, and a quick boat trip before lunch.
Buckingham Palace
A few pictures in Buckingham Palace Gardens after a tour of the State Rooms.
Honister Slate Mine
A tour of Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria, England’s only working slate mine.
Woolpit Steam
A visit to Woolpit Steam with its traction engines and other machinery of yore.
Soyuz in Peterborough Cathedral
I’m unclear why, exactly, Peterborough Cathedral was hosting an exhibition of Tim Peake’s Soyuz capsule, but it sounded like something well worth visiting, so Lucy …