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Friday 30 August 2024

The UK in Pictures: August in Review

 

The northern Highlands in Scotland


Dear friends.  Today's wrap-up of August is a different post than usual. Instead of writing about what I did on each day, I'm sharing a picture. 

We cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats, the length of mainland Britain, in August  (covered in this post), and I had lots of scenic photos I didn't have room to share.

Thanks to fellow riders Steve Waplington, David George and David Hamilton for many of the photos. My own are marked * in the caption.


SATURDAY AUGUST 3

Arrived in Penzance by train, transferred to Land's End in Cornwall. 



SUNDAY AUGUST 4 LAND'S END TO TRURO*


A fine view of St Michael's Mount at the first refreshments stop  of the tour. 


MONDAY AUGUST 5: Truro to Launceston


The village of St Tudy where we had a picnic lunch*


TUESDAY AUGUST 6: LAUNCESTON TO TIVERTON



Okehampton Castle, built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule


WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7: TIVERTON TO CHEDDAR via Taunton 


THURDAY AUGUST 8:  CHEDDAR TO COLEFORD (GLOUCESTERSHIRE) via Bristol, the Severn Bridge



Ashton Court Estate in Bristol with 850 acres of woods and grasslands in total, designed by Humphry Repton.

FRIDAY AUGUST 9: COLEFORD TO WORCESTER, WORCESTERSHIRE 



SATURDAY AUGUST 10: WORCESTER TO IRONBRIDGE, SHROPSHIRE via Bewdley Museum, Much Wenlock. Below: the beautiful village of Ironbridge*



SUNDAY AUGUST 11: IRONBRIDGE TO HARTFORD, CHESHIRE via Nantwich (pictured)*


MONDAY AUGUST 12: HARTFORD TO MELLOR, GREATER MANCHESTER


TUESDAY AUGUST 13: MELLOR TO KIRKBY LONSDALE, CUMBRIA



WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14: KIRKBY LONSDALE TO TALKIN, CUMBRIA



THURSDAY AUGUST 15: TALKIN TO CARDRONA, SCOTLAND*



FRIDAY AUGUST 16: REST DAY, CARDRONA NEAR PEEBLES. Below: the view as I waited for the bus to Peebles*



Laurie MacKinnon,  piper, at the Scottish International Footgolf championships, Macdonald Cardrona Hotel  (Instagram:  @awanderingpiper)*

Scottish piper Laurie MacKinnon at the Footgolf championships in Cardrona, Scotland

SATURDAY AUGUST 17: CARDRONA TO KINROSS, PERTHSHIRE via the Firth of Forth Bridge, Edinburgh 


SUNDAY AUGUST 18: KINROSS TO BRIDGE OF CALLY VIA Perth, Scone Palace, Meikleour beech hedge


MONDAY AUGUST 19: BRIDGE OF CALLY TO TOMINTOUL via Glenshee, Lecht Pass


TUESDAY AUGUST 20: TOMINTOUL TO INVERNESS via the Clava Cairns, Grantown on Spey, Culloden battlefield. Below: from Clava Cairns,  a Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn


WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21: INVERNESS TO LAIRG via Kessock Bridge, Bonar Bridge, Dornoch Firth Viewpoint, Falls of Shin (below)*



THURSDAY AUGUST 22: LAIRG TO BETTYHILL. via the Crask Inn, the most isolated pub in the UK. 



FRIDAY AUGUST 23:  BETTYHILL TO JOHN O'GROATS. Below: Dunnet Bay*


I hope you enjoyed my pictorial review.  Do any of the places shown have a special place in your heart?  Do tell in the comments.

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2 comments

  1. Thanks Gail. An amazing ride through some wonderful scenery. It made me realise that we need to come back to the UK for more sightseeing

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  2. I bet you’re so proud of yourself Gail, well done you. Lovely photos too, some of these places are stunning. Jacqui x

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