Nigel's Photo Blog

  River Wye at Bakewell This evening, I am reprising a fascinating one day tour of northern England which encompassed a popular filming location. First, we departed our lodgings in Ambleside , Lake District and drove south to our first stop at the Yorkshire town of  Hebden Bridge where we availed of a coffee stop. Next, we continued south for about 45 mins to Holmfirth , a former mill town in West Yorkshire. We elected to stop at Holmfirth because, for about 35 years, it was the 'set' for long-running British T.V. comedy show, Last of the Summer Wine which finished in 2010. At Holmfirth we joined a 45 min guided bus tour around the key sites which mainly comprised the 'Summer Wine' sites. After the tour we visited Ivy's Cafe and Nora Batty's House. [ Holmfirth with weavers' houses (with large windows) in background. Holmfirth , West Yorkshire Ivy's Cafe, Holmfirth   Nora Batty's House, Holmfirth   Landscape at Holmfirth , West Yorkshire Ne...

Using Hexham as a base the tour embraced a Roman era theme with a diversion down to Durham to visit the magnificent Norman/Romanesque Cathedral. Brunton Turret Brunton Turret First we visited Brunton Turret which is one of the best preserved turrets on the line of Hadrian's Wall, with a stretch of wall 70 yards long. A turret was a small watch tower, incorporated into the curtain wall of  Hadrian's Wall . The turrets were normally spaced at intervals of one-third of a Roman mile (equivalent to 495 metres (541 yd)) between milecastles, giving two Turrets between each milecastle. Brunton Turret was built by men of the Twentieth Legion. Chesters Roman Fort Chesters Roman Fort Next to Chesters Roman Fort (Cilurnum) on Hadrian's Wall This fort is located about 36 miles east of Carlisle. Chesters was one of a number of principal forts built to enhance defences of the Wall and provide a base for offensive, northward strikes into enemy territory to the north. Th...