Ashness Bridge...

This tiny bridge, on the road to Watendlath, is well photographed already. But it's still an appealing scene, and still saleable as stock...

Snowed in at Tan Hill...

Parked up at the Tan Hill Inn, the highest pub in England, and woke up in the morning to find I was snowed in. Not just a sprinking of snow, either, but a good covering: white from horizon to horizon. Very cold too, as I stumbled around taking photos. It’s always been one of my fantasies to be snowed in at Tan Hill, with plenty of food and beer, plus a roaring fire and good company… but I hadn’t imagined this happening in May…

VW at Crummockwater

Back in Lakeland for a few days. VW camper vans are 'cool' in the way that a Romahome will never be...

East Riddlesden Hall...

Another smoke-blackened building, almost lost in the outskirts of Keighley...

Kirkstall Abbey...

Back in Leeds, albeit briefly. Kirkstall Abbey has always looked rather dreary to me. An important monastic site, no doubt, but smoke-blackened and gloomy. It's still smoke-blackened, but at least it seems bettered cared for these days. The light was good... for a few seconds...

Welcome to the Wharf...

Had a beer in the Wharf, close to the Macclesfield Canal...

Lyme Park...

Another day, another huge house: Lyme Park in Cheshire. These lasses knew a good place for a picnic...