Lime kilns, castles and scarecrows

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Lime Kiln

Bank holidays spent at home and out of the rain seem to be a thing of the past as we manage to get into the big world once more. Lime kilns and castles were on the agenda yesterday as we went in search for content for one of our other websites called heritageandhistory.com. Our first [...]

Walk: Cummersdale to Denton Holme. Carlisle

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Buster leads the way

Just off the Dalston Road in the south west corner of Carlisle lies the small village of Cummersdale.   Our walk starts on the far side of the village down by the River Caldew at map reference NY393531. We park the car in the free road edge car park and head off towards a factory gate. [...]

Flowers, updates and floating humans

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Buster enjoys a walk in Rickerby Park

With the dry weather continuing, we returned to Rickerby Park in Carlisle but this time headed back towards Eden Bridge. It seemed that many dogs were taking their humans for a walk along the riverbank and we said hello to them in our customary way. We came upon our first floating humans this morning, and [...]

Putting the lights up in Appleby

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Appleby Bridge

We have had a busy day today with an early Sunday start. Our day started with a car journey towards the East and our first stop was Appleby Many people know this small town for the horse festival that takes place here every year.   Parking the car in the car park of the Appleby [...]

Bonfire update

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The public bonfire display is starting to take shape.   It looks like a stage like structure made of wood and many wooden pallets. After the recent rain the field is really starting to churn up now as the workmen build the great bonfire. This seems like a good time to ask humans to think [...]

A Path to Newbiggin

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Traveling along the A6 from Carlisle to Penrith you come across a sign to your right indicating Wreay. So not sure what lies ahead, it maybe the road to nowhere! After about 2 miles we come across a village green with a church to the right and a pub.  Parking the car we all get out [...]

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