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Wet Silloth & war games

July 10, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Roman soldiers set up camp alongside American Civil War re-enactors on the green at Silloth.

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We visit Allonby on the Solway Coast, Cumbria

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July 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

The Sea - Allonby Coast with Robin Rigg Windfarm in the distance.

Earlier today we headed west to Allonby on the coast of Cumbria just south of Silloth. Our approach to the area was met with a bit of rain, however once the car was parked the sun came out. Stretched out before us was plenty of grass to run on so we took full advantage to [...]

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Kingmoor Nature Reserve visited, Carlisle

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June 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

To the woods near Carlisle today for our big walk of the week. The Kingmoor Nature Reserve to the north of the City was to be our destination as dad didn’t fancy going to far with rain clouds circling overhead. He thought that at least the trees would provide a bit of cover if it [...]