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A Titanic walk to Kirkhouse, Farlam

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March 15, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Two words now part of history - Titanic and iceberg

In search of a memorial to Joseph Bell, Chief Engineer of RMS Titanic near Brampton, Cumbria

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Mabie Forest – Dumfries, Scotland

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June 13, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Charlie gets a drink in a stream

Heading north for our expedition yesterday we arrived at a new place called Mabie Forest. Situated just outside Dumfries in Southern Scotland, Mabie Forest has been run by the Forestry Commission since 1943. It took a little time to find as it is not signposted from Dumfries town centre or the A75. It also didn’t [...]

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We go in search of the Penrith Beacon …

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July 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Path up to the Penrith beacon

We head south on the A6 to the large town of Penrith in search of the Penrith Beacon. As we entered the town, we turned left and parked just beyond the Beacon Edge Cemetery under a tree to keep the car a bit cool for our return. Before we left home dad had looked on [...]

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