Hoe Grange cows at Bakewell market
Young stock from our Hoe Grange beef herd is sold at Bakewell market, one of the largest livestock markets in the UK. Here you can see the Aberdeen Angus cows going through the ring and Farmer David offering good luck money to the buyer.
World's First Indoor Fishing Lake! Cast North West
Jamie and Andy visit the awesome Apple Cast North West which is an awesome project designed to get more people into fishing in a safe environment. We love the project and you can find out more at - castnw.net
Hunters Lodge, Market Harborough
Hunters Lodge, By Foxton Locks, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7RT, England
Click on the blue link above to read more about the Hunters Lodge or to book your stay there.Or visit for bargain prices on many more hotels in Leicestershire in the UK and around the globe.
Strawberry Hill Farm - Easter weekend 2019
We stayed at Strawberry Hill Farm over Easter Weekend 2019 and had an amazing time.
Upon arrival we were greeted by Louise & Adam who couldn't have been more welcoming, Louise walked us to our pitch where we got ourselves set up...just to point out the pitches are not 100% level so can take some time to get leveled out but there are plenty of chocks to use...we did not find this an issue though.
There is a lovely little park on site for the kids to play which is opposite the tea room and outdoor seating area, the kids all seemed to love this and they were all playing nicely together.
The tearoom is lovely and has some absolutely amazing cakes and pastries aswell as serving pizzas and light bites, everything is cooked fresh by Louise and the prices are really good too...definitely worth a visit.
The site itself is quite small but is on split levels so makes for a nice wander around with the dog, although it is near a main road there is barely any traffic noise so no issues there.
The toilet/shower block is kept spotlessly clean at all times and although the site was full we never had to queue once for the facilities.
There are a couple of dog friendly pubs nearby, one in the village of Shadforth which is called the Farmers Arms which you can walk to - Louise will give you a map, this only took approx 20-25 mins through the fields and was a lovely walk...the dog particularly enjoyed it!
We visited Beamish whilst were there which was about at 25min drive and also Dalton Park which was approx 20min drive. There is a Tesco approx 3 miles away but the tearoom on site also stocks some supplies.
This really is a lovely site which with time will only get better as Louise & Adam have lots of plans, we can't wait to visit again and see what new things are in store...especially the new horse trailer bar :)
PD Architecture - 0115 931 4420 - Nottingham, Leicester and Derby
Home Extensions, House Extensions and New Build Homes. Visit for contact details for all your new home and house extension design requirements. PD Architecture has offices at Lambley in Nottingham and at Melton Mowbray in Leicester, and offers its architectural services to homeowners, builders, developers, architectural practices and architects alike.
Stapleford Park Country House Hotel and Sporting Estate
Markeaton Park Railway Derby April 2013
This railway is 15 gauge and in the Markeaton Park in Derby,shame no steam but still worth a ride.
List of British heritage and private railways | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:06 1 England
00:01:15 1.1 South West
00:01:23 1.1.1 Standard gauge
00:01:58 1.1.2 Railway centres and museums
00:02:22 1.1.3 Narrow gauge
00:03:00 1.1.4 Miniature gauge
00:03:32 1.1.5 Tramways
00:03:43 1.2 East of England
00:03:51 1.2.1 Standard gauge
00:04:19 1.2.2 Railway centres and museums
00:04:36 1.2.3 Narrow gauge
00:05:06 1.2.4 Miniature gauge
00:05:33 1.2.5 Tramways
00:05:44 1.3 East Midlands
00:05:53 1.3.1 Standard gauge
00:06:25 1.3.2 Railway centres and museums
00:06:50 1.3.3 Narrow gauge
00:07:22 1.3.4 Miniature gauge
00:07:55 1.3.5 Tramways
00:08:07 1.4 North England
00:08:15 1.4.1 Standard gauge
00:09:09 1.4.2 Railway centres and museums
00:09:39 1.4.3 Narrow gauge
00:10:10 1.4.4 Miniature gauge
00:11:02 1.4.5 Tramways
00:11:41 1.5 South East
00:11:49 1.5.1 Standard gauge
00:12:25 1.5.2 Railway centres and museums
00:12:57 1.5.3 Narrow gauge
00:13:39 1.5.4 Miniature gauge
00:14:43 1.5.5 Tramways
00:14:54 1.6 West Midlands
00:15:03 1.6.1 Standard gauge
00:15:44 1.6.2 Railway centres and museums
00:16:04 1.6.3 Narrow gauge
00:16:45 1.6.4 Miniature gauge
00:17:13 1.6.5 Tramways
00:17:25 1.7 Tramways
00:18:20 1.8 Proposed
00:18:28 1.8.1 East of England
00:18:49 1.8.2 North of England
00:19:03 1.8.3 South and West of England
00:19:40 1.9 Defunct
00:22:15 2 Northern Ireland
00:22:28 2.1 Broad gauge
00:22:39 2.2 Railway centres and museums
00:22:57 2.3 Narrow gauge
00:23:12 2.4 Defunct
00:23:29 3 Scotland
00:23:37 3.1 Standard gauge
00:23:46 3.1.1 Central Highlands
00:23:54 3.1.2 East Coast of Scotland
00:24:06 3.1.3 Scottish Borders
00:24:18 3.2 Railway centres and museums
00:24:32 3.3 Narrow gauge
00:24:48 3.4 Miniature railways
00:25:10 3.5 Tramways
00:25:22 3.6 Proposed
00:25:37 3.7 Defunct
00:26:00 4 Wales
00:26:09 4.1 North Wales
00:26:17 4.1.1 Standard gauge
00:26:29 4.1.2 Railway centres and museums
00:26:49 4.1.3 Narrow gauge
00:27:26 4.1.4 Miniature railways
00:27:47 4.1.5 Tramways
00:28:02 4.2 Mid Wales
00:28:10 4.2.1 Narrow gauge
00:28:18 4.2.2 Miniature railways
00:28:29 4.3 South Wales
00:28:38 4.3.1 Standard gauge
00:28:51 4.3.2 Narrow gauge
00:29:10 4.4 Proposed
00:29:18 4.5 North Wales
00:29:37 4.5.1 Narrow gauge
00:29:48 4.6 South Wales
00:29:56 4.6.1 Standard gauge
00:30:07 4.7 Defunct
00:30:39 5 Isle of Man
00:31:09 6 Channel Islands
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This is a list of heritage, private and preserved railways throughout the United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies whether operational or former, for charitable purposes or shareholder profit. Some also provide a local economic transport purpose. For rail museums, see List of British railway museums.
Many of the standard-gauge railways listed (thus including former branch lines and ex-mainline routes) were closed by British Railways (later shortened to British Rail) under the Beeching Axe of the 1960s. Others later or earlier closed. All ceased their public financing with up-to-date rolling stock and often avoided electrification and electronic signals to be restored and operated as heritage lines. A smaller number of lines were formerly both industrial and colliery railways.
Many of these preserved railways and railway centres such as stations, engineering workshops and collections of old locomotives are mentioned in national and international tour guides, and visits may form part of a school curriculum and centres of other studies including in civil engineering, mechanics, social, economic and political history, visual arts and drama.