Places to see in ( Belford - UK )
Places to see in ( Belford - UK )
Belford is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, about halfway between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, a few miles inland from the east coast and just off the Great North Road, the A1. Belford is surrounded by rich pastoral farmland, and to the west of the village is found one of the better rock climbing locations in the county, Bowden Doors.
Belford is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed and is currently served by Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative). Belford is served by Northumberland County Council. The area attracts tourists and there are also a number of businesses based in Belford.
Belford Hall is a Grade I listed building, an 18th-century mansion house. The Manor of Belford was acquired by the Dixon family in 1726 and in 1752 Abraham Dixon built a mansion house in a Palladian style to a design by architect James Paine. In 1770 heiress Margaret Dixon married William Brown. Their daughter later married Newcastle upon Tyne merchant, Lt. Col. William Clark, Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Northumberland who, in 1818, remodelled the house and added two new wings, with the assistance of architect John Dobson.
An extensive park, created in the mid 18th century, retains several original features and has been designated a conservation area. An 18th-century folly in the park is a Grade II listed building. During World War II the Hall was requisitioned by the Army and thereafter became neglected and dilapidated. In the 1980s it was acquired by the Northern Heritage Trust, renovated and restored and converted to residential flats. Spindlestone Ducket Mill is located about 3 km east of Belford, and is an 18th-century tapering cylindrical stone tower with a conical roof of Welsh slate.
Westhall is a privately owned Victorian house built in the style of the castellated fortified house that it replaced on the same site. The moat that surrounded the original building can still clearly be seen. It is now in use as a farmhouse. For much of the Middle Ages, Belford was at the forefront of the ongoing border conflict between the Scots and the English and it is believed that only Well House escaped damage or destruction at the hands of Scottish raiders.
Belford was for many years a coaching stop on the main A1 road from London to Edinburgh, which passed through the village. However, in 1983 a bypass was opened, and, freed from the constant traffic and pollution, the village could hold events on the High Street and in the Market Place once again. Belford railway station opened on 29 March 1847. Freight services ceased on 7 June 1965 and the station finally closed for passenger services on 20 January 1968. However, on 8 February 2010 Northumberland County Council agreed plans to resume passenger services by constructing a new platform, access and car parking.
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Edinburgh Attractions and Tourism
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Edinburgh Castle
This is Scotland's most famous tourist attraction. The castle has had a rich and colourful history, withstanding numerous attacks from Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads in 1650, and William and Mary's army in 1689. It was also the birthplace of James VI of Scotland (who became James I of England in 1603), who was born to Mary Queen of Scots in a tiny room in the Royal Residence in 1566. It became the main castle of Scotland's monarchs in the Middle Ages; the buildings within the fortress include a 12th century chapel - Edinburgh's oldest building- and the Great Hall, completed in 1511.
Today, from its perch on top of an extinct volcano, it is home to the National War Museum of Scotland, hosts the Edinburgh Military Tattoo every August, and is still an active army base. In 1996, after 800 years in England, the Stone of Destiny (the coronation stone of Scottish monarchs) was returned to Edinburgh Castle. It and the Honours of Scotland (the Scottish Crown Jewels) are on display there, as is Mons Meg, a giant siege gun given to James II in 1457. The view from the battlements provides a splendid panorama of the city.
Opening Times: Daily 0930-1800 (Apr-Sep); daily 0930-1700 (Oct-Mar).
Admission Fees: Yes.
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Castlehill, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Zoo
Founded in 1913 by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh Zoo is one of the most significant zoos in Europe. It is Scotland's most popular wildlife attraction, with over 1,000 animals, including the UK's only koalas. Set in 32 hectares (80 acres) of beautiful parkland on the slopes of Corstorphine Hill, with stunning views of the surrounding countryside, the zoo is famous for its newest arrivals, two giant pandas from China, the first pair to live in the UK for 17 years. It also boasts the world's largest chimpanzee enclosure and the biggest penguin pool, which is home to the largest colony of penguins in Europe. As well as animals, there are many other attractions, such as the Budongo Trail, Rainbow Landings, African Plains Experience and the Hilltop Safari Tour.
Opening Times: Daily 0900-1800 (Apr-Sep); daily 0900-1700 (Oct and Mar); daily 0900-1630 (Nov-Feb).
Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
National Galleries of Scotland
Scotland's national art collection is held by the National Galleries of Scotland and is displayed across three locations in Edinburgh: the National Gallery Complex, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the Modern Art Galleries.
The Scottish National Gallery, on the corner of Princes Street and the Mound, houses the world's most comprehensive collection of Scottish art, with many works by 18th- and 19th-century Scottish painters such as Ramsay, Raeburn, Wilkie and Guthrie. Its permanent collection also features work by Europe's great masters, including Titian, El Greco, Van Gogh, Monet and Gauguin. Temporary exhibitions are held in the Royal Scottish Academy building, physically connected to the National Gallery by the underground Weston Link.
The national collection of modern and contemporary art is displayed at the Modern Art Galleries, on Belford Road. The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, set in a sculpture park dominated by a dramatic landform work, has probably the world's most extensive collection of 20th-century Scottish art, featuring paintings by the Scottish Colourists (Peploe, Fergusson, Cadell and Hunter) and 'New Glasgow Boys' such as Peter Howson and Ken Currie. The gallery also has superb holdings of expressionist and modern British art, including works by Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Modern Art Two (formerly the Dean Gallery) across the road houses works gifted by the Edinburgh-born sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi; it also has a world-class Dada and Surrealism collection.
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery at 1 Queen Street was the first purpose-built portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1889. Portraits are displayed under the historical themes Reformation, Enlightenment, Empire, Modernity as well as Contemporary. The collection includes over 3,000 paintings, 25,000 works on paper and 38,000 photographs; among these are many newly commissioned photos.
Opening Times: Daily 1000-1700.
Admission Fees: No.
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: United Kingdom
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Places to see in ( Camborne - UK )
Places to see in ( Camborne - UK )
Camborne is a town in west Cornwall, England. The northern edge of the parish includes a section of the South West Coast Path, Hell's Mouth and Deadman's Cove. Camborne was formerly one of the richest tin mining areas in the world and home to the Camborne School of Mines.
Camborne is in the western part of the largest urban and industrial area in Cornwall with the town of Redruth 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east. It is the ecclesiastical centre of a large civil parish and has a town council. Camborne-Redruth is on the northern side of the Carn Brea/Carnmenellis granite upland which slopes northwards to the sea. The two towns are linked by the A3047 road which was turnpiked in 1839 and the villages along the road (from the west) were Roskear, Tuckingmill, Pool and Illogan. Running north-south are a number of small streams with narrow river valleys which have been deeply-cut following centuries of tin streaming and other industrial processes.
The first mention of the medieval Camborne churchtown is in 1181 although in 1931 the ruins of a probable Romano-British villa were found at Magor Farm, Illogan, near Camborne, and excavated that year under the guidance of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. By 1708 Camborne had rights to hold markets and three fairs a year which may be an indication of tin mining in the area; Camborne's was inland and in an unfavourable location for trading. Mining is first recorded locally in the 1400s with early exploitation of the small streams cutting through the mineralised area and from shallow mines following lodes.
Camborne is best known as a centre for the former Cornish tin and copper mining industry, having its working heyday during the later 18th and early 19th centuries. Camborne was just a village until transformed by the mining boom which began in the late eighteenth century and saw the Camborne and Redruth district become the richest mining area in the world.
The A30 trunk road now by-passes the Town around its northern edge. The old A30 through the Town has become the A3047. There is a small bus station halfway along and to the south of Trelowarren Street (the main high street), which has featured in tales by Cornish comedian Jethro. The railway station is a half-mile south from the town centre, with a level crossing and footbridge at its eastern end. Camborne station used to be famous for its short platforms, which meant that passengers on main line services between London and Penzance could only board and alight from certain carriages.
Camborne was, for a quarter of a century, one of the termini of Cornwall's only tram service. This system was opened in November 1902 and ran a regular service to Redruth until it closed in September 1927. Camborne is twinned with two places: Santez-Anna-Wened in Brittany, France, and Pachuca, Hidalgo in Mexico. Camborne was twinned with Pachuca at a ceremony in Mexico on 3 July 2008.
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Short Walk around Holy Island (Lindisfarne), North Northumberland. ©
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This is a short 4 mile circular walk around the interior of the island which takes in the harbour, Lindisfarne Castle, the lime kilns, the bird and nature reserves, the dunes and a local farm. The lowering sky was genuine as it was a very dark day without rain. Visitors to the island should always check the tide times to ensure they can get on and off the island at low tide. There are several main routes around the island but this is a good route if you only have limited time as it gives a broad cross section of the many aspects of island life and there are shops, pubs and cafes in the village at the end.This video was filmed out of season in February but even in summer the majority of the many tourists who visit the island don't venture further than the village and the castle. There is an easy diversion to the beach from the gate where the route turns back towards the village. A GPS download of this walk is available from my Viewranger profile:
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Bognor Regis West Beach, West Sussex, UK
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St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh Hostel
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Universal Trail in Northumberland County Forest
An accessible trail with over 3km of looped paths with benches interspersed along the way. This trail is located on Bowmanton Road just south of PrimRose Donkey Sanctuary.