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Category Archives: Hampshire
Country Pub Series: The Bat and Ball, Hambledon
On 31st December 1999, we celebrated New Year’s Eve in style at The Bat and Ball, Hambledon, Hampshire, watching at midnight the first cricket match of the new Millennium as played by members of Hampshire County Cricket Club. Sitting outside … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Travel, UK
Tagged Broadhalfpenny Down, Country pubs, Cricket, England, Food, Hambledon, Hampshire, Hampshire County Cricket Club, Portsmouth, Travel, UK, Waterlooville
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Spring is here – the rapeseed fields are in full bloom
Living here in Hampshire, you suddenly become aware that spring has, well, sprung, when you are surrounded by fields of the most vibrant yellow flowers – these of course are the blooms of the rapeseed plant that are farmed for bio-diesel, … Continue reading
Country Pub Series: The Bird in Hand, Lovedean
After a good walk, climbing the steep slopes of Catherington Down with The Hound, where better to enjoy a quick bite or a glass of wine then at The Bird in Hand, Lovedean … literally a two minute drive away. … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Travel, UK
Tagged Catherington Down, Country pubs, England, FA Cup, Facebook, Food, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Portsmouth FC, Travel, UK, Waterlooville, World War II
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Four Seasons Series: St Hubert’s Church, Idsworth – 1
St Hubert’s Church, Idsworth, Hampshire – Winter Over the past year, I have been taking photographs of my favourite landscapes or sites at various Hampshire and West Sussex locations – curious to see how they would differ each season. St Hubert’s … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Hampshire, Photograph, Portsmouth, Travel, UK
Tagged Churches, England, Hampshire, Idsworth, Portsmouth, Saxon Church, St Hubert's Church Idsworth, Travel, UK
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Four Seasons Series: St Hubert’s Church, Idsworth – 2
St Hubert’s Church, Idsworth, Hampshire – Winter This is the second set of shots I have taken over the past year of my favourite little church, St Hubert’s Church, Idsworth - the little Saxon church in the middle of the field. … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Hampshire, Photograph, Portsmouth, Travel, UK
Tagged Anglican, Christianity, Church (building), Churches, England, Hampshire, Idsworth, Portsmouth, Religion and Spirituality, Saxon Church, St Hubert's Church Idsworth, Travel, UK
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Catherington Down – a place of outstanding beauty
When I first moved back to Hampshire, many suggestions were given to me by knowledgeable locals of places to visit. One has became a firm favourite with The Hound and myself – Catherington Down, a glorious rolling hillside in Catherington, … Continue reading
Posted in Dog walking, Hampshire, UK
Tagged Catherington, Catherington Down, Hampshire, Horndean, Parish councils in England, Petersfield, Portsmouth
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Surprising Goodwood
The Goodwood Estate has been on my “hit-list” for some time now so I headed off for a recee before booking a visit to the house itself. A lovely hotel, a warm welcome given, gorgeous surroundings … what I hoped to find … Continue reading
Posted in Hampshire, Sussex, Travel, UK
Tagged Arts, Cass Sculpture Foundation, Diane Maclean, Goodwood Estate, Goodwood House, Monumental sculptures, Peter Burke, Sculpture, Travel, UK, West Sussex
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A beach resort in winter …
I love living near a beach, particularly in the winter time, where tourists are sparce and you feel like you have the whole area to yourself. A few images of Southsea Beach, Portsmouth taken recently. Although dogs are welcome the … Continue reading
Posted in Beach Resorts, Dog walking, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Travel, UK
Tagged Beach, Eastney, England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Recreation and Sports, Southsea, Southsea Beach, Travel, Travel and Tourism, UK, Victorian Piers
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End of the Pier Show
Southsea Pier I admit I am something of a sucker for a pier – that magnificent iron engineering feat that projects out into the sea, standing firm (mostly) in all weathers. A relic of the golden age of travel introduced … Continue reading
A welcome oasis …
I wish there were more pit-stops available in winter time on Southsea Beach, Portsmouth, Hants, but this one, to the Eastney side of the Pier, is cherished by dog walkers like myself. With a wooden platform built over the beach,you … Continue reading
Posted in Dog walking, Hampshire, Portsmouth, UK
Tagged Beach, Beverages, Coffee, Coffee and Tea, Eastney, England, Food, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southsea, UK
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