11th June 09 - Rampside
As my 7 year old laptop has 'given up the ghost', I needed to visit a PC World to look at what my options were. Nearest was at Barrow - so that's where we went walking today.
Started in Rampside by the Irish sea. Walked through the meadows and countryside to Leece with its duckpond. Made a change but wouldn't repeat!
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| Light tower at Rampside |
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| Rampside Hall with its 12 diagonally-set chimneys, known as the Twelve Apostles. Legend has it that a young man wished to marry but the father of the would-be bride said his daughter could only marry a man rich enough to have 12 chimneys all in a line. So the young man built the hall with 12 chimneys and, at each wedding anniversary, smoke issued from all of them! |
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| The meadows are at their very best |
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| The duck pond at Leece |
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| Holbeck Ghyll in the evening. My favourite Langoustine starter |