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A 2011 Retrospective: Part One - So far 2012 has got off to a flying start, with three great walks done in January and many plans for the months to come including a number of challenge walks. Right now I'd like to take a trip back to the year gone by and a look at some of the walks... - 2012/02/02 The Lyke Wake Walk, Jan 2012 - 40 miles across the rugged terrain of the North York Moors. Up hills, down into deep valley, across moorland, through fields, peat bog, over heather and along the road. What a walk! the Lyke Wake stone marking the start Together with Clair... - 2012/01/26 A Cook & A Topping, North York Moors - The North York Moors will be the main topic here for the next couple of weeks, watch out for my Lyke Wake Walk report here next week! After a mild spell at the end of the year, a bank holiday offered an excellent opportunity to test out the fresh ai... - 2012/01/19 Marske Valley, Swaledale - What a fantastic way to end a great year - an early walk, beating the crowds before heading back to New Years Eve celebration preparations. I decided to have a further exporation of the area surrounding the picturesque village of Marske, having p... - 2012/01/12 Druids Temple, North Yorkshire - Although this wasn't the actual goal for my recent walk around Masham District, this oddity certainly made for a worthy detour. I'm talking about the Druid's Temple on the Swinton Estate. Just a few hundred feet from the car park, I walked ... - 2012/01/05 A Masham Circular - Wensleydale Walkings - Of course a mention of the town of Masham has you immediately thinking real ale - not suprisingly as it is home to the Theakston and Black Sheep Breweries. I went there to discover another side to the town too, as I was interested in trying out some ... - 2011/12/29
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The Washington Old Hall
A pictorial history of the ancestral home of George Washington, the First President of the United States of America.
Bryan Ferry: A Washington Lad
Bryan Ferry was born and educated in Washington, Tyne Wear, England. View photos associated with Bryan as a lad, and also of Bryan in concert.
The Celestial Sphinx
The Celestial Sphinx dominated the skies in 14000BC and was the blueprint for the Sphinx at Giza. It was discovered by Washington's very own Audrey Fletcher.
Bryan Ferry, Phil Chugg and The City Blues Jug Blowers
Recollections of Newcastle Uni days in the 1960s, the formation of the group and weekends away at the Lakes. Includes the February 2004 re-union of Bryan and Phil in Hobart, Tasmania.
The Holy Trinity Church
Photographss, historical details and information about "the church on the hill" in Washington Village.
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