Machynlleth, Wales 2018
Machynlleth is a market town in Powys, Wales. Video filmed with natural sounds.
Knighton, Powys, Wales, Welsh Marches, UK.
Lying on the border of England and Wales, standing on Offa's Dyke, Knighton (Tref-y-Clawdd) gives the visitor a glimpse of perhaps what small towns were like several decades ago. As well as possessing an interesting variety of shops, pubs, and a library and museum too, more than anything there is a feeling of tranquillity to the place. Crows hop and caw in the quiet side streets; we came across what looked like the abandoned remnants of a garage sale; then just around the corner a shopping trolley with a child's plastic seaside bucket containing a crab, adding an appealing quirkiness to the town.
The Dyke was built toward the end of the 8th Century by King Offa to separate the kingdoms of Mercia from Wales. It ran for 149 miles from Chepstow to Prestatyn and some 80 miles of The Dyke is still traceable today.
WALES Montgomery - Town, Castle and Town Hill
Formerly the county town of Montgomeryshire, Montgomery is now part of Powys. The 2011 census listed the population at just 1295 people - nonetheless there are a few shops in the square (Broad Street). As well as a convenience store there is a Post Office, chip shop and one or two others. Just one mile inside the border with England it is a quiet and rather sleepy little town, mainly due to being off the beaten track
Those feeling fit can take a shortish if slightly stiff climb to the Castle, or alternatively just use the car (NB: the car park gets locked at around 6pm, so best check before you leave it there!)
From the Castle there is another rather pleasant ramble to the top of Town Hill where the monument is to be found - I think its official name is something like 'County War Memorial'. There are superb views to be found from here. You will however notice that the monument seems designed for some adornment atop of it, and puzzlingly there isn't anything
For further information:
Offas Dyke
A short introduction to Offas Dyke and a series of circular walks on the Shropshire Border. The series uses both pictures and narration followed by individual maps with detailed routed instructions. To accompany each walk there is a podcast that can be downloaded and played at home or while out walking the route to illustrate various interesting and historical facts.
See
shropshirewalking.co.uk
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Brookwood Cemetery 9 May 2017- a beautiful place for the end.
Its the largest cemetery in the UK and one of the largest in the world- here are some views of the beautiful Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey filmed in glorious weather during the afternoon of Tuesday 9 May 2017.
knighton.flv
A brief video clip as a taster of Knighton produced by Powys CC Tourism section. exploremidwales.com
Montgomery Castle
A visit to this once important Welsh border town to see the castle, hilltop war memorial and the town itself.
The London Countryway: Sunningdale To Windsor 25 March 2016
The London Countryway is a 205 mile long distance footpath that encircles Greater London. This is the wonderful 9 mile stretch of the Countryway between Sunningdale and Windsor. The walk goes across Colworth Park before entering Windsor Great Park and going alongside Virginia Water to the Totem Pole. Then the walk goes through the Cumberland Gate to reach to Copper Horse statue of King George III which is at the end of the famous Long Walk. The final 3 miles of the walk follows the Long Walk into Windsor town centre with great views of Windsor Castle. The walk took place in gloriously sunny weather on Friday 25 March 2016.
St Cuthbert's Way : The Definitive Photo Guide
The complete photo guide to St Cuthbert'sWay, the long distance trail from Melrose to Holy Island.
2nd: Tehachapi Loop November 2006
1st: The Eastbound locomotives emerge from the tunnel.
2nd: About 2 minutes later. The locomotives cross over the rest of the train.
3rd: Another minutes or so later. The pusher locomotives emerge from the loop tunnel and the front of the train has now disappeared into the next tunnel.