Places to see in ( Chipping Norton - UK )
Places to see in ( Chipping Norton - UK )
Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about 12 miles southwest of Banbury and 18 miles northwest of Oxford. The Rollright Stones, a stone circle 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Chipping Norton, is evidence of prehistoric habitation in the area.
The town's name means 'market north town', with Chipping (from Old English cēping) meaning 'market'. Chipping Norton began as a small settlement at the foot of a hill on which stand the motte-and-bailey Chipping Norton Castle. Only the earthworks of the castle remain. The Church of England parish church of St. Mary the Virgin was built on the hill next to the castle. Parts of the present building may date from the 12th century.
Chipping Norton was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. Its neoclassical town hall was built in 1842. Chipping Norton had a workhouse by the 1770s. In 1836 the architect George Wilkinson built a new, larger workhouse.
The Chipping Norton Railway opened in 1855, linking the town with Kingham on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway. In 1887 a second railway opened, linking Chipping Norton to the Oxford and Rugby Railway at King's Sutton, and the CNR became part of the resulting Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway. Extending the railway from Chipping Norton involved digging a tunnel 685 yards (626 m) long under Elmsfield Farm west of town.
Until 1962 Chipping Norton railway station served the town. Now the nearest stations are at Kingham and Ascott-under-Wychwood. A group of media, political and show-business acquaintances, some of whom have homes near Chipping Norton, including former Prime Minister David Cameron, is referred to in the media as the Chipping Norton set.
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Places to see in ( Shirley - UK )
Places to see in ( Shirley - UK )
Shirley is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the county of West Midlands, England. Historically part of Warwickshire, it is a residential and shopping neighbourhood, and a suburb of Solihull.
The earliest known settlement in the area was at Berry Mound in Solihull Lodge, part of West Shirley, which was the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort, a fortified village protected by earth banks, dating back to the 1st century BC and which covered approximately 11 acres (4.5 ha). The earth works can still be seen from the North Worcestershire Path which commences in Aqueduct Road, Majors Green. Shirley was part of the Manor of Ulverlei (now Olton) until the establishment of Solihull in the 12th or 13th centuries after which it became part of the parish of Solihull. Shirley developed slowly as a small village on Stratford Road, called Shirley Street through the settlement.
Shirley grew rapidly in the late 19th century and early 20th century, as people moved out of Birmingham, helped by the opening of the railway in 1908 as a Great Western route from Snow Hill railway station to Stratford upon Avon and on to Cheltenham. For a hundred years from the mid-19th century, Shirley had a racecourse, and this was supplemented by a public lido in Sansome Road, the Odeon Cinema on Stratford Road and the public library in Church Road, all in the 1930s.
Shirley also had its own council and council house. However, with the rise of Solihull, it became managed underneath the Solihull Council, becoming two district wards: Shirley and Shirley South; the council house has since been demolished.
Shirley has a public library and park, and some small patches of woodland at Bills Wood and Palmers Rough. There is also the nearby Stratford-upon-Avon Canal which provides a walking route into the Warwickshire countryside. There are several pubs in the area, the most prominent being the Saracens Head and the Plume of Feathers, in the centre of Shirley. Others close by include the Colebrook, the Red Lion, the Pump House and the Woodmans Rest. Shirley has an active Round Table who organised community event such as the annual beer festival and the donkey derby.
There are train services to Birmingham Moor Street station, Birmingham Snow Hill station and on to Stourbridge Junction in one direction and to Henley in Arden and Stratford Upon Avon in the other direction from Shirley railway station which is located in Haslucks Green Road. The North Warwickshire Line from Shirley railway station currently only runs as far as Stratford upon Avon railway station, however the line was a mainline continuing via Honeybourne railway station (which is on the Cotswold Line) as the Honeybourne Line to Cheltenham. The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal skirts the western edge of Shirley, and it is possible to walk along this to Kings Norton 4 miles (6.4 km) away, or Stratford upon Avon, further in the other direction.
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Places to see in ( Aberdeen - UK )
Places to see in ( Aberdeen - UK )
Aberdeen is a port city in northeast Scotland, where the Dee and Don rivers meet the North Sea. With an offshore petroleum industry, the city is home to an international population. It's also known as the ‘Granite City’ for its many enduring grey-stone buildings. The 19th-century Marischal College is typical – a monumental Victorian landmark that’s now headquarters of the City Council.
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which can sparkle like silver because of its high mica content.
Aberdeen received Royal Burgh status from David I of Scotland (1124–53), transforming the city economically. The city's two universities, the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, and Robert Gordon University, which was awarded university status in 1992, make Aberdeen the educational centre of the north-east of Scotland. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports in the world and the seaport is the largest in the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen has won the Britain in Bloom competition a record-breaking ten times, and hosts the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, a major international event which attracts up to 1000 of the most talented young performing arts companies. In 2015, Mercer named Aberdeen the 57th most liveable city in the world, as well as the fourth most liveable city in Britain. In 2012, HSBC named Aberdeen as a leading business hub and one of eight 'super cities' spearheading the UK's economy, marking it as the only city in Scotland to receive this accolade.
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), at Dyce in the north of the city, serves domestic and international destinations. The Dee Estuary, Aberdeen's harbour, has continually been improved. Starting out as a fishing port. Aberdeen is connected to the UK National Cycle Network, and has a track to the south connecting to cities such as Dundee and Edinburgh. National Express operate express coach services to London twice daily.
Alot to see in ( Aberdeen - UK ) such as :
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Gordon Highlanders Museum
Craigievar Castle
Duthie Park
St Machar's Cathedral
Codonas Amusement Park
The Tolbooth, Aberdeen
Balmoral Castle
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Cruickshank Botanic Garden
Aberdeen Beach and Queens Links
Sunhoney
Hazlehead Park
Seaton Park
Grosvenor Casino Aberdeen
David Welch Winter Gardens
St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum
Westburn Park
Soul Casino
Victoria Park, Aberdeen
Donmouth Local Nature Reserve
King's Museum
Kirkhill Forest
Stewart Park, Aberdeen
Hazlehead Park Pets Corner
Johnston Gardens
Kincorth Hill
Brig o' Balgownie
Footdee War Memorial
Aberdeen Harbour Cruise
Girdle Ness Lighthouse
Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Bon Accord Terrace Gardens
Westfield Park
Broad Hill
Countesswells
King's College Chapel
Aberdeen St. Mark's Church of Scotland
Mercat Cross
Brimmond Hill
Scotstown Moor
The Blairs Museum
Dyce stones
Tullos Hill
Duke Of Gordon
Hatch - RGU Gray's Exhibition Space
Cat Cairn
Torry Point Battery
Tyrebagger
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Places to see in ( Coleford - UK )
Places to see in ( Coleford - UK )
Coleford is a small market town in the west of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, two miles east of the Welsh border and close to the Wye Valley. It is the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean district.
Coleford was originally a tithing in the north-east corner of Newland parish. The settlement grew up (as its name suggests) at a ford through which charcoal and iron ore were probably carried. By the mid 14th century hamlets called Coleford and Whitecliff had grown up along the road in the valley of Thurstan's brook. Coleford had eight or more houses in 1349 and was described as a street in 1364. It had a chapel by 1489. In 1642 the commander of a parliamentary garrison in Coleford started a market in the town because the nearest chartered market, in Monmouth, was under royalist control.
Coleford saw some action during the English Civil War. On 20 February 1643, Lord Herbert, the Earl of Worcester's eldest son, and the King's Lieutenant-General of South Wales, marched through Coleford heading for Gloucester, at the head of an army of 500 horse and 1500 foot. At Coleford their progress was impeded by a troop of Parliamentarians under Colonel Berrowe, aided by a disorderly group of country people. A skirmish ensued, during which the market-house was burnt, and Major-General Lawday, who commanded the foot, with two other officers, were shot dead from a window.
A tramroad opened in 1812 to link mines in the Forest with the River Wye at Redbrook and Monmouth and ran through Coleford. The Monmouth tramroad continued in use until its track east of Coleford was lifted in the late 1870s. The first railway to reach Coleford, a branch line from Parkend opened by the Severn and Wye Railway Company in 1875, ran through Milkwall to a station on the south-east side of the town. A second railway from Monmouth, the Coleford Railway, using parts of the old tramroad route, was completed in 1883. It included a short tunnel at Whitecliff and it crossed the Newland road to run to a station next to that of the Severn & Wye Co
Coleford was more able to adapt to the mine closures of the 1950s than its neighbour Cinderford. Today, due to its prime location in the heart of the Forest, it is popular with walkers and cyclists, and the local council has been striving to encourage further tourist interest. There is a large factory here, originally called Carters, then Beechams, then GlaxoSmithKline, and it is now owned by the Japanese firm Suntory. It is the sole production facility for Ribena and Lucozade. One old building that has survived is the former goods shed for the defunct railway line to Monmouth; it is now the Coleford GWR Museum.
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Places to see in ( Stratford upon Avon - UK ) Stratford upon Avon Canal
Places to see in ( Stratford upon Avon - UK ) Stratford upon Avon Canal
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a canal in the south Midlands of England. Stratford upon Avon Canal , which was built between 1793 and 1816, runs for 25.5 miles in total, and consists of two sections.
The dividing line is at Kingswood Junction, which gives access to the Grand Union Canal. Following acquisition by a railway company in 1856, it gradually declined, the southern section being un-navigable by 1945, and the northern section little better.
The northern section of Stratford upon Avon Canal was the setting for a high-profile campaign by the fledgling Inland Waterways Association in 1947, involving the right of navigation under Tunnel Lane bridge, which required the Great Western Railway to jack it up in order to allow boats to pass. These actions saved the section from closure. The southern section was restored by the National Trust between 1961 and 1964, after an attempt to close it was thwarted. The revived canal was re-opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and responsibility for it was transferred to British Waterways in 1988.
The Stratford-upon-Avon canal connects the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Kings Norton to the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. It consists of two sections, divided by a junction which connects it to the Grand Union Canal. The northern section from Kings Norton in the suburbs of Birmingham to Lapworth is level for the first 10.8 miles (17.4 km), following the 453-foot (138 m) Birmingham Level, but then descends quite rapidly through the Lapworth flight of 18 locks, to reach the junction.
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The North Norfolk Road Trip
A bite-sized view of day trip exploring the North Norfolk Coast route from Cromer to Hunstanton, taking in the North Norfolk Railway as well.
COTSWOLDS VLOG 2018!
Hi everyone! In November me and tom had a mini break in the Cotswolds for 5 days. We stayed in 'Bluewood Lodges' in Chipping Norton, and just had a relaxing few days getting into the Christmas spirit, wondering around different villages and towns, and eating ur body weight in food!
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Discovery Bath - Bailbrook House - Bath Spa - England - UK - by Leisury Tv
Follow our trip in Bath, watching the other video tips by “Travel & Weekend”, dedicated to
- Bath Abbey
- No 1 Royal Crescent
- Roman Baths
- Thermae Bath Spa
- Hotel “Bailbrook House”
- B&B “Villa Magdala”
- Hotel “Francis”
- Restaurant “Roman Bath’s Kitchen”
- Pub “The Raven”
- Chophouse & Brewery “Graze”
Bailbrook House Hotel in Bath is a country house hotel located just a few minutes from the centre of historic Bath. Bailbrook House is a Grade II* listed property set within 20 acres of private grounds with commanding views towards central Bath and the adjoining countryside. The property was originally built as a private residence in the early 1790s. Recently has been completly refurbished. Bailbrook offers both a classic accomodation and modern services. The Mansion House has 13 prestigious feature bedrooms, many of which offer additional touches such as original fireplaces, roll-top baths and large bedroom spaces. The Mansion House also offers three large lounges and a conservatory bar.
Bailbrook Court is adjacent to the Mansion House and offers 81 classic and executive bedrooms, all of which will have been completely refurbished to a high contemporary standard. The Cloisters fine dining restaurant and afternoon teas served in the lounges.The new Lansdown restaurant offers an alternative to fine dining with a brasserie style menu. Bailbrook Court is also well placed for meetings with a selection of boardrooms, training suites and syndicate rooms to choose from. The Brunel Suite is the largest function room with a capacity of 160.
Travel & Weekend is a program of Stile Italia Tv and Leisury TV, realized by Danilo della Mura, produced by Stile Italia TV and Leisury Channel.
Bailbrook House è un hotel esclusivo, realizzato all'interno di una residenza privata, risalente alla fine del 1700. Distante solo cinque minuti di macchina dal centro di Bath, è l'ideale per chi vuole trascorrere un tranquillo weekend (o più), immersi nell'atmosfera di una vera residenza signorile inglese di campagna. L'edificio principale, la Mansion House, ospita 13 suite elegantemente arredate, una diversa dall'altra. Nell'edificio adiacente, il Bailbrook Court, ha 81 camere e diverse sale riunioni, ideali per organizzare congressi o meeting. Inoltre, due ristoranti, per poter scegliere tra una cena raffinata o un informale pranzo in stile brasserie.
Travel & Weekend è un programma di Stile Italia TV e Leisury TV, ideato e realizzato da Danilo della Mura, prodotto da Stile Italia TV e Leisury Channel.