Harlow City Best Places to Visit
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley.
Places Tourist Might Miss on Their Visit to Margate, Kent, England?
The Lighter Side of Margate; usually when people think of Margate they think of a typical British town seaside resort and of Dreamland. Dreamland is still undergoing renovation, and there is little doubt that when it does reopen it’s going to be the major tourist attraction that in its heyday it once was.
We only made a flying visit to Margate so didn’t have the time to soak up the traditional side of such a place, although we did wander along the tourist town seaside resort pass all the restaurants, pubs and cafes looking for somewhere to have an evening meal; in the end settling on the Brewers Fayre restaurant close to the train station.
Tacked onto the end of our French holiday, and before finally making our way home, we made an overnight stop at Margate specifically to see the marvel of the Shell Grotto (made with 4.6 million sea shells); part of its fascination being who, why and when the grotto was built being a complete mystery to the experts.
We booked in at the Smiths Court Hotel, 21-27 Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville; located just a short distance from the main sea front, in a quieter area of Margate but still with rooms with a sea view. The hotel was excellent, but what caught my attention was ‘The Blues Grill, at The Malvern Hotel just two doors up which had an unusual and fascinating frontage featuring the Blues Brothers.
The Shell Grotto, which we visited at 10:00 sharp the following morning, when it opened, was well worth the visit; such an unusual curiosity. Right opposite the Shell Grotto is R.G. Scott, Furniture Mart, the most fascinating reclamation yard we’ve ever seen; and consequently (after spending an hour there) we came away with a bell which we subsequently fitted to the outside of our conservatory and a grand 8 foot high Victorian style street lamp with three lamp holders wired for electrics; which we shall secure to the corner of our conservatory decking and get it wired into the mains and controlled from a switch in the conservatory itself.
The other place my wife specifically wanted to visit while we were in Margate was the famous ‘Cup Cake Café’; so before continuing our journey (after our visit to the Shell Grotto) we stopped there for a rest bite and took in the delights of their cupcakes washed down with a nice hot drink.
And finally, after leaving Margate and making our journey home to Bristol we made a pit stop at Pegwell Bay in Ramsgate, Kent, England (just a few miles from Margate) for the Viking ship that my son specifically wanted to see (The Hugin), a replica of a Viking longship built by Denmark in 1949 as a gift from the Danish government to Kent to mark the 1500th hundred year anniversary of when the Jutes settled in Kent as part of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain in the 5th century.
So when visiting Margate there are more things to see than just sand, sea and tourists shops, amusement arcades and cafes and restaurants along the sea front.
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City of the Future - Milton Keynes
A nightwalk through Milton Keynes to the MK Gallery.
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London's Countryside - across fields from Epping to Harlow
A fieldpath walk from Epping Central Line Station to Harlow Town Station in Essex - inspired by the 1949 book More Walks With Fieldfare.
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Former Underground Stations in London
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1. Aldgate East tube station
2. Aldwych tube station
3. Aylesbury railway station
4. Blake Hall tube station
5. Brill railway station
6. British Museum tube station
7. Brompton Road tube station
8. Bushey railway station
9. Carpenders Park railway station
10. West Ealing railway station
11. City Road tube station
12. Down Street tube station
13. Drayton Park railway station
14. Granborough Road railway station
15. Hammersmith (Grove Road) railway station
16. Hillingdon tube station
17. Hounslow Town tube station
18. King William Street tube station
19. Lord's tube station
20. Mark Lane tube station
21. Marlborough Road tube station
22. North Weald railway station
23. Ongar railway station
24. Quainton Road railway station
25. St. Mary's (Whitechapel Road) tube station
26. Shoreditch tube station
27. South Kentish Town tube station
28. Swiss Cottage tube station (1868-1940)
29. Uxbridge Road tube station
30. Verney Junction railway station
31. Waddesdon railway station
32. Waddesdon Road railway station
33. Westcott railway station
34. Winslow Road railway station
35. Wood Lane (Metropolitan line) tube station
36. Wood Siding railway station
37. Wotton railway station
38. York Road tube station
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The London Underground is a public rapid transit system in the United Kingdom that serves a large part of Greater London and the home counties of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. It has many former stations, while others were planned but not opened. Some stations were closed because of low passenger usage rendering them uneconomical; some became redundant after lines were re-routed or replacements were constructed; and others are no longer served by the Underground but remain open to National Rail mainline services. Many stations were planned as parts of new lines or extensions to existing ones but were later abandoned.
Some closed station buildings are still standing, converted for other uses or abandoned, while others have been demolished and their sites redeveloped. A number of stations, while still open, have closed platforms or sections, such as the Jubilee line platforms at Charing Cross. The interiors and platforms of a few closed stations are among parts of the London Underground available for filming purposes, such as those at Aldwych.
Closed when the current station was opened a short distance to the east to enable the Aldgate junction to be rebuilt Terminus of Piccadilly line branch line from Holborn; closed due to low passenger numbers and cost of replacing lifts The service was cut back to Amersham when electric locomotive-hauled trains were replaced with A60 Stock trains. Closed when Central line platforms were opened at Holborn Closed due to low passenger numbers and creation of a new entrance to Knightsbridge station Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy Former peak hours only service withdrawn to save money following cancellation of Greater London Council's Fares Fair policy The Windsor service was cut back to Ealing Broadway due to low passenger numbers. It is now West Ealing station. Two platforms are still functional but were removed from public use when the Jubilee line extension to Stratford was opened in 1999. Former Northern line Highbury Branch between Moorgate and Finsbury Park converted to main line operation.
London 1961 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an English filmmaker while visiting London probably in 1961.
It contains footage of: changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, traffic and shopping in the West End, and more.
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Visit to Snowdon Mountain Railway - June 2018
Since 1896 visitors have been travelling to Llanberis, in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park to experience the unique rail journey to the summit of the highest mountain in Wales & England, Snowdon.
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is the only ABT rack & pinion railway in the UK, with original Swiss steam locomotives.
The video captures our visit to the railway over two separate days in June.
I have included sea levels at each location.
We travelled on the train to the summit & back during our fist visit on 4th June. I also filmed a later steam departure at Hebron 1069ft 326 m above sea level.
I returned again early on 6th June to video the first steam departure of the day at 9.30 am with No.5 Moel Siabod climbing at Hebron. The loco we had travelled behind to the summit on the 4th.
Prior to that I captured a light engine test run of No.2 Enid at Hebron. Followed by the first passenger train of the day with Diesel No.10 Yeti.
The sound of steam locomotives climbing to the summit of Snowdon on this rack & pinion track is truly unique.
The majority of the shots were handheld as I could only use a tripod on the line side locations at Hebron.
As the weather was very warm unfortunately there is little steam.
Plus I was eaten alive by midges!
I make no apology that the video is long but it does include our journey to the summit plus shots of locos at Hebron working hard.
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Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Haworth England By Steam Train
In this UK travel vlog we hop on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway to visit Haworth, England - a beautiful West Yorkshire village famed for being home of the Bronte Sisters - by steam train. After discovering what you can do with an afternoon in Haworth (what to see and where to eat and drink) we visit the Rail Story in Ingrow, which is included in the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway day rover ticket.
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway runs both diesel and steam trains along a 4 and a half mile line. By purchasing a day rover you can not only ride the line as many times as you like, but you have the choice to visit different stations along the way: Haworth, Ingrow, Oxenhope, Damems & Oakworth (which was a filming location of The Railway Children!).
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Catching the steam train from Keighley: 00:08
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Money Saving Tip: 00:44
Haworth (central park & main street): 01:23
Haworth Steam Brewery: 03:56
Bronte Parsonage: 04:54
Oxenhope: 06:11
Ingrow Rail Story: 07:00
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Thanks for joining us on our day trip on the Keighley Worth Valley Railway steam train to Haworth! We highly recommend it if you are visiting England :)
Danbury, Essex, UK
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Danbury is located close to Chelmsford in Essex. It is around 54km from the centre of London. Around 6,500 people live there, many of whom may well commute to the capital for work.
The village was built on the site of a hill fort - being some 112m above sea level and offering views all around so that the early settlers would get advance warning of danger. It was later settled by the Romans and then the Dæningas tribe of Saxons. In the Domesday book of 1086 it is called Danengeberiam which means stronghold of the family or followers of a man called Dene. Dene however was out of luck because alongside many other Saxons, his lands were expropriated and King William I gave them to one of his followers Geoffrey de Mandeville who became the Earl of Essex.
In this film we can see the church of St John the Baptist which dates from the 13th century. There are three wooden effigies in the church which are from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. One is of William St Clere whose family were landowners in the region.
In 1779 the tomb of a knight was discovered to be perfectly preserved in what was described as pickle.
Free parking is available for those arriving by vehicle, either off the village green or close to the church.
Inverness to London Euston Caledonain Sleeper *FULL JOURNEY*
On-board the 20:46 First Scotrail, Caledonian Sleeper from Inverness to London Euston! This video includes all interesting parts of the journey and all major stations along route! I missed a few along the highland mainline and also I missed some stations around the Lake District area.
At Edinburgh the Fort William Section arrived late, resulting in our late departure from Edinburgh. But we did manage to make nearly all of the time up and only arrived at Euston 3 or 4 minutes late! So over all, yet another brilliant trip on the Caledonian sleeper!
In the early hours around the southern end of the WCML there was really nasty mist patches causing some extremely poor visability in places. Looked rather spooky, like nature itself was getting into the halloween mood! Also I thought I'd add a bit of music for the last bit just to make it more intersting than wind!
(Also at 24:40, theres a error on the caption, it says through just south of watford Its should say just to the south of watford and through the station...)
Check out my travel diary of my entire trip to/from Milton Keynes up to Inverness on the ECML and via Aberdeen!
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