UK: Camping Durdle Door 2005

Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. It is privately owned by the Weld Family who own the Lulworth Estate, but it is also open to the public. Thomas Hardy (one of my favourite authors) had lived in Dorset for much of his life, was familiar with the Dorset coast, and had used Lulworth Cove (under the light disguise of 'Lulwind Cove') as the location of Sergeant Troy's disastrous swim in chapter XLVII of Far from the Madding Crowd

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UK: Catch & Cook with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall & Nick Fisher

Join us when we headed off on the high seas with Hugh (River Cottage Chef) and Nick Fisher (Screaming Reels) in search of the seasons best fish, from the first mackerel of spring through the black bream and bass of summer and autumn to the early winter squid. We learnt everything you need to know about preparing your freshly caught fish from scratch at River Cottage HQ.

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U: Camping Woolacombe 2001

North Devon is a coastal area of southwest England, known for its dramatic cliffs, wild seas and sandy beaches at Woolacombe, Saunton Sands and Croyde Bay. Natural features range from biodiverse sand dunes at Braunton Burrows to rocky coves along the South West Coast Path, which spans the coastline. The Tarka Trail footpath and cycleway passes the riverfront, medieval town of Barnstaple.

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UK: Norfolk Broads 2001

The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used to identify specific areas within the two counties respectively, the whole area is frequently referred to as the Norfolk Broads.

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UK: Norfolk Broads 1999

The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used to identify specific areas within the two counties respectively, the whole area is frequently referred to as the Norfolk Broads.

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UK: Home Through the Seasons

To Our Good House - Annette Wynne....This is our house for work and play— A pleasant place all through the day; Shine in on us, O kindly sun, Until the glad day's work is done; And then across the world of night Shine out, dear home, the source of light; This is our house for work and play— For us and you that come our way!

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