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HFF ~ A walk down to the Dee Valley

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:25:57 +0000

Another look from above Trevor near Wrexham Wales.

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Trevor Basin

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:24:03 +0000

We are overlooking Trevor Basin on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales, a historic mooring area for narrowboats that are about to cross the Pontcysllte Aqueduct which starts just beyond the footbridge.

The PiP shows another view along the top of the aquaduct. See last photo.

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The Pontcysllte Aqueduct from Trevor

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:24:01 +0000

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HWW~A corner of Chirk Castle

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:07:17 +0000

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A springtime look at elements of this old castle revealing hidden towers and turrets..

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A walk along Worms Head

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:40:58 +0000

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Another from my 2005 collection. I had great pleasure to hike to this sea serpent's head. The headland is approached via a tidal causeway.

"Worm's Head is a headland, at Rhossili, part of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It is the furthest westerly point of the Gower Peninsula. The name Worm's Head is derived from an Old English word 'wyrm' for 'sea serpent." WiKi.
See PiP for alternative view and mapping.

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HBM~A combined wall and bench

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:40:30 +0000

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A view from the gardens of Chirk Castle gives us the joys of springtime. This bench actually faces the castle.

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Chirk Castle from the back

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:04:49 +0000

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A fine day brings us to Chirk Castle, near Wrexam in Wales. This taken from the garden walk to the rear.

Chirk Castle was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer de Chrirk as part of Edward 1st chain of fortresses across the North Wales. A castle with real history as five of its owners were executed for treason. The castle was partly demolished in the English Civil War and then rebuilt following the Restoration. It was passed down to the Myddelton family and remained there until it was transferred to the National Trust in 1981

The Pip shows another angle on an earlier visit in 2017

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Flooded piera at Coniston.

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:41:51 +0000

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A pier from where one would catch the ferry or cast-off your little rowboat almost completely underwater except for these post. All makes for an interesting capture though in these muted tones.

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An Erdigg Hall gate and fence

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:13:02 +0000

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When we go to different new places we can never be so sure what we may see. Here is an impressive ornamental gateway in Erdigg Park, Wrexham

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Steaming away in Llangollen

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:08:55 +0000

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The venue: Llangollen Railway station. Here we see the Lady of Llagollen, number 3802, a classic 2-8-0 GWR Heavy Freight locomotive renamed today for Mothers day from its usual title of Rockstar. The heavens have opened up but it will not deter the many pre-booked travellers out on a trip to Corwen enjoying the spectacular Dee Valley whilst having afternoon Tea.

The two PiPs show the locomotive switching rails at the terminus tunnel just at the end of the platform and a shot through the carriage window (including rainy reflections) showing the pre-prepared sandwiches, scones and cakes, all part of a traditional Welsh Afternoon Tea, just waiting for the guest and tea-pot.

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More info: llangollen-railway.co.uk/news/rockstar-freight-engine-to-be-renamed-the-lady-of-llangollen-for-mothers-day-celebrations

The Lady of Llagollen

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:08:17 +0000

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No 3802, a classic 2-8-0 GWR Heavy Freight locomotive is seen here at Llangollen station, reversing from the left track where it has left its carriages into the tunnel up to buffer before coming forward onto the right track. It will move along there to a similar points system and reverse back along the left track again to couple with the awaiting carriages again.

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Down to the Dee Valley

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:38:05 +0000

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Another look from near Trevor church. The river Dee runs just beyond the bottom trees.

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Aqueduct view

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:20:38 +0000

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It seems that no matter from where you see the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, it looks magnificent. Here we see it from the flat playing fields looking east into a slightly misty sunrise. Just beyond the structure the mist is still thick as it follows the River Dee valley here.

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A seat by Tarn Hows

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:07:02 +0000

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Take a seat, relax and forget about world events whilst thinking only about the sights and sounds of this wonderful tarn area.

Happy Easter Monday

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Rhossili Bay and Worms Head

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:23:23 +0000

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Another oldie here from summer 2005 after being reminded of it whilst watching one of our holiday videos last night. I took a lot of photos on this one week around here and that included walking over this limestone formation and onto Worms Head itself.

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A Welsh valley

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:08:01 +0000

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Here I am stood near Trevor church and Hall looking down into the valley just into the golden hour as the light fades. Below us runs the A539 road and just behind that the River Dee on its way to run under the Llangollen aqueduct, just over a mile to the east (to left side here). This area abounds in public pathways enabling us to wander around quite freely.
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Llangollen, railway and River Dee

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:38:28 +0000

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Llangollen in Wales has a lot going for it with wonderful surrounding countryside including the famous horseshoe falls and Dinas Brân castle. This river scene from the centre of the town offers thrilling kayaking experiences as well as good views. We see here the famous heritage railway station of Llangollen too, unfortunately had I waited another half an hour I would have got a steam train in shot too.
The Pip (last photo) shows the actual station in use.

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Llangollen Railway station

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:38:25 +0000

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Down memory lane

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:29:02 +0000

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Well, not a distant memory, it was only taken last December. It is the lane down the side and back of our holiday cottage in Hawkshead, Cumbria. Walking up from here would have taken us more or less directly to Tarn Hows but over some steep very wet sections that we preferred to avoid after weeks of torrential rain.

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Paddling over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:15:05 +0000

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As we see here, it is possible to float and walk over the aquaduct. It must be quite a thrill paddling along that side as the drop down was pretty scary. A guide was taking this group over and I would think he had given many warnings and instructions of how to behave here, especially no standing up or trying to pull oneself up onto the edge. Even for the walkers, when passing other people one had to be careful you did not fall into the canal.
The PiP shows telephoto view from this side, at the start/finish of the aqueduct with the much more usual narrow canal boat crossing.

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