Our Autumn woods are poised in a brief magic moment of calm. We enjoy it while the season lasts. It’s time to remember Michaelmas and the work of angels.
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Tag: English Countryside
England’s Historic Stately Homes
The English countryside is full of grand stately homes surrounded by large landscaped estates. Once exclusively private, today many are struggling to survive, as a result they have had to call in bodies like the National Trust and English Heritage in order to survive. A favoured few have become sucessful places of tourism. The tables have been turned!
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Of the rare chalk rivers in the world 86% are in England. They are a national treasure. The Test and the Itchen in Hampshire are two of the best. They are the crown- jewels of our South of England countryside.
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As autumn arrives in historic Ludlow, Shropshire, the Norman Castle shines in the autumn sunlight. Those blue remembered hills in the distance wait beckoning us.
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