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Bossington Plantation

A few photos I took in the vicinity of Bossington Village near Porlock. Horner Water starts life high up on Exmoor and flows in to The Bristol Channel at Porlock Bay, going through the villages of Allerford and Bossington on its way to the sea.

Hurlstone point is a promontory of land between Porlock Weir and Minehead in the Exmoor National Park and marks the boundary between Porlock Bay and Blue Anchor Bay in the Bristol Channel and is on the South West Coast Path. The remains of a coastguard station on Hurlstone Point, built in around 1900 and manned until after World War II is visible for miles around.

Beforehand I visited Kitnor's Tea Gardens, one of the prettiest in the area and, as you can see, I was blessed with yet another sunny day.

Path to Huddlestone Point

Horner Water

Path to Huddlestone Point

Horner Water

Path to Huddlestone Point

Horner Water

Path to Huddlestone Point

Bossington Village

Bluebell Time!

It's that time of year again!! All photos taken in Middleton Woods just out of Ilkley. Due to my holiday in Somerset, I think I was maybe a week or so too late to see them at their best.

Middleton Woods, Ilkley

Last Snow Flurry At St Ives Estate

To get the best effects of the snow, I should have come across a day earlier but I wan't sure about the state of the roads as Bradford Council are notorious for not getting their snow clearing gear out in time. The road up to the estate is quite steep as well. As it turned out, there was all sorts of minor crashes on this section of the road so I made the right decision.

The estate was quiet so that enabled me to park near Coppice Pond. All of these shots were taken in that area. Thankfully The Ivy Cottage was open so I finished my visit with one of their cappuccinos. This was the only bit of decent snow we had all winter so I was glad that I had the opportunity to make the most of it.