I’d been looking for some places to visit that are easily accessible by train and I was surprised to find a pretty cheap ticket to Ely for less than £10 so decided that it was time to tick off Ely Cathedral from my to do list.
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Ely Cathedral
Categories: Cambridgeshire, Ely, England
Tags: architecture, cathedral, ely cathedral, history, photo post
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The Heights of Abraham
The Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath has been on my to do list for a long time and I finally decided to go while we were having some sunny weather. As I travelled by train I was able to use my train ticket to get a 20% discount on the entrance price and the cable car station (yes, you can travel by cable car up to the Heights) is only a short walk away from Matlock Bath Railway Station.
Categories: Derbyshire, England, Matlock Bath
Tags: architecture, cable car, caves, history, mining, photo post, tower
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Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is directly opposite Lincoln Cathedral and I visited both with a joint ticket of £18. Built in 1068 by William the Conqueror the castle is also the site of a Victorian prison, one of only four original copies of the Magna Carta and Lincoln’s Crown Court, which is still in use today.
Categories: England, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Tags: architecture, castle, cathedral, history, Magna Carta, medieval, photo post, prison
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Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln is only an hour or so away from Nottingham so I decided to take a trip there recently and bought a joint ticket to both the Cathedral and Lincoln Castle which was well worth the price of £18. An easy-ish walk from the railway station (there is a steep hill involved though buses are also available) some of the Cathedral was under scaffolding when I visited but that didn’t detract from the impressiveness of the building.
Categories: England, Lincoln
Tags: architecture, cathedral, christopher wren, guided tour, history, medieval, photo post, roof tour, stained glass
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Highgate Cemetery – West
Highgate Cemetery had been on my list of places to visit for a long time and I finally managed to do so on a surprisingly warm and sunny weekend in January. The cemetery is split into two sites across the road from each other – Highgate Cemetery East will feature in my next post. The West Cemetery is accessed by guided tour only and costs £12 (which includes access to the East Cemetery which is self-guided). You can’t book in advance on a weekend but you must do so during the week – I had no problem getting on to a tour on the Sunday at 11am (tours start at 10.30).
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, cemetery, graves, gravestones, guided tour, history, Julius Beer, mausoleum, photo post, Radclyffe Hall
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The Royal Academy of Arts, London
The Royal Academy of Arts is based in Burlington House, a 17th century mansion. Construction began in 1664; the plot of land had been given to Sir John Denham, Charles II’s Surveyor of the Office of Works, as thanks for his loyalty to the King. Renovations to the exterior and interior took place over the years with the third Earl of Burlington in particular inspired by Italian architecture.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, art, art gallery, free, gallery, history, photo post, Royal Academy of Arts
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Custom House, London
I hadn’t planned on visiting Custom House for Open House London but as I’d been wandering taking photos nearby anyway I thought I’d pop in to see what it was all about. It doesn’t look like a very impressive building from this side – it’s the southern part of the building that looks out to the river and therefore the approaching ships which is more ornate.
Categories: England, London
Tags: British history, custom house, history, Open House London, self-guided tour
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Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market had been on my list for a while – I’ve taken a few photos there before but midweek it tends to be packed so the weekend of Open House London was the perfect opportunity to visit. In fact one of my favourite things to do is wander around the City of London at the weekend when it’s practically deserted.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, Dick Whittington, history, Horace Jones, Leadenhall Market, london history, market, photo post
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St Helen’s Bishopsgate
After visiting St Andrew Undershaft I moved on to the nearby St Helen’s Bishopsgate. There was already a tour in progress when I arrived and as I’d already diverted from my original plan by some hours I decided to just wander around on my own taking photos.
Categories: England, London
Tags: church, history, Open House London, organ, photo post, stained glass, stained glass window
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St Andrew Undershaft, London
St Andrew Undershaft was one of many churches I visited during Open House London. I only spotted it as I was heading towards Leadenhall Market (to feature in a later post) thanks to the sign they’d put out on the pavement – the church is tucked away among many of the City’s skyscrapers.
Categories: England, London
Tags: architecture, church, history, john stow, Open House London, photo post, stained glass, stained glass window
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