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Lamplighter’s Marsh

Posted on 09/02/2017 by Martin

Lamplighter’s Marsh is a nature reserve on the north side of the River Avon, occupying a strip between the river and the Portway, the road connecting Bristol to the port of Avonmouth. It has a rich maritime and industrial history, … Continue reading →

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Healthcare centre, Portishead

Posted on 31/01/2017 by Martin
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Brighton and Hove in Sussex

Posted on 28/01/2017 by Martin

A last-minute trip to Brighton, first time in years. Ate lots of fish and seafood and walked about ten miles up to the race course. Not as warm as Lisbon, where we had expected to be this week.

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Foggy day in Portishead

Posted on 24/01/2017 by Martin

A lot colder than Lisbon, where we should have been!

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Elisabeth Frink exhibition at Hauser and Wirth, Bruton, Somerset

Posted on 19/01/2017 by Martin

A new exhibition of work by Dame Elisabeth Frink.

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Ilfracombe harbour fishing equipment

Posted on 14/01/2017 by Martin
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The Matthew

Posted on 09/01/2017 by Martin

The Matthew is a replica of a caravel sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to North America. It is having some New Year maintenance in the Bristol Underfall Yard (which is worth a visit at any time).

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Swansea to The Mumbles

Posted on 28/12/2016 by Martin

Boxing Day was a stunner! Blue skies and unseasonally warm. We fancied a walk so went to Swansea in south-west Wales (now part of The Swansea Bay City Region) where we walked from the east of the city, westwards along … Continue reading →

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Stroud buskers

Posted on 17/12/2016 by Martin

The town of Stroud in Gloucestershire (recently voted the “hippest” place in England outside Montpellier in Bristol) is always worth a visit, particularly on Saturdays when the market is held. Lots of choice of local food (and drink). It was … Continue reading →

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Jazz gigs

Posted on 08/12/2016 by Martin

Two recent musical evenings: one at the local monthly jazz club to see an excellent gypsy-style Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli band, Swing from Paris; then, as a lifelong Dave Brubeck fan I couldn’t miss his son, Darius’s, quartet playing in Saint … Continue reading →

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