A family holiday to the seaside town of Teignmouth, Devon.
I take pictures when I go out on walks, or when I'm on holiday. Here are selected pictures, along with text describing each walk.
A family holiday to the seaside town of Teignmouth, Devon.
We stayed in Matlock for a week to visit my brother and his family.
We took a family seaside holiday in Deal, Kent.
We took a rare morning off to walk to, and around, a local lake.
We spent a week in Oban, on the west coast of Scotland.
We stayed in the Cotswolds town of Burford for a long weekend.
Holiday snaps from our June holiday in Cornwall.
We went for a day out with my brother’s family to Shugborough Hall, a National Trust property near Stafford.
While staying in Cambrige, R and I took a day trip to Ely and went to see its cathedral.
R and I went to Oxford a couple of times - for one day, and then later for a weekend break.
We took a week’s holiday in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam.
R and I took a short winter walk from Tring to Wigginton, and back via the canal.
While we were visiting my parents for Christmas, Dad led us on a short walk from Brentford, mainly along the canal and the river.
R and I went on the Ashram Holiday, staying in the western Lake District near a village called Ennerdale Bridge.
We took a day trip to Waddesdon Manor, a stately home near Aylesbury.
Second set of photos from our Rye holiday.
First part of holiday snaps from our trip to Rye
R and I visited Stratford-upon-Avon for a long weekend to see a play and visit various touristy things.
A short walk around the canal and river from Oxford.
The second half of photos from a week’s holiday on the Isle of Wight in May.
R and I stayed on the Isle of Wight for a week’s holiday in May.
We followed the route of an old canal from Buckingham to Milton Keynes.
My parents joined R and I for the second part of the Lea Valley Walk.
R and I took a rather chilly trip to the medieval town of Carcassonne, in the south of France.
R and I spent a couple of days sightseeing in Paris.
We went to visit my brother and his family in Derbyshire, and took a nice walk in the snow.
R and I went to Shrewsbury for a long weekend because we like the Brother Cadfael books.
R and I decided to follow the Lea Valley Walk long distance path. This first section runs from Leagrave through the delights of Luton to Harpenden.
R and I joined this year’s Ashram Holiday in the Cotswolds.
Second set of photos from a holiday in Cornwall
First set of photos from a holiday in Cornwall.
We visited my brother and his family and took a day trip to Chatsworth House.
The Parks Trust set up a Challenge Walk, although it’s arguably less challenging if you complete it over six days.
A short walk around the Wolverton area, repeating a similar walk from 2005.
A weekend in Hull.
R and I took a short break in Bruges, in the north of Belgium.
My dad led us on an interesting walk between Sudbury Hill and Brentford on New Year’s Eve.
The final walk on the Capital Ring long-distance path, covering parts of sections 14 and 15 from the official book.
A walk on the Capital Ring long-distance path, covering parts of section 13 and 14 from the official book.
Second set of photos from our trip to the Lake District.
R and I went to the Lake District for the second part of our honeymoon.
R and I went to York for a few days as the first part of our honeymoon.
R and I went to Cambridge and took a short walk to Grantchester.
R and I went to Edinburgh for a long weekend in April.
A walk along the Basingstoke Canal with my parents.
My dad and I went for a walk around the Brentford area.
My mum and I went on a circular walk in Bexley, south-east London.
My parents and I went up to Belper in Derbyshire to visit my brother and his family.
Some pictures from the Staines area.
A walk over the last part of section 12 and the first part of section 13 of the Capital Ring long-distance path.
I went to Brighton for a weekend in November.
A walk covering section 11 and part of section 12 of the Capital Ring long-distance path.
Final pics from a holiday by the coast in Lancashire
Third set of pics from a holiday by the coast in Lancashire.
Second set of pics from a holiday by the coast in Lancashire.
Holiday by the coast in Lancashire.
We took a short circular walk from Olney through Clifton Reynes and Emberton.
Mum, Dad, and I walked from Winnersh Triangle along the River Lodden to the Thames, and then to Reading.
Mum and I walked to Stanwell Moor to investigate the prospects for a later pub walk there.
A walk completing sections 9 and 10 of the Capital Ring long-distance path, finishing in Hendon.
With my parents, I walked the final section of the Darrent Valley Path, then along the river to Greenhithe.
A walk to complete section 8 and make a start on section 9 of the Capital Ring.
A walk from Wolverton to Stony Stratford along the canal and river.
A walk along section 7 and some of section 8 of the Capital Ring, from Richmond to Hanford station.
My parents and I walked the second section of the Darent Valley Path.
Local walks near my parents’ over Easter.
A quick walk around the local lake with my camera.
Mum and I walked from Sevenoaks to Eynsford along the Darent Valley Path.
A circular walk from Pangbourne railway station.
On New Year’s Eve my parents and I took a short walk around Staines.
Mum and I walked from Leatherhead to Dorking along the Mole Gap Trail
My parents and I stayed with my brother’s family in Belper, Derbyshire for a few days after Christmas.
Holiday on the East Devon coast (part 2 of 2).
Holiday on the East Devon coast (part 1 of 2).
A couple of local walks near my parents’ place.
At a conference for work (the 2014 UK Moodle Moot, to be precise), I took a few photos of Edinburgh.
A walk with parents from Woolhampton to Newbury along the Kennet & Avon Canal.
A short walk in the rain from Wraysbury to Staines.
A walk with my parents to St. Ann’s Hill and Chertsey via Thorpe.
Photos taken in Staines and Twickenham around the end of 2013.
I went on the 2013 Ashram Holiday to Thirsk, along with my parents.
A short circular walk from Berkhamsted.
A pair of walks around Hemel Hempstead.
Final day of a three-day walk to the source of the Thames.
Second day of a three-day walk to the source of the Thames.
First day of a three-day walk to the source of the Thames.
We walked from Reading to Aldermaston along the Kennet and Avon canal.
A walk from Northfleet to Gravesend, via Southfleet.
We intended to walk from Reading to Aldermaston, but ended up doing a slightly different route. It rained a lot.
Mum and I went for an afternoon walk, mainly along the River Crane, from Whitton station to Feltham.
Pictures from a few walks around the Staines area over Christmas 2012 and New Year 2013.
Mum and I repeated a walk that we also did six years before, from a place called Rowlands Castle in Hampshire.
Second set (of 2) of pictures from a holiday I took in Bridlington.
First set (of 2) of pictures from a holiday I took in Bridlington.
Pictures from a few bike rides in the local area.
Second (and final) set of pictures from rainy holiday in Devon.
First set of photos from a holiday in Devon.
Mum and I walked from Hinton Waldrist to Eynsham along the Thames Path.
Pictures from my local area in Spring 2012.
Walk from Old Windsor to Thorpe via Englefield Green.
I decided to go for a bike ride from my flat, through eastern villages to Cranfield University and back.
A circular walk from Westhumble station which we've done many times before.
Mum and I took the train to Wraysbury and walked back to Staines.
Mum and I walked from Staines to Chertsey and back.
Local walk around some of the Staines reservoirs.
Mum and I walked from Earls Barton, which has a notable church, to Northampton. The last part of the walk was in the dark.
Mum and I stayed for a few days with my brother and sister-in-law in Derbyshire.
On the August bank holiday weekend, I stayed with parents. We walked more of the Thames Path, some of the Capital Ring, and briefly around Staines.
I went to the town of Shrewsbury, near the Welsh border, for a day.
I went to Chester for a day trip.
A circular walk from Berkhamsted.
I took the bus to Woburn Sands and walked around the local area.
Mum, Dad (some of the way) and I walked from Charlton to Crayford Ness (the end of the Thames Path Extension).
Mum and I walked the Thames Path from Shillingford (a little place that has a bus stop and not much else) to Abingdon (an actual town).
Mum and I walked from Tower Bridge along the north bank to the Greenwich foot tunnel, then to the south bank and on as far as the Thames Barrier.
A short walk from Tower Bridge to Greenwich.
Photos from several trips in the south of England over the Christmas 2010 period.
Mum and I did a circular walk from Tring to Wendover along the Ridgeway. Lots of pretty trees, not so many abandoned factories.
Second and final set of photos from a holiday in Cumbria.
First selection of photos from a holiday in Cumbria.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Weedon to Braunston.
A walk near Windsor.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Blisworth to Weedon.
From Tring to Ivinghoe Beacon, then back via the village of Aldbury and the Bridgewater Monument.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Stoke Bruerne to Northampton.
Continuing on the Thames Path from Cholsey to Shillingford.
Continuing on the Thames Path from Pangbourne to Cholsey.
Continuing on the Thames Path from Reading to Pangbourne.
We were staying at my brother's; he led us on a walk over the hills from Belper (where he lives) to a place with a silly name: Whatstandwell.
The whole family stayed at my brother's for a few days in the Christmas period. Joss led us on a walk from Bakewell to Rowsley, where there is a working(ish) flour mill.
We went on holiday to Essex near a nuclear power station, but there were other pretty bits as well.
We went on holiday to Essex near a nuclear power station, but there were other pretty bits as well. (Part 2.)
We went on holiday to Essex near a nuclear power station, which was obviously the highlight of the visit.
In one day we walked along two side-branches of the Grand Union Canal; the Wendover Arm and the Aylesbury Arm.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Berkhamsted station to Cheddington station.
Over the Easter bank holiday weekend in 2009, I went to stay with my parents and, from there, went on three walks.
Continuing on the Thames Path from Henley-on-Thames to Reading.
A holiday staying in Iona Abbey on the Scottish island of that name.
Five days on holiday in Glasgow.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Denham station to Watford Junction station.
A walk along the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal, from Slough to West Drayton.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Hayes and Harlington station to Denham station.
We went to a CND demo at the Aldermaston atomic weapons site.
A walk around Chobham Common, in Surrey.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Brentford to Bull Bridge, where it joins the Paddington Arm which we walked previously.
A walk along the Grand Union Canal from Willesden Junction station to Hayes and Harlington.
A walk along the Thames Path from Maidenhead to somewhere.
A walk around Woldingham in Surrey.
A walk from Ridgmont to Lidlington, near where I live.
A circular walk (for me) from Lidlington, near where I live.
Pictures from a group holiday in Littlehampton, West Sussex in August 2007.
Dad guided a London Arts Café walk around the Canning Town area on June 24th, 2007.
In April 2007 I arbitrarily decided to go on the Bletchley to Bedford railway line, just because I never had. I took my bike and cycled back from a place called Stewartby.
In February 2007, Mum and (most of the way) Penny and I walked the final section of the London Loop, ending at Coldharbour Point.
On New Year's Day 2007, Mum and I walked a route we've taken several times before, a circular walk from the village of Westhumble near Box Hill.
In December 2006, Mum, Dad and I walked the London Loop section between Enfield Lock and Chigwell.
On a shopping trip in London, we walked along a section of the Thames riverbank on both sides.
In November 2006, Mum and I walked the London Loop section between Cockfosters and Enfield Lock.
Pictures from a group holiday in Kemsing, Kent, in August 2006. Part 2.
Pictures from a group holiday in Kemsing, Kent, in August 2006. Part 1.
Pictures from a group holiday in Kemsing, Kent, in August 2006. Part 3.
On the May Day bank holiday, 2006, Mum and I walked the next section of the London Loop, from Donkey Wood to Uxbridge.
On Easter Monday, 2006, Dad joined Mum and I for the London Loop section between Kingston and Donkey Wood.
My mum and I went for a walk from a guide she'd found in the library; a short (7 mile) circular walk from Borough Green station.
We walked yet one more section of the London LOOP on October 22nd. Dad didn't come this time.
It was foggy, so I took my camera to work.
Photos from a bike trip around the area to the northeast of Milton Keynes.
Pictures from a group holiday in North Norfolk, in July 2005. Part 4.
Pictures from a group holiday in North Norfolk, in July 2005. Part 3.
Pictures from a group holiday in North Norfolk, in July 2005. Part 2.
Pictures from a group holiday in North Norfolk, in July 2005. Part 1.
On a trip to the town centre I found bugger all to photograph, except a few underpasses.
Photographs, mostly taken in the dark, of the area around Caldecotte. Taken as practice with new camera.
We did a circular walk in the countryside around Wolverton (an old railway town in the north of Milton Keynes).
On the May Day bank holiday in 2005 we completed the next section of the London LOOP. Yet again, my dad joined us - it's astonishing what happens when you're within Greater London.
In late March 2005 we walked another section of the London LOOP long-distance path. Amazingly, my dad joined my mum and I.
I went to stay with my parents over Easter 2005 and took a few snaps.
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