Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Lower Town near Fishguard, Dyfed Wales/Cymru
This is where(at least in part) Moby Dick and Under Milk Wood were filmed.
Monday, 19 May 2008
Swansea, West Glamorgan,Wales/Cymru
Swansea is named after a Viking called Sweyne(Sven), possibly Sweyne Forkbeard, King of Denmark and England.
Famous people born in Swansea include Catherine Zeta-Jones,Dylan Thomas,Michael Heseltine,
Rowan Williams(Archbishop of Canterbury),Wynford Vaughan-Thomas(got one or two of his books)
Famous people born in Swansea include Catherine Zeta-Jones,Dylan Thomas,Michael Heseltine,
Rowan Williams(Archbishop of Canterbury),Wynford Vaughan-Thomas(got one or two of his books)
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Pluckley near Ashford, Kent England
Pluckley is the setting for ITV's Darling Buds of May.
It also once appeared in Top Gear.
It is also reputed to be the most haunted village in England with a reputed 10-13 ghosts.
It also had a railway station built in 1842
It also once appeared in Top Gear.
It is also reputed to be the most haunted village in England with a reputed 10-13 ghosts.
It also had a railway station built in 1842
Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Ocklynge Manor; A Grade II-listed building, this house was once home to Mabel lucie Attwell. who illustrated JM Barrie's Peter Pan.
Norton st Phillip near Bath, Somerset, England
This village was the scene of a battle during Monmouth's Rebellion, which Monmouth's army won.
The George Inn built 1223 and reputedly first licensed in1397 located in the High Street has had such guests such as Samuel Pepys the diarist and the Duke of Monmouth stay there.
Opposite is the Fleur de lys Inn, where Anne of Denmark, wife of James 1 stayed here in 1615.
The George Inn built 1223 and reputedly first licensed in1397 located in the High Street has had such guests such as Samuel Pepys the diarist and the Duke of Monmouth stay there.
Opposite is the Fleur de lys Inn, where Anne of Denmark, wife of James 1 stayed here in 1615.
Monday, 5 May 2008
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