Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, March 20, 2015: The Cerne Giant
This gentleman is the Cerne Giant, perhaps the most famous and controversial hill figure in the UK. Cut into the chalk downlands onto the hill just outside the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset.
This gentleman is the Cerne Giant, perhaps the most famous and controversial hill figure in the UK. Cut into the chalk downlands onto the hill just outside the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset.
Today I went for a stroll down by the old harbour in the historic seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset. The late winter sun came out and promised that warmth is soon to return.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury.
After 50 years of strained relations between Cuba and the US it looks likely that travel will soon be possible again. I’ve been visiting Cuba – for over 15 years – from the UK. – I’m British. I spend some time living in the US…
Some 5 miles to the south-west of Weymouth is Portland Bill, a narrow promontory (or ‘bill’) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England.
Londonist again. For you who enjoy gleaning a sense of what came before in places you visit, have a look at Londonist’s Anglo Saxon map of London. In their words, “a map showing the London area in Anglo Saxon times (roughly speaking, 500-1066AD). It’s pieced together from many resources, showing our guess at the roads, rivers, forests and marshland that characterised the region. The main purpose was to highlight the many villages, hamlets and farmsteads whose names are still part of modern…
This gentleman is the Cerne Giant, perhaps the most famous and controversial hill figure in the UK. Cut into the chalk downlands onto the hill just outside the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset.
Today I went for a stroll down by the old harbour in the historic seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset. The late winter sun came out and promised that warmth is soon to return.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles
After 50 years of strained relations between Cuba and the US it looks likely that travel will soon be possible again. I’ve been visiting Cuba – for over 15 years – from the UK. – I’m British. I spend some time living in the US…
Some 5 miles to the south-west of Weymouth is Portland Bill, a narrow promontory (or ‘bill’) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England.
Londonist again. For you who enjoy gleaning a sense of what came before in places you visit, have a look at Londonist’s Anglo Saxon map of London. In their words, “a map showing the London area in Anglo Saxon times (roughly speaking, 500-1066AD). It’s pieced together from many resources, showing our guess at the roads, rivers, forests and marshland that characterised the region. The main purpose was to highlight the many villages, hamlets and farmsteads whose names are still part of modern…