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Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey ~ Dignity and Memories

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 779 AD mentions a settlement called Seletun. Archaeological remains show it to have been first settled by the Vikings and there was an extensive Roman presence. Today the little town of Selby still straddles the banks … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 10: Back to St Andrews?

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Yes, we were heading back to St Andrews… no, not the one in Scotland, sadly… though I would, given half a chance. In fact, I mused, I could pretty much never come home given a camper van and some way … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 9: Lythe

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Sue Vincent

… And suddenly we were in Yorkshire again, where our trip together had begun. It was almost over. But then, Yorkshire is a big county… we had things still to see and another night before we headed back to Sheffield. … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion- Day 1: Deer and Stone

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

How long does a two and a half hour journey actually take? Well, three and a half if you go the back way and get a clear run. Four if you stop somewhere… Five if you find a good church … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: A Last Adventure

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is not every day that you can go on a real adventure to see a genuine, bona fide mystery, but that is exactly what we were going to do on the last day of our trip. We had been … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: Desormais…

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Desormais… henceforth… that is the motto over the gatehouse at Skipton Castle. It was probably the first word of French that I learned as a child and almost certainly the first I remember seeing written… even though it is written … Continue reading →

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Circles Beyond Time ~ The Enclosure

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We had, quite unfairly, asked the company to dowse for the next stone we were to visit, giving them the simplest of descriptions. Following the person who was on the right track, we set off through the sodden grass in … Continue reading →

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Circles Beyond Time – On Edge

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We’d cancelled sunrise. Not literally, you understand, but what with our company, for once, being lodged across a swathe of miles and the weather being singularly uncooperative, it seemed unfair to drag everyone from their beds at some ungodly hour … Continue reading →

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Circles Beyond Time ~ Crossing the Troll Bridge

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The first hug was a good one and was soon followed by others as we gathered in the car park of Fox House. I had arrived at our rendezvous minus my erstwhile companion and his absence was noted. “He’s not … Continue reading →

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The hidden courtyard of one of England’s best preserved castles ~ Caroline Swan

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Flickering Lamps: It may not be the first place that springs to mind when one thinks of England’s great castles, but in the North Yorkshire town of Skipton a fine medieval castle dominates the skyline.  Skipton Castle, the … Continue reading →

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