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Snowy Brighton Beach Once More

Benedict Adam — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:40:33 +0000

Its happened again! Although not as much snowfall as earlier in the year, Brighton has been blessed or cursed depending on your view with a pretty decent covering of snow. We we’re even able to head up to the downs [...]

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End of the Road 2009 in Photos

Benedict Adam — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:08:21 +0000

For me the music didn’t really get going until the Sunday when Magnolia Electric Co, Neko Case and Richmond Fontaine performed. The festival however was absolutely brilliant from the moment we arrived. End of the Road has a beautifully relaxed [...]

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Highlights of a Krakow Stag Do

Benedict Adam — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:24:45 +0000

I first visited Krakow with my family over 10 years ago now so I didn’t remember too much about Krakow really only visiting the salt mines and the lovely square. Our hotel was right on the corner of the main [...]

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Highland Cow on the Beach

Benedict Adam — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:06:31 +0000

This cow was spotted along with a load of its friends and family on a day out to the beach. It wasn’t the best weather for a beach holiday but they seemed to be enjoying themselves on the beach around [...]

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Snowy Snow Brighton Beach Photos

Benedict Adam — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:10:52 +0000

I can’t recall there ever being thick snow on Brighton and Hove beach, so yesterday was a pretty special day for me. Wandering around the sea front coated in snow was a fairly surreal experience. Snow brings out the best in people, [...]

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Lewes Bonfire Night 2008

Benedict Adam — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:22:29 +0000

Lewes Bonfire is held every year on the 5th of November, the celebrations are made up of large torch lit procession around Lewes streets followed by a number of bonfires and firework displays in the surrounding fields. The event is [...]

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Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall

Benedict Adam — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:09:30 +0000

For 400 years the Lost Gardens of Heligan we’re part of Cornish Tremayne family estate, they fell in to disrepare after 16 of the 22 gardens died in the First World War. In 1996 a group of enthusiasts decided to [...]

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Green Man Festival 2008

Benedict Adam — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:15:08 +0000

Just returned from a fantastic weekend at The Green Man Festival in the Brecon beacons. Glanusk Park in Crickhowell was the location, a really picturesque spot for a festival, surrounded by Welsh mountains. Green Man is a great sized festival, [...]

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Camping at Toms Field, Dorset

Benedict Adam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:32:24 +0000

We have just got back from 3 nights camping at Tom’s Field Camping. Its a beautiful campsite in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. Its situated in the Pubeck hills about 3 miles from Swanage in the pretty village of Langton [...]

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Camping in Camelford, North Cornwall

Benedict Adam — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:50:16 +0000

Just spent a great surfing weekend in Camelford (not toe), we stayed in a great campsite Kings Acre Touring Park, don’t let the name put you off, it’s a nice sized site in a lovely location. Camelfords got all you [...]

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