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Millport, Island of Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire.
The Island of Great Cumbrae in the middle of The Firth of Clyde near Largs is about 4 - 5 miles long. Historically and Geographically, it's prominence in this important navigable waterway made it a hub...
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Iona, Inner Hebrides
After a busy month due to one reason and another, I have managed to get something published here albeit not the next post in the series but the following one. Remembering the season of Christmas and...
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Kelburn Castle and Country Estate, Largs, North Ayrshire.
It's been a difficult time and busy few weeks for me this last month so I've had to miss a week or two on blogger by taking an enforced short break, maybe more on that another time but similarly I...
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Sunset at Troon, South Ayrshire
I decided to unofficially call this lazy post ... "The sun, two islands, two seats, an anchor and ... a bin" !I was going to move on to the following day of the trip which I'm having difficulty...
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Sampling Art and Architecture in Glasgow
With so many beautiful places to see in Ayrshire, it may be a mystery to some as to why I went to Glasgow for the day on the train. Taking a break for a week in the UK to a lesser known tourist region...
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Transport and motion Graffiti in a south west Glasgow underpass
Just thought I'd squeeze in a quick photographic set that is more of a prelude to the next post.The signposted route from the Kelvin Hall to the River Clyde isn't the most scenic of walks as it took me...
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Glasgow Transport Museums (old and new)
The Riverside Museum is situated on the north bank of the River Clyde to the west of the city centre. The European Museum of the year 2013 stands in an area of regeneration across the river from what...
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M.V. Caledonian Isles
The MV Caledonian Isles is one of the larger Calmac ships in the fleet and operates in The Firth of Clyde out of Ardrossan Harbour. The vessel plies its trade on the route to Brodick on The Isle of...
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Brodick, Isle of Arran
Following on from the previous post of a boat trip on The MV Caledonian Isles, I arrived at the small village of Brodick on The Isle of Arran.It was a place that I had only visited once before back in...
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Corbridge, Northumberland.
The town of Corbridge in the Tyne valley grew from one of the most northerly settlements in the Roman Empire called Corstopitum. Variations of the name were prevalent throughout history with Coria...
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Ferries to Rothesay
As a young teenager, I was taken for five summer holidays by my parents to a location on The Firth of Clyde.It influenced my love of boats, the west coast of Scotland and inspired my sense of adventure...
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Rothesay, Isle of Bute.
Rothesay is the main town on the Isle of Bute located to the west of the Firth Clyde. It is easily accessible by regular ferries from Wemyss Bay on the south west coast of Scotland.The town of Rothesay...
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Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute.
Having visited The Isle of Bute on several occasions previously on charter boats and long distance rail day trips, there was never enough time to visit both the town of Rothesay and Mount Stuart house....
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Wemyss Bay railway station, Inverclyde.
You'll all be pleased to know (including myself !! ) that this is the last post in the South West Scotland series. There's no need for me to remind anyone that it has taken me over 1 year to post about...
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North East Railtours, Fort William, Scotland
It's been a while since I posted due to life and further adventures in Scotland and as I have been majoring on these parts for some time, some readers will be pleased to know that I will be posting...
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Stratford upon Avon, North East Railtours
Following on from my previous North East rail tours excursion to Fort William post, I was able to follow this up with a trip to Stratford upon Avon, a place I had been wanting to photograph for many a...
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Happy New Year ... Happy Christmas !!
It seems a surreal and an unfamiliar experience to be publishing a post after a break of about 18 months. It's been a busy period due to getting married, selling two houses and moving to the...
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2018 ...and Happy Christmas !
Well Hello. It's been a year since I posted on here and what a busy year it's been. I"m still trying to keep this page active although there have been some difficulties in doing it. On a side note,...
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Happy New Year 2019 / 20
Well hello from my local village green in between Christmas and New Year. I'm still active on here although only just and wondering how many other people are still in the blogosphere. I thought I'd try...
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Happy Christmas 2020 ... if that's possible !!
Well Hello, just wanted to wish anyone reading this a Happy Christmas with a scene from my local village in the Derwent Valley North East. I'm not sure how many people read this but I've been busy...
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