Yorkshire Wolds

Wet Summer Cycle

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December 20th 2010
As we sit by the pool in sunshine it all seems so long ago that we took to the British roads. Our goal was to cycle England from sister's home in Olney, Bucks to the Scottish borders and back down via the Lake District. We set off in glorious sunshine and the perfect English summers day. We wondered why we hadn't done this before. Images of cream teas on perfectly manicured lawns flashed by as ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more