If you do not rest upon thee good foundation of nature, you will labour with little honor and less profit.
[T]hose who take for their standard any one but nature – the mistress of all masters – weary themselves in vain.
Leornardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)
Archive for the tag 'Bolton Castle'
Filed under Holidays, Malham 2011
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 7th 2013
Filed under Holidays, Malham 2011
Bolton Castle – The Vineyard
The Vineyard isn’t quite in keeping with the location but it is in keeping with the castle and it’s reconstruction:
Vines were first brought to this country by the Romans after AD280 when Emperor Probus decreed that vines could be grown outside Italy to give the troops something to do when they were not on duty. [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2011
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100 Photos 89 :: Honey
30 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2011
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Bolton Castle – The Gardens
The castle gardens were re-instated following an archaeological survey in 1994. The castle guidebook describes the gardens as they are today:
Immediately in front of the Castle are two walled gardens which have been laid out along medieval lines, but reduced somewhat in size and scale. The herb garden contains over 50 varieties of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2011
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100 Photos 88 :: Wind in My Hair
Whilst I was taking those roof top views of Bolton Castle that I posted yesterday, it was extremely windy on the top. In this picture, I am holding onto the rail quite firmly because I was in danger of getting blown over. It is a good job I didn’t have an umbrella I [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2011
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Bolton Castle – The Roof View
The climb up to the top of the 32 metre watch tower is well worth it. The magnificent view over Wensleydale takes in Penn Hill to the south, Bishopdale and Walden to the south west and Middleham Castle to the south east.
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2011
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 9th 2011
