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April 4, 2012

Bridlington Yorkshire

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , — needahand @ 10:00 am

Bridlington Yorkshire – Bridlington is a town and civil parish in East Yorkshire, England. It has a population of over 33,000 (which greatly increases in summer months due to an influx of tourists). Bridlington is a seaside resort area and fishing port on the coast of the North Sea. The town lies just south of the promontory of Flamborough Head. It is served by Bridlington railway station which is on the line of the Yorkshire coast that runs between Hull and Scarborough. Bridlington sits on the Holderness coast, an area of high coastal erosion. Bridlington has two distinct areas, the Old Town, location of Bridlington Priory and the ancient market, and Bridlington Quay, the site of the fishing harbour and modern tourist areas. Bridlington is 11 miles to the south of Filey.

View a map of Bridlington, East Yorks here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/bridlington-map.html

And a map of Yorkshire here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/yorkshire-map.html

April 2, 2012

Penrith Cumbria

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , — needahand @ 11:05 am

Penrith Cumbria – Penrith is an English town in the county of Cumbria, which in the past was in Cumberland. Penrith lies north of the River Eamont in the Eden Valley and is less than 5 miles outside the boundary of the Lake District National Park. The Lowther and Petteril are other rivers that flow around the town. Petteril and Eamont are partially offset by a manmade waterway connected, which flows through the town centre and known as a “Thacka Beck” has been there for several centuries and provided the town with water. Penrith lies north-west of Appleby-in-Westmorland which is on the River Eden.

View a map of Penrith, Cumbria here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/penrith-map.html

Grasmere Lake District Cumbria

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Grasmere Lake District Cumbria – Grasmere is a village in the county of Cumbria in north west England. The location in the centre of the Lake District National Park attracts many tourists to Grasmere which is situated near the lake of the same name. Not far away stands the 405 metre high Helm Crag, which is also known as the lion and the lamb, which is due to the shapes of some rocks on the summit of the hill. The A591 leads north to Keswick and southwards to Ambleside. Grasmere is part of the Lakes Parish.

Grasmere Map.

See a map of the Lake District here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/lake-district-map.html

March 30, 2012

Bracknell Forest Berkshire

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Bracknell Forest Berkshire – Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority and borough in the county of Berkshire in England. It includes in addition to the garden city of Bracknell with its administrative centre and the surrounding villages of Binfield, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Warfield and Winkfield. The authority was established on 1 April 1974 as the District of Bracknell. In May 1988 it received the status of a Borough, and the name was changed to Bracknell Forest. Bracknell was formerly twinned with Opladen in Germany it is now twinned with Leverkusen. Surrounding Berkshire towns include Crowthorne, Wokingham, Binfield and Ascot.

See a map of Berkshire, England here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/berkshire-map.html

Kendal Cumbria

Filed under: England,Travel,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , — needahand @ 11:21 am

Kendal Cumbria – Kendal is an old town and civil parish in the area of Westmorland, in the southern county of Cumbria, in England. It stands on the banks of the River Kent which partly takes its name (Dale Kent means Kent river valley). Concerning the name, others say it has a Celtic source whose meaning would be “bright valley.” Today, Kendal is concerned mainly as a centre of tourism and as the hometown of Kendal mint cake (mint cake). The buildings in Kendal are constructed mostly from the gray limestone of the region, have given the nickname “the Auld Grey Town”. With a population of 27,521 inhabitants in 2001, Kendal was voted the best place to live in England after an eight-year long study undertaken by the University of Strathclyde.

View a Cumbria road map here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/cumbria-map.html

March 29, 2012

Portinscale Lake District Cumbria

Portinscale Lake District Cumbria – A farming village located near to Keswick in Cumbria, Portinscale in the northern region of the Lake District between Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwentwater. Portinscale has a long history and was settled way back in prehistoric times. The area is popular with hikers and water sports enthusiasts with windsurfing and sailing top of the agenda for many visitors. The village has the basic facilities with pub, tearoom and village shop. Keswick can be reached on foot from Portinscale, most pleasantly via the footpath which crosses the River Greta. A pretty Cumbria village, Portinscale should certainly be on your list of places to visit or stay in the Lake District.

See a road map of Portinscale, Cumbria here: http://www.my-towns.co.uk/portinscale-map.html

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