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A week in Scarborough
One of the best visits we’ve had to Scarborough! The November weather was better than we expected apart from the blizzard and snowfall as we left our apartment for the return train journey home. Two cliff-top walks and a bus ride to Whitby, two galleries and a museum, plus a trip to the Railway Museum in York.
Scarborough
A walk from Ravenscar to Robin Hoods Bay
A bus from Scarborough to Ravenscar and a coffee in the hotel before some demanding downs and ups and some disturbing cliff-top collapses – see the images of the split in the cliff which looks ready to collapse. An OK lunch in the hotel at the top of the hill in Robin Hoods Bay (the peas were grossly under-cooked!) before catching a bus back to Scarborough.
A walk from Scalby to Scarborough
A bus to Scalby and a quick coffee before the cliff-top walk back to Scarborough with some stunning views. Spot the fishermen on the rocks in the 2nd picture and the cyclist braving the cliff edge in the 3rd picture.
Whitby
A bus ride to and from Whitby.
York National Railway Museum
A train ride to York. It was bitterly cold and busy in York but the Railway Museum was impressive – I’m of the generation that appreciates steam engines!
Scarborough – Two very different art galleries
Two small galleries. Old paintings and modern images.
Scarborough Rotunda museum
A stunning, small museum with some OK fossils.
Leftovers
The lift in Scarborough 
View from the lift 
A wonderful Scarborough bookshop needs some work on its signage… 
We’re in the North! 
A couple of grumpy old men 
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London Wetlands Centre
It was a miserable and grey day for our visit to the London Wetlands Centre near Barnes. A disappointing visit for our German bird-watcher friend who was expecting something wilder. Afterwards, a walk into Barnes for a very late lunch at an extremely pleasant café/bar, The Nest. There were hassles with the trains home.
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Fun with fireworks
Fireworks out the window + some fun with the colours. Exposure 2 seconds.
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Sutton 0 – 1 Birmingham
FA Cup 1st round. 25 v 75 % possession, 3 v 10 goal attempts, 2 v 10 corners. Sutton played deep hoping for a quick break and had 2 or 3 good chances which might have given a different result but it wasn’t to be. Sutton outplayed but not humiliated!
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Southampton & Lymington
Two nights away in Southampton and a visit to Lymington for a 6 mile walk along the coastal path.
And on the way home an Autumnal walk in the National Trust’s Mottisfont Gardens near Romsey.
And then there’s this….
And finally some books in the Beach House pub at Milford On Sea
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Reigate
Reigate on a fine Autumn day where I glimpsed a white squirrel – I didn’t know there were such creatures. Sadly it was only a glimpse and I wasn’t able to get a picture but you can find out all about them at https://www.whitesquirrels.co.uk/squirrel-facts
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Sutton 0 – 1 Gateshead
For the first half Gateshead played possession football and probably had more than 80% of the ball – it made for a dull half. A penalty goal early in the second half probably destined the game to be another loss to Sutton, though the home team put up a bit of a fight in the last 20 minutes. Overall Sutton had more of the chances but were unable to get a reward. Another loss is hard to take.
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Camilla’s bookshop, Eastbourne!
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Dorking to Brockham
A 6-mile walk from Dorking to Brockham began with mist which soon lifted to make for a lovely sunny day. The Brockham bonfire was well under construction ready for the 20,000 spectators expected to watch the blaze and fireworks in early November.
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Guildford To Farncombe
An 5 mile walk from Guildford Station down the Wey-Navigation to Farncombe was OK. There were plenty of muddy puddles to avoid on the towpath, not helped by walking into the sun. A ‘Half English Breakfast” at the very pleasant Natter Café in Farncombe village provided welcome lunchtime sustenance.
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