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The lighthouse itself was discontinued in the late 19th century, but you can still climb it. On the top platform you'll find two deckchairs from which you can watch the sunset. The keeper's house is divided up in two holiday apartments. They are let by the Landmark Trust, just like all the other accommodation on the island. www.landmarktrust.org.uk Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal.

Rusty old fisherman's hut at Dungeness with old boat in the distance. Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal. View Awards Count

For once it was a sunny day in Borrowdale, and this little hawthorn tree was hit by the light while I was fiddling with the composition. Do you think I should lose the top right corner? Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal.

One of the landmarks of West Dorset, overlooking the village of Symondsbury Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal.

Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal.

Looking back the way we came, with the only lake in the Lake District blinking in the distance. Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal.

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Antony Gormley @ Crosby Sands, Liverpool Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal.

I know, I know, this is one of the most photographed spots in all of Dorset, but when you happen to be there in the evening sun you just can't refrain from pressing the shutter release. Cheers to all holiday snappers! Copyright © Baerbel A Rautenberg (BARefoot images). All rights reserved. This photograph or any part of this photograph may NOT be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means (on websites, blogs) without prior permission. Use without permission is illegal.