Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: Park

Blue skies and summer clouds over Bradgate Park. Formerly the estate of the Greys of Groby (including Queen Lady Jane Grey), the grounds of Bradgate House have been a public park since the 1920s when the then owner, Charles Bennion, bequeathed it in perpetuity to "the people of Leicestershire". It's been a deer park even longer. HBM to everyone. Have a great start to the new week.

A classic drystone wall climbs up the hill in Bradgate Park while the ferns are starting to uncurl. HWW to everyone. Have a great day.

A peacock fails to display its impressive tail feathers on the wall of the ruined Elizabethan Bradgate Hall. HWW to everyone. Have a great day.

The weather wasn't great but the walk through Holland Park was very pleasant. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new year and week!

British Railways Standard 9F 2-10-0 92240 in the bay by the footbridge at Sheffield Park station. It was saved from Woodham's scrapyard in 1978 but it was to be another 12 years before it steamed again, the first 9F to do so in preservation. After a period of active service 92240 was withdrawn some time ago. There is a current scheme known as "Awake the Giant" actively seeking donations for its restoration. HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

It was the first day of the Bluebell Railway's 65th Anniversary Gala but at 07.31 the action is still to come and getting a seat here is easy. When the show starts it may be more difficult... HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

Dinton Pastures is a 350-acre country park, situated in the heart of Wokingham. It is an oasis of woodland, meadow, and lakes in the midst of the most urbanised part of the Thames Valley HBM to everyone. Enjoy the day,

Stroudley A1 0-6-0T 72 Fenchurch is on the tail of the 15.00 train to Horsted Keynes during the Bluebell Railway's 65th Anniversary Gala. It was a hot day and there's not a lot of room on the footplate so both driver & fireman are hanging well outside the cab! HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

Elizabethan elegance on the banks of the river Avon between Warwick and Stratford. Another shot from our day trip to the National Trust's Charlecote Park.. HWW to everyone. Have a great day.,

A day trip to the National Trust's Charlecote Park in Warwickshire. A view over the lake to St. Leonard's church tower. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of a new week.

Clumber Park is a country park in The Dukeries near Worksop. The estate, which was the seat of the Pelham-Clintons, Dukes of Newcastle, was purchased by the National Trust in 1946. This is a very impressive building but in fact it is "only" the stables. The main house built in the 18th century suffered several fires and then post-WWI heavy taxation led the 9th Duke to demolish it in 1938. There's only one bench but it's a long one and well used. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

Clumber Park is a country park in The Dukeries near Worksop. The estate, which was the seat of the Pelham-Clintons, Dukes of Newcastle, was purchased by the National Trust in 1946. I have to confess that this fence is pretty low key! Nevertheless HFF to everyone, Have a great weekend.

A view of Bradgate Park and Old John Tower taken from Beacon Hill, approx. 5km to the north. On the hill to the right of Old John Tower is the Yeomanry War Memorial. Erected on consecrated ground, the obelisk was built in 1924 and is dedicated to the Leicestershire Yeomanry field regiments that fought and died in the Boer War and the First and Second World Wars.

Not actually a bench but the view over the lake and the Canadian Geese swimming in it is very pleasant from this spot. Clumber Park is owned by the National Trust. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start of the new week.

We drove from Johannesburg to Kruger Park for a short break spending just one night at Pretoriuskop in the park. With no particular plan we just drove around for the day and were surprised how many animals were about although we didn't see any big cats. This pod of hippos were lazing about in the river. In fact they are among the most dangerous animals in the world due to their aggressive and unpredictable nature.

The Window & the Chisos Mountains looking west from the lodge in the Chisos Basin at the centre of Big Bend National Park out towards the Chihuahua desert. The Chisos Mountains are mainly of igneous origin and were erupted and deposited during the Cenozoic. The oldest rocks in the mountains are volcanic ash, mixtures of ash and clay, sandstone, and conglomerates.

The original wooden footbridge at Dutton Park station is of course is now long gone as is everything else in view. The bridge was in two sections but neither span looked particularly solid! A Queensland Railways 2000 Class railcar is seen heading north towards Brisbane city centre. Currently the station is closed for rebuilding as part of the Cross River Rail development. HFF to everyone. Enjoy your weekend.

Feeding the birds on the Serpentine in Hyde Park. The Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner and the Palace of Westminster seem much closer than they really are but almost 50 years of tree growth has spoilt the view today.