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Post by pinkie on Jul 19, 2014 15:54:33 GMT
Best sausages I ever tasted bought at the sausage stall there. Also, however kitsch, loved the monkey sanctuary  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 16:32:21 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 19, 2014 16:43:08 GMT
I'm also a big fan of Corfe Castle - quite an atmosphere there ...  |
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Post by Firebottle on Jul 20, 2014 10:39:09 GMT
Great memories Losenotaminute of when we were in Edinburgh for the millennium.
Have some friends there that we haven't seen in along time.
Will have to meet up when we are up there next,
cheers,
Alan
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Post by MartinT on Jul 21, 2014 6:15:08 GMT
Corfe Castle is a brilliant place. it must have been a bugger to attack as it looks so well defended.
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Post by ChrisB on Jul 21, 2014 6:26:56 GMT
........it must have been a bugger to attack as it looks so well defended. Of course, having someone like Jon Cleese standing on the ramparts saying things like "Your muzzeeer is a hamster and your fazzer smells of elderberries" would have made it a bit tricky too! |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 21, 2014 6:33:02 GMT
"go and boil your bottoms...I blow my nose at you so-called Arthur King".
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 21, 2014 7:23:11 GMT
Corfe Castle is a brilliant place. it must have been a bugger to attack as it looks so well defended. yes it did cause us one or two problems in that regard ....  |
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Post by colin14 on Jul 26, 2014 18:15:39 GMT
A well used castle. Not bad tea rooms, cold water  View from Wonfor Towers  Disappointing visit for the wife.  Somerset Pixie Castle  The Blob at Cadbury Castle  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 19:46:14 GMT
This place looks rather tricky to attack too!  |
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Post by Dave on Jul 27, 2014 23:57:29 GMT
Corfe Castle is a brilliant place. it must have been a bugger to attack as it looks so well defended. yes it did cause us one or two problems in that regard .... Of course you could always have dressed up in the home teams colours resulting in you being let in by the lady of the house thus enabling you to raze it to the ground, which if IIRC is how Corfe castle ended up in the state it is in today  |
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Post by Dave on Jul 28, 2014 0:31:59 GMT
The Triangular Lodge - Not a castle but a folly and only a fifteen minute drive from here...
Rockingham Castle - A ten minute walk away and more a heavily fortified manor house
And finally...
Rochester Castle - A regular sight for me in my formative years |
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Post by Chris on Jul 28, 2014 7:32:18 GMT
 Slightly different view of the Castle this time taken from the Grassmarket. Never ceases to amaze me this is still a serving garrison. There are also tunnels which run under the castle. |
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Post by Dave on Jul 28, 2014 9:35:38 GMT
Cooling Castle (main gate) - Castles fascinated me as a kid (still do) and there were many to see in our area
Leeds Castle (Kent) - The most beautiful castle I've visited |
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Post by pre65 on Jul 28, 2014 10:46:28 GMT
Yes, Leeds castle is well worth a visit. Went there this Easter whilst holidaying in Kent. Also did Dover castle and all the tunnels.
I can't think of Castles without remembering the class of GWR steam locomotives that were predominantly named after castles.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_4073_Class
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Post by MartinT on Jul 31, 2014 21:49:23 GMT
Leeds Castle (Kent) - The most beautiful castle I've visited Yes, it's a great place. I stayed there for a product launch many years ago and loved it. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 31, 2014 21:50:34 GMT
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Post by Dave on Jul 31, 2014 21:53:48 GMT
The Winter Palace, St Petersburg |
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Post by pinkie on Aug 1, 2014 6:25:52 GMT
Leeds castle is on our doorstep (about 5 miles away). They have a fantastic open air all day classical music concert picnic there every year. Last year it had the most amazing choreographed fly pasts of a spitfire and hurricane in perfect time with the music |
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Post by pre65 on Aug 1, 2014 6:33:21 GMT
When we went to Leeds castle this Easter, there were road close signs at every turning, and we must have done a 20 mile detour, some along the narrowest roads you could imagine and I was in my LWB van.(which I use for towing the caravan)
When we came out we took a chance, and found the road was only closed the other side of the castle entrance. 
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