30th August 2026, I visited the gorgeous Emmetts Garden in Kent. To find out more please visit their website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/emmetts-garden It is a National Trust attraction and is an extensive managed garden and woodland, including a fabulous rose garden and a lovely rock garden, as well as large open areas with a great variety of…

30th August 2026, I briefly visited High Rocks National Monument near Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, run by the adjacent High Rocks wedding venue. To find out more please visit their website: https://highrocks.co.uk In 1989 I created a set of black and white 35mm film prints for a photography project during my BTEC National Diploma…

26th August 2026, I visited the East Sussex coastal old town of Rye. I had a wonderful time walking around the streets and capturing photos of the diverse architecture. I then went down to take a look the town harbour and visited the amazing Rye Heritage Centre. I then walked up the medieval Mermaid Street…

27th August 2026, I visited the Kent town of Folkestone. I started off with a walk along the Leas Promenade from the stainless steel arch to the Leas Cliff Hall. I then went down the fabulous Zig-Zag Path to the Lower Leas Coastal Park. The park leads to the beach and there were some great…

12/13th August 2026, I visited the incredible Traeth Llanddwyn, Niwbwrch, Anglesea, Cymru (Wales). To find out more about Traeth Llanddwyn please visit their website: https://naturalresources.wales/days-out/places-to-visit/north-west-wales/newborough?lang=en Arriving in the evening for a one night camp, I headed straight down to the beach (Traeth Llanddwyn) to capture some evening scenes. Followed by an attempt at some astro-photography.…

9th July 2026, I visited the fabulous Beckett’s Farm near Wythall in south Birmingham to see the sunflowers. It is a great place to visit with a cafe and restaurant, an amazing large farm shop, an aquarium store and of course the field of sunflowers. To find out more about Beckett’s Farm please visit their…

28th July 2022, saw the start of the Commonwealth Games in the city, mostly held at an upgraded Alexander Stadium in the Perry Bar area of Sandwell. As part of the opening ceremony a huge mechanical bull was created and placed in Centenary Square shortly afterwards. In the lead up to the games a countdown…

17th July 2026, I went to the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb Classic Nostalgia event for day one of the two. Shelsley Walsh is the oldest still operating motorsport venue in the world, first used in 1905. To find out more about the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb and their upcoming events please visit their website: https://www.shelsleywalsh.com…

On 30th June I arrived in Salisbury to start a city break with my mother. We started with a trip to see the wonderful Salisbury Cathedral which has the tallest spire in England standing at 123m (404ft). To find out more about the cathedral please visit their website: https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visit-us/tower-tour/ We then took a walk around…

2nd June 2026, I briefly visited the Royal Military Canal in the coastal town of Hythe in Kent. It was a sunny early evening and the sun was shining straight down a short section of the 28mile canal, built during 1803-1805 to oppose a perceived invasion of the UK by Napoleon. Find out more about…