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Setting off from Land's End, full of hope optimism and clean clothes... Only 1000 miles to go!83

Cycling Lands End to John o Groats - End to End bike ride

Lands End to John o Groats by bike. The End to End challenge. An iconic long distance bicycle ride, and depending upon the route you choose, it is a challenge approaching 1000 miles of cycling. So how do you prepare to ride End to End? What planning and equipment do you need to make it form Lands End to John o Groats?

6 comments    bike cycling audax
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Red Squirrel - Grey Squirrel

RED SQUIRREL Red Squirrel The red squirrel was the last mammals to come and spread on the British Isle before Britain became detached from the mainland. Until 1940 the red squirrel was to be seen...

11 comments    america running tree
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How does it rain cats and dogs

Weather precautions How do we prepare for some of the odd things that have rained on us.Many strange objects have been known to fall from the sky during rainstorms,but how do we get a shower of frogs or...

2 comments    fish weather shower
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The London Smog of 1952

The Great Smog of London as it is called befell London starting on December 4, 1952, and lasted until March of 1953. It was a great disaster that killed thousands and formed an important impetus to the...

5 comments    health environment information
Beefeaters at the Tower of London82

Travel to Great Britain and see Red - The Iconic Colour of the British Isles?

Why do the British love RED and why are so many of the icons of England and the UK coloured red? Read on to find out!

5 comments    travel vacation holiday
Nail, spindle, pin72

The Ley-Lines and Lost-Past of North Kent part 5

Back To Part 1 Nail, spindle, pin For reasons which are becoming clearer as we go on, Augustine- following the express wishes of the pope- made a bee-line for the Abbey site when he landed in...

3 comments    magic england landscape
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PICTURE PUZZLE NO. 3

Each time I bring this hub out I will increase the puzzle format so that everybody will have something they like to do within its pages. If you like the pages, comment in the comment sections and I will try...

0 comments    fun recreation games
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Loch Lomond

My mother's maiden name was Douglas. We have ancestors in Scotland, somewhere around Loch Lomond in the county of Dunbartonshire.  The tune, "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond", has some special resonance for...

6 comments    travel tourism scotland
Tourist Map of the United Kingdom72

Vacation to a Sceptered Isle – Now is the Ideal Time to Holiday in Britain

There has never been a better time to visit the UK with the pound (£) at a record low against the dollar ($) and euro. The British Isles are a Jewel in the Crown of Europe. Don't miss them!

8 comments    travel vacation holiday
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Wonders of Wales

Pendine Sands This stupendous beach near Laugharne in Carmarthenshire, is about three miles wide when the tide is out. The sand is firm and a perfect texture for motor racing. The beach one of the longest...

9 comments    car history beach
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