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Wiltshire’s Bath Abbey is a stunning construction, especially its ceilings. High, intricate and awe-inspiring, they might be cited as evidence that the gothic style was essentially a tool to point men heavenwards.

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These sweet chestnuts I found growing at Sandringham in Norfolk. They were not yet ready to open and eat, for they were still forming, the hardness and flavours not quite correct. With time, however, and they would be fit for roasting over a royal fire.

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Whenever you approach us during an Open Air, you become a Person Of Interest, and thus under immediate surveillance - not only from the many cameras positioned high above Piccadilly Gardens, but also from our very own GoPro. This handy device serves several purposes.

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‘‘Exorbitant’ ticket fees turn England’s cathedrals into cash cows’, shouts the Daily Telegraph’s Senior Money Writer, Joe Wright. A list of admission charges are cited, the co-worst being St Paul’s in London (above):

St Paul's Cathedral: £26

York Minster: £26

Oxford Christ Church Cathedral: £24 (includes access to Oxford Christ Church site)