SNAPSHOT! A Bolton Doughnut & Latte.

January is still being an “unhelpful” month, the cold winds and grey skies are not very encouraging when it comes to moving out of the house and braving the weather.
January is still being an “unhelpful” month, the cold winds and grey skies are not very encouraging when it comes to moving out of the house and braving the weather.
Rivington on the West Pennine Moors is an area I like to visit ( I direct you to previous blog posts for evidence of this ) . It’s criss crossed by a spidery web of twisting roads and lanes that attract riders of the motorized and unmotorized variety. Weekends are popular for these meet ups, the Top Barn especially, a three B’s kind of thing, a Bike, a Burger and […]
As you might already know I have a liking for proper Markets, the ones where you feel like actually buying something instead of walking around just looking.
I’m sat in my little back bedroom office, as I look out of the window there are grey clouds overhead
It’s said that the British like their tea and in Bolton this is recognized with due ceremony by this teapot on its very own plinth. This bronze teapot is one of a sequence of sculptures that are dotted around the town centre, little whimsical tricks to amuse. Bolton Information Bolton Market BOLTON. It Was Christmas Eve On The Market. Bolton. Fountain Watching On A Warm Evening. Black & White Photography […]
One of my favourite places to visit are the Terraced Gardens up at Rivington, I’ve posted about them in the past. There’s a link thingy below for that post. My route there takes me though the town of Horwich. Like a lot of places the traditional industries and employers have moved or faded away. The streams from the nearby hills provided the power for the first mills but the big […]