Things to do - posts from August 2014

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**Do not** adjust your handsets 👀...what may look like something straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster is in fact the Thames Estuary in Kent 🤯. The Red Sand Sea Forts were built during WWII to defend the UK against foreign invasion, and although long out of action, amazingly still stand today. Want to see them up close and personal and find out more? Check out x-pilot.co.uk, who run charter boat tours to the structures throughout much of the...

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This dreamboat of a Mongolian Yurt had us at 'hello'...Switching off from the world and unwinding has just got a load more cosy ❤️. The Yurt, on Midlands Farm in Herefordshire, comes equipped with shepherd’s hut, bathroom, kitchen, and a daily supply of fresh eggs from the farm's very own chickens 😍🙌....

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Striding Edge in the Lake District is one of the most epic scrambles in the UK, and you can see why with those views 😱😍...Fancy trying it out? Other than a good head for heights, all you need is a good pair of walking boots, and to know your way around a map and a compass 🗺️!...

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Little beats a relaxing swim. Unless it comes with skyline views 💅....

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'Tis the season to carb-load and be merry ❄️🍝❤️!...

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We've goat that Sunday feeling 😬🐐......

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This green and pleasant land needs YOU! 🌱🌳...

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Clean up well? Every day 8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into our oceans 💔🌍. You can do your bit to fight all that by doing your own #MiniBeachClean - check out @surfersagainstsewage's website for tips on how 👍...