Jake of Winter Hill Adventures

This blog is about my adventures, exploring Interesting places around the United Kingdom and in other countries. I live close to Winter Hill in Lancashire, hence the title and a lot of our adventures are local to here. We don't just go running, we find places that are interesting, such as old mines, brickworks and other local historic sites. I hope you enjoy the blog and please feel free to make comments and I will try my best to reply :-) Dont Just run or Walk explore !

Thursday 2 September 2010

Explore the disused railway at Dochamps, Belgium two trips 29/8 and 2/9

a set of points

a expansion gap that allows for hot weather

a bolt to hold the track and has the letter B on it ,I collected some of these.

level crossing sign

a railway sign

there were a lots of nettles we used a stick to clear the nettles

a bend on the track

I am standing on a bridge

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/dochamps-rail-disused-297714/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/dochamps-dis-used-railway-297712/

castle at la-Roche Belgium 2/9/2010

the gate house for the castle

inner wall

this is the highest point on the castle

this is the dinner room

this is a tower well it used to be

this is a view of the church and La-Roche

Wednesday 1 September 2010

War Memorials and Tanks in Belgium

Mardassone war memorial at Bastogne.

Sherman tank at Bastogne.

SAS Belgian memorial at Hotton.

The German advance was stopped here, the River Meuse, Hotton.

Archillies tank destroyer in La Roche.

Sherman tank in La Roche.