loveUKtravel: March 2011

Wednesday 30 March 2011

Arts & Crafts Gifts for Mother's Day

As promised, some smaller, more intimate pieces of craftsmanship at a cheaper price.

Buckenham Galleries, Southwold, Suffolk

New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, Gloucestershire

2 Harton Manor Print Making, Hartland, Devon

Wildlife Art Gallery, Lavenham, Suffolk

Hamish Mackie, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire

Keith Witt, Lee, North Devon

Butley Pottery, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Coombe Farm Gallery, Dittisham, Devon

Gallery Pangolin, Chalford, Gloucestershire

Toff Milway, Conderton, Gloucestershire

Peter Hall & Son, Staveley, Cumbria

Not all of the above have websites for some craftsmen still hold to the Luddite tradition.

www.buckenhamgalleries.co.uk

www.newbreweryarts.org.uk

www.twohartonmanor.co.uk

www.wildlifeartgallery.com

www.hamishmackie.com

www.briansinfield.com

www.coombegallery.com

www.gallery-pangolin.com

www.toffmilway.co.uk

www.peter-hall.co.uk

And, for more next Blog, a recommended Scenic Drive (Car Tour) to take your breath away....through magical landscapes, wooded valleys and idyllic villages. So, top up your car/motorbike with some fuel...

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Special Gifts for Mother's Day

We have a wealth of craftsmen and women in this country, and what better opportunity is there than to use this day as an excuse to send your mother a handmade piece of craftsmanship. So, herewith some ideas. Good luck.

Artworks...

Red Rag Stow Gallery, Stow on the Wold, Glos

Flora's Garden The John Davies Gallery, Moreton in Marsh, Glos Cothele Gallery, Cornwall

Burton Art Gallery, Bideford, Devon

Northern Lights Gallery, Keswick, Cumbria

Pinkfoot Gallery, Cley next the Sea, Norfolk

Glass...

Harts Silversmiths Gallery, Chipping Campden, Glos

Blown Studio Glass Gallery, Dartmouth, Devon

Spinnaker Gallery, Crediton, Devon

Sculptured and Decorated Ceramics...

Campden Gallery, Chipping Campden, Glos

Broadway Modern, Broadway, Worcs

Appledore Crafts Co-operative, Appledore, Devon

The Round House & Capstan Gallery, Sennen, Cornwall

More ideas to follow, tomorrow...

http://www.redraggallery.co.uk/

flora-fricker.blogspot.com

http://www.johndaviesgallery.com/

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/

http://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/k

http://www.northernlightsgallery.co.uk/

http://www.round-house.co.uk/

http://www.hartsilversmiths.co.uk/

http://www.blownstudioglass.co.uk/

http://www.spinnakersgallery.co.uk/

http://www.campdengallery.co.uk/

http://www.john-noott.com/

http://www.appledorecraftscompany.co.uk/k

http://www.round-house.co.uk/

Friday 25 March 2011

Visiting Dartmoor for a Short Break

if you seek solitude and wish to wander freely for miles and miles, none better, but plan your trip and pack provisions, and a lightweight tent. You are allowed to camp in the wild here, the only place one is allowed to do so, apart from the Scottish Highlands in the UK....

Haytor at Dawn, the first stop for many where you can park and walk

The River Teign flows beneath Castle Drogo at Fingle Bridge

A view overlooking Chagford, a village of great charm

The wild landscape of Widecombe in the Moor. None better.

Spinster's Rock outside Chagford

The Ring of Bells at North Bovey, a welcome watering hole

Visiting Exmoor for a Short Break

This is the Great Outdoors at its finest and most pure. Nature in all its extremes and beauty, and whether you wish to follow the hunt, spy the Red Deer, or just walk and wander, or perhaps cycle, few places can match this...