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Offline Gwynant

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« Reply #3945 on: March 30, 2014, 10:53:04 am »
         Neither of those two answers are correct I'm afraid, Yorkie and Mull, and it is not a lighthouse. It is much closer to home, and the first clue is that the headland and building are facing out to sea in due westerly direction.

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« Reply #3946 on: March 30, 2014, 11:29:46 am »
Is it the Pen Dinas monument at Aberystwyth? 
The monument was built as a tribute to Field Marshall Wellington, and his victorious campaign in the Battle of Waterloo


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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #3947 on: March 30, 2014, 12:01:44 pm »
              No, sorry Hugo, it's not Aberystwyth but it is situated under 100 miles from Llandudno on a westerly-facing headland. 

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« Reply #3948 on: March 30, 2014, 01:47:15 pm »
Bradda Head is a rugged headland in the south-west of the Isle of Man, in the British Isles, rising to a height of 382 feet (116 m). It shelters Port Erin Bay from the north.

There is a clifftop walk, the Coronation Footpath, up to the head and around the head via Milner's Tower. This was built in 1871 as a view tower in memory of William Milner of the then-famous Milner's Safe Co. Ltd., maker of fire-resistant safes and a local philanthropist. His tower is built in the shape of a key and lock. The Mourne Mountains of Ireland can sometimes be seen from the summit.
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(There are as many opinions as there are people: each has his own view.)

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« Reply #3949 on: March 30, 2014, 02:07:25 pm »
           Well done Blongb, absolutely correct. The town of Port Erin reminded me of Cemaes Bay in Ynys Mon (see attached photos), and we travelled there from Douglas on the 3ft gauge steam railway which was a very nice scenic trip.

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« Reply #3950 on: March 30, 2014, 02:12:42 pm »
That looks gorgeous Gwynant. The Isle of Man is a place I would like to visit but I have always been put off by not being able to find suitable accommodation. Could you recommend where you stayed?

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« Reply #3951 on: March 30, 2014, 03:45:17 pm »
The only FIVE STAR hotel is the ARCHES, The Arches, Tower Road, Port Erin, Isle of Man, Port Erin, IM9 6PP .

Enjoy!    ZXZ
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« Reply #3952 on: March 30, 2014, 05:10:20 pm »
              We were on a 5 day coach trip with GB Tours Hollins, so we were only in a 3 Star Hotel  called the Rutland Hotel, which is on the Central Promenade in Douglas. I checked it out on Trip Advisor before we booked it and it had very good reviews, and had been recently refurbished. It was certainly good enough for us, as we only needed somewhere with clean, comfortable rooms, decent food, and a good pub nearby with real ale, and it was all that! I hadn't been to the Island since the early sixties when I went over on my 650cc Triumph with the Conway and District Motorcycle Club for TT week and it cost £7 for a week half-board then. We were very lucky with the weather last week and thoroughly enjoyed the break. The scenery is a cross between Anglesey and Ireland, which is not surprising considering it's location!

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« Reply #3953 on: March 30, 2014, 05:15:26 pm »
H,  you may find this to be to your taste.

http://thetownhouse.im/?gclid=CK2E9cDTur0CFaoewwod06oAag
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #3954 on: March 30, 2014, 09:13:03 pm »
Thanks both for the info and suggestions. I will do some research and let you know where I end up. Probably be early May.

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« Reply #3955 on: April 06, 2014, 05:53:27 pm »
It's only easy if you know it, but where did I go today?   

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« Reply #3956 on: April 06, 2014, 07:13:45 pm »
It's one of those Crypts that the Cat Crept into, C*****d, and Crept out again!    $drink$
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« Reply #3957 on: April 06, 2014, 07:31:59 pm »
It could very well be!     

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« Reply #3958 on: April 07, 2014, 09:50:03 am »
After getting drunk down there, did the bully get a wack on the head and was he really entombed behind this wall? 

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« Reply #3959 on: April 07, 2014, 10:43:57 am »
Shame the bully couldn't appreciate the brickwork!