Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 912841 times)

tonyh · « **Reply #1750 on:** 10 March, 2009, 09:52:43 pm »

Seconded.

mike · « **Reply #1751 on:** 11 March, 2009, 08:15:24 am »

you're too good...

Jaded · « **Reply #1752 on:** 18 March, 2009, 10:04:04 am »

Chris N · « **Reply #1753 on:** 18 March, 2009, 10:11:46 am »

Wintour's Leap, overlooking the Wye?

αdαmsκι · « **Reply #1754 on:** 18 March, 2009, 10:27:18 am »

It certainly looks like the Wye Valley just north of Chepstow. I'm not clued up enough to know if it's Wintour's Leap or one of the other crags in the area, tho.

Jaded · « **Reply #1755 on:** 18 March, 2009, 10:42:22 am »

Yup - it is Wintour's Leap. Easily missed as you puff your way out of Chepstow, unless you take a business call.

clarion · « **Reply #1756 on:** 18 March, 2009, 10:43:19 am »

A nice view and a curious formation.

tonyh · « **Reply #1757 on:** 18 March, 2009, 11:41:06 am »

Quote from: Jaded on 18 March, 2009, 10:42:22 am

Easily missed as you puff your way out of Chepstow

It can take quite an effort to stop on the way down, too.
And there's almost no sign of the view, from the actual road. A walk of about 2 feet opens thing up a lot.

Mike r · « **Reply #1758 on:** 24 March, 2009, 12:13:00 pm »

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1759 on:** 24 March, 2009, 12:14:20 pm »

Highgate?

clarion · « **Reply #1760 on:** 24 March, 2009, 12:31:48 pm »

Pere Lachaise? Looks it form the crowded nature & the hill....

The only graves i could recognise would be Jim Morrison (small with a bust of Jim), Oscar Wilde (outrageous assyrian-style thing), or Isadora Duncan (delightfully understated). Not any of those...

clarion · « **Reply #1761 on:** 24 March, 2009, 12:36:56 pm »

Looking again, it's likely to be a musician or composer, isn't it?

*stuck*

Mike r · « **Reply #1762 on:** 24 March, 2009, 12:43:56 pm »

Yup, Pere Lachaise is correct, and you are pretty close, it is the grave of a composer, Chopin.

clarion · « **Reply #1763 on:** 24 March, 2009, 10:19:09 pm »

OK, so where is this quaint cycle shop?

Hint: It's not Pearsons in Sutton

Ian H · « **Reply #1764 on:** 24 March, 2009, 10:28:03 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 18 March, 2009, 10:42:22 am

Yup - it is Wintour's Leap. Easily missed as you puff your way out of Chepstow, unless you take a business call.

Yes, we saw that from the other side, walking the dog on Sunday. I've seen the Wye bore (less spectacular than the Severn) from there.

Adrian · « **Reply #1765 on:** 25 March, 2009, 07:28:17 am »

Quote from: clarion on 24 March, 2009, 10:19:09 pm

OK, so where is this quaint cycle shop?

Hint: It's not Pearsons in Sutton

Is that the one in East Grinstead?

clarion · « **Reply #1766 on:** 25 March, 2009, 09:14:23 am »

Yes it is - well done. It really caught my eye when we went there on Sunday. Astonishing looking building, and the shops either side are rather different.

eck · « **Reply #1767 on:** 02 April, 2009, 11:04:19 pm »

Jaded · « **Reply #1768 on:** 03 April, 2009, 12:34:13 am »

Its an NCN route across a wide river in Scotland. Probably a salmon fishing river.

That's about as much as I can get.

Jaded · « **Reply #1769 on:** 03 April, 2009, 12:40:13 am »

Logierait

Some OS map trawling...

eck · « **Reply #1770 on:** 03 April, 2009, 08:13:02 am »

Quote from: Jaded on 03 April, 2009, 12:34:13 am

Its an NCN route across a wide river in Scotland. Probably a salmon fishing river.

Quote from: Jaded on 03 April, 2009, 12:40:13 am

Logierait
Some OS map trawling...

That's it - didn't take you long.

it's on NCN7, crossing the River Tay, between Pitlochry and Aberfeldy.
Here's the story: (shame about the fence post getting in the way

)

Mrs eck and I spent the day yesterday doing the routseheet for the Dunning Done In 200 Audax which goes over here. Lovely route.
EDIT: here it is, if you want to see it: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Dunning-Done-In

Jaded · « **Reply #1771 on:** 03 April, 2009, 08:28:07 am »

I must try to get up to that area - must be some lovely rides. Trouble is I'm usually either in the far NW or on a stopover in Edinburgh.

David Martin · « **Reply #1772 on:** 03 April, 2009, 04:48:42 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 03 April, 2009, 08:28:07 am

I must try to get up to that area - must be some lovely rides. Trouble is I'm usually either in the far NW or on a stopover in Edinburgh.

It is very nice round there..

Eck. Do you have any GPS traces for these routes? It would be extremely useful for OpenStreetMap as there are few traces and lots of 'here be dragons' areas on the map in tayside.

eck · « **Reply #1773 on:** 03 April, 2009, 05:42:45 pm »

Quote from: David Martin on 03 April, 2009, 04:48:42 pm

Eck. Do you have any GPS traces for these routes? It would be extremely useful for OpenStreetMap as there are few traces and lots of 'here be dragons' areas on the map in tayside.

I'm sorry, David, I've not ventured into the world of GPS, and I've no idea how traces work. It was as much as I could manage to get the routes on to bikely.

Jaded · « **Reply #1774 on:** 10 April, 2009, 01:31:31 pm »

From the past!

Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 912841 times)

Chris N