Until we visited this lovely Cornish seaside village on our drive from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2018, I had never heard of it. Our hosts who were showing us around Cornwall we’re quick to inform us that this village was quite famous with most Britons. It is known as a ‘typical’ seaside Cornish village, and scenes of its boats in the harbour adorn calendars all over … [Read more...] about Cadgwith: A Photo Essay – Exploring a Perfect Cornish Seaside Village
Pictures of England
Through the Library: Unspoiled Dorset by Colyer – Beautiful Pictures of Old England
It's no secret around here that I love Dorset. It's a timeless place that I can visit again and again. This edition of Through the Library explores the beautiful old pictures I found in a book about Dorset called Unspoiled Dorset by S.W. Colyer. We've written about Colyer before - he had several photography books from the 1940s. Unspoiled Dorset was published in 1940 and was … [Read more...] about Through the Library: Unspoiled Dorset by Colyer – Beautiful Pictures of Old England
Anglotopia Alert: LAST CALL – 48 Hours to Buy the 2019 Anglotopia Calendars
Just a quick reminder that we're now issuing the LAST CALL for reservations for our 2019 Calendars. We need a final count so we can go to press in the next couple weeks. If you want to make sure to get one of our beautiful calendars, you must reserve in advance. Thank you to everyone who has reserved so far! The Calendars continue to be a critical fundraiser for Anglotopia and … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Alert: LAST CALL – 48 Hours to Buy the 2019 Anglotopia Calendars
Anglotopia Alert: 2019 Anglotopia Calendars Now Available to Order – England, Castles, Landscapes and London!
It's that time of the year again! Time to launch our 2019 Calendar Fundraising Drive. This is one of the most important things we do throughout the year to fund Anglotopia's operations and our calendars are always in high demand. This year we took a vote and have decided to offer four calendars. First up is the Anglotopia Calendar, featuring our personal favorite 12 images. … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Alert: 2019 Anglotopia Calendars Now Available to Order – England, Castles, Landscapes and London!
Anglotopia News: Buy Limited Edition Prints From My Trip to Cover the Royal Wedding
I took a lot of pictures while I was in Windsor covering the Royal Wedding and many of them turned out to be quite lovely. So, as we have done with our previous trips, we're making limited edition prints available for the best pictures. Pictures range from scenes around Windsor, so my actual picture of Harry & Meghan during the procession. There's also a few pictures of … [Read more...] about Anglotopia News: Buy Limited Edition Prints From My Trip to Cover the Royal Wedding
CHASING THE LIGHT: A Wessex Photo Essay
Editor's Note: This photo essay originally appeared in Issue #4 of the Anglotopia Magazine in 2016. Support great long-form writing about Britain along with beautiful photography by subscribing to the Anglotopia Magazine, a quarterly love letter to England. Thanks to the wonders of the internet, I’ve followed a photographer based in England’s West Country for many years. … [Read more...] about CHASING THE LIGHT: A Wessex Photo Essay
Anglotopia Alert: 2018 Calendars Now Available – England, London, Castles, Cottages and Yorkshire & Lake District
2018 Calendars are here! It's time for our biggest fundraiser of the year - our selection of calendars. This year we've decided to do five: Anglotopia, Londontopia, Thatched Cottages, Castles and Yorkshire & Lake District. Each calendar features beautiful images of England along with US and UK holidays. They're $16.99 each. We need to pre-sell as many as possible in … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Alert: 2018 Calendars Now Available – England, London, Castles, Cottages and Yorkshire & Lake District
Anglotopia Alert: Limited Edition Prints of Beautiful Images of England Now Available
We're going to try something a little different and offer up beautiful prints of pictures that we taken on our last trip to Britain. We've selected the 10 best images we took and are making them available for 1 week only. They will not be offered again. It's a great chance to help support Anglotopia and hang some beautiful pictures of Britain on your wall. If this is a success, … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Alert: Limited Edition Prints of Beautiful Images of England Now Available
Anglotopia Alert: Anglotopia Phone Wallpapers – 25 Beautiful Images of Britain For Your Phone
A few weeks ago we shared a picture of Oxford that many people commented that they saved and used for their phone wallpaper. So, that got us thinking. We decided to go through our archive and choose 25 pictures that we would love to have as our wallpapers and hope that you would as well. All the pictures were either taken vertically or cropped to fit the form factor of a … [Read more...] about Anglotopia Alert: Anglotopia Phone Wallpapers – 25 Beautiful Images of Britain For Your Phone
This Week on our Instagram Feed – Hardy’s Birthplace, Much Wenlock, Books We Loved and More!
We share several images of England and London throughout the week on our Instagram feed. Here's a summary of the last week's worth of photos so readers of the blog can also see them. Feel free to follow us on Instagram @anglotopia. We're getting reports that the second issue of the Anglotopia magazine is starting to arrive to those who ordered it. If you ordered one it … [Read more...] about This Week on our Instagram Feed – Hardy’s Birthplace, Much Wenlock, Books We Loved and More!
Desktop Wallpaper: Radcliffe Camera View in Oxford England For Your Desktop Wallpaper
We've just started going through all the pictures we took on our recent trip to England - there are over 1,600! But one thing I found rather quickly was my new desktop wallpaper. Since I liked it so much, I thought we'd share it with everyone who might want it as their desktop wallpaper as well. This is a view of the beautiful Radcliffe Camera through the windows in the … [Read more...] about Desktop Wallpaper: Radcliffe Camera View in Oxford England For Your Desktop Wallpaper
Sunday Photo: A Lovely Shot of the Golden Afternoon Sun on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset For Your Desktop Wallpaper
This is my favorite picture from our last trip to England. We stayed on Gold Hill, located in Shaftesbury, Dorset in Updown Cottage - the white cottage in the center - for the Christmas holidays and had a lovely time. Every day I waited for the light to be right - just when the golden afternoon sun hit the hill at the right angle. I finally snapped this picture towards the end … [Read more...] about Sunday Photo: A Lovely Shot of the Golden Afternoon Sun on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset For Your Desktop Wallpaper
Sunday Photo: A Lovely Photo of the River Cam and King’s College in Cambridge For Your Desktop Wallpaper
Check out this lovely view of the River Cam, The Backs waterway at King's College. A stunning view of the Chapel and historic Gothic tourist attraction at the University of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE DESKTOP WALLPAPER SIZED VERSION. … [Read more...] about Sunday Photo: A Lovely Photo of the River Cam and King’s College in Cambridge For Your Desktop Wallpaper
Photo: A Lovely Photo Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales For Your Desktop Wallpaper
Check out this lovely photo of Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The landscape of the world famous Yorkshire dales and the charming little village in the photo is Dent. Dentdale is a dale or valley in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Cumbria, England. The dale is the valley of the River Dee, but takes its name from the village of … [Read more...] about Photo: A Lovely Photo Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales For Your Desktop Wallpaper
Sunday Photo: This is England – Ashmore Pond with Thatched Cottage – Dorset, England – Desktop Wallpaper
Here's a nice Anglophile Zen picture for quiet Sunday. This photo is of a thatched cottage located in the lovely Dorset village of Ashmore, which is situated around a lovely pond that reflects the light and cottages around it perfectly. Located to the left outside the frame is a lovely little stone bench engraved with the phrase "Reflect a While." Thanks, I think I will. A … [Read more...] about Sunday Photo: This is England – Ashmore Pond with Thatched Cottage – Dorset, England – Desktop Wallpaper
Photo: View South from Hambledon Hill in Dorset
Here's a relaxing countryside shot of the Dorset Hills to ponder on a quiet Sunday. This photo was taken from the top of Hambledon Hill, looking south towards the end of the day as some rain began to roll in. This was taken this past January during our recent visit. Heaven. Can't wait to go back! … [Read more...] about Photo: View South from Hambledon Hill in Dorset
Photo: The Old Mill in Lower Slaugher – The Cotswolds
Here's a lovely shot of the old mill in Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds, taken a few weeks ago on our visit. Beautiful village and well worth a visit. … [Read more...] about Photo: The Old Mill in Lower Slaugher – The Cotswolds
British Landscapes Photography: The New Forest – Britain’s smallest National Park
My last post was about my trip to the Isle of Wight and on the way back I took the opportunity to make my first visit to our smallest National Park - New Forest. Although the best time of year to visit is late Summer when the heather colour is at its peak on the heathland or Autumn when the deciduous woods are ablaze with green, yellow and orange colours, it did give me the … [Read more...] about British Landscapes Photography: The New Forest – Britain’s smallest National Park
British Landscapes Photography – Diamonds in the Landscape
The end of 2012 will not just see the end of the Queens Diamond Jubilee but the end of two years of celebration for six of Britain's national parks. The next Diamond anniversary in the parks will not be till 2014 so I thought it was worthwhile just revisiting those six parks and sharing with you one of my favourite images from each park. I have been fortunate to visit all six … [Read more...] about British Landscapes Photography – Diamonds in the Landscape
British Landscapes: Churches, Chapels and Crosses
This week I thought we would have something totally different. Churches, Chapels and Crosses but still set within the landscape. Some of these are located in stunning locations and having thought of this theme it was only when I was going through my portfolio that I realised just how many images there are and certainly far too many to include in this one post. So I have … [Read more...] about British Landscapes: Churches, Chapels and Crosses
British Landscapes Photography: Britain’s Beautiful Heritage Coasts
Until now we have made brief visits to two-thirds of the National Parks so I thought we would have a change and take a look at some of the Heritage Coasts. The scheme was started in 1972 to protect coastlines of special scenic and environmental value from undesirable development. Heritage Coasts are only in England and Wales with Scotland having a different system which we … [Read more...] about British Landscapes Photography: Britain’s Beautiful Heritage Coasts
Britain’s Beautiful Breathing Spaces Part II
Hi and welcome back for the second instalment of our whistle stop tour of Britain's national parks. Having visited Loch Lomond, the Yorkshire Dales, Pembrokeshire, the Norfolk Broads and the South Downs last time we will now visit the next five parks on my list. On this occasion we will start off with one of the most popular and the largest park in England, the Lake … [Read more...] about Britain’s Beautiful Breathing Spaces Part II
British Landscapes Photography: Britain’s Beautiful Breathing Spaces
Following my recent introductory post I thought it best to start by providing you with an overview of the key scenic areas of the British Isles and where better to start than with the national parks of England, Scotland and Wales of which there are currently fifteen. Ten are in England, three in Wales and two in Scotland. There are currently no national parks in Northern … [Read more...] about British Landscapes Photography: Britain’s Beautiful Breathing Spaces
New Column: British Landscapes Photography from Derek Fogg
Hi and welcome to British Landscapes Photography. I'm Derek Fogg, landscape photographer and I am delighted to have been given the opportunity of sharing with you my images of the landscapes of the British Isles. Although not an anglophile, being born and raised in the North of England, we do have something in common as I also have a passion for Britain particularly the … [Read more...] about New Column: British Landscapes Photography from Derek Fogg
Britain from Space at Night
In honor of the Olympics starting tomorrow, NASA has released a stunning image of Britain from space at night. I love a good NASA satellite picture of Britain. They release them often and you can use them however you like. Be sure to browse their archive on their website - you can find all kinds of great pictures. I really like the contrast between France and Britain. Click … [Read more...] about Britain from Space at Night