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Saturday, 6 October 2012

Hawkstone Park and Follies

A walk of about 4 miles around the follies at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire.

The park consists of about 100 acres of landscaped grounds with cliffs, crags, caves, clefts and follies created in the 18th Century by the Hill family. After many years of neglect they were restored in the early 1990s and reopened in 1993.

The Greenhouse and entrance to the follies
The White Tower from the Greenhouse
The Grand Valley
The Gothic Arch and the Awful Precipice
The Urn
Inside the White Tower are on the right Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, discussing the Battle of Waterloo with General Viscount Hill on the left.
The Monument or Obelisk
The Monument or Obelisk
Shropshire Hills from the Monument
The Swiss Bridge
The Swiss Bridge from below
The Gingerbread Hall
Tunnel leading to the Cleft
The Cleft
The Cleft
The Gothic Arch and Grotto
The Gothic Arch
The Swiss Bridge
Ravens Shelf
Fox's Knob
The Gothic Arch and Grotto
The Hermitage




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