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Am I allowed a dark side?

Witches hats

Witches hats

In close up

In close up

And with Penshaw Monument in the background

And with Penshaw Monument in the background

If you look through one of these holes, you get a close up image

If you look through one of these holes, you should see a close up image (Penshaw Monument in this case)

I believe it's a trick of the eye, but I couldn't get a shot through it to show you

I believe it’s a trick of the eye, but I couldn’t get a shot through it to demonstrate- sorry!

So I wandered off to see the swans instead

So I wandered off to see the swans instead

They weren't too impressed with me

They weren’t too impressed with me

So I went off to sit on the silly bench

But the silly bench didn’t seem to mind

And check out our industrial heritage

I checked out some industrial mining heritage

Until it was time to go

Until it was time to go

I write travel blogs.  It’s my job to entertain, and take you wandering along with me, and I love to do it.  Sometimes it’s an escape- a welcome release when things aren’t going well.  These photos I took in Herrington Country Park this week seemed to match my mood.

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81 comments

  1. Are they actually called witches hats, or is that a local name?
    In a way they remind me of a modern day stone circle, lining up viewpoints as stone circles lined up the sun.
    I like the silly bench 😀

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    1. They’re indicated as witches hats on the park map, Vicky. That’s a good comparison. They’re quite striking as you climb towards them, and then you’re level with Penshaw, which is always a fine sight.

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  11. You will have to explain those witches hats. Is this part of a decorative fencing? It looks attached to the rock pillars. What a quaint walk filled with quirky and artistic structures along the way. That cottage at at the end could be imagined with Hansel and Gretel inside…a dark side, but I think not.Sunshine thoughts.

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    1. I did look for a link I could put in to explain, Lynne- unsuccessfully. Basically it’s a vantage point. You’re up a little height and the witches hats are aligned to each look in a different direction. When you put your eye to the small round hole, it looks like the image is close up, directly in front of you. Penshaw Monument is a huge structure but at quite a distance away. I think it’s a clever use of optical illusion.

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  13. I always look forward to rambling with you, J. And special thanks for letting me rest awhile on that cool bench!
    This didn’t seem particularly dark-sided to me. Great stuff.

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    1. The boots are at the ready, Andrew! I did manage a snowy Nordic walk when we had a little flurry in December. I’m hoping it’ll come and go because we’re only 4 weeks from my daughter’s wedding in Nottingham. She hopes to be flying out of Gatwick to Venice on honeymoon and I’m getting paranoid about it!

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    2. The witches hats? They’re basically a viewpoint with quite a clever feature. Each is angled towards a different view and when you peer through the little round hole, the view appears much nearer than it is. Not sure if it’s an optical illusion, or what… yes, will do, Viv.

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