Highampton Lakes lie approximately 1.5 miles south of the village of Highampton in the beautiful valley of Wagaford Water, a tributary of the River Lew which it joins 3,000 yards downstream.
The fishery comprises two trout lakes and one coarse lake extending to 4 acres.
The trout lakes are stocked regularly with strenuous fighting quality rainbow trout of various weights.
The coarse lake is stocked with various species. The lake record for carp was a hard fighting common, weighing 20lbs when last caught.
Some stats on the isles of Greece. Though a good many of us think only of the holy quintet of Crete, Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos and Rhodes, the country contains a prodigious 6,000 islands. Not Indonesia, not the Philippines but still, impressive in the pantheon of world archipelagos.
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Now, of the thousands of islands in the Aegean, Ionian and Myrtoan seas, a wee percentage have any human settlements of note. In fact, the figure comes in at about 1%. That still gives prospective tourists a bundle of options beyond the oft-trodden, usual suspects. By our math, about 20 under the radar (or under the radar-ish) islands, to be exact. Check ‘em out before you give Greece a go.
The Saronic Islands are just off the Greek mainland in the Saronic Gulf, close to the port of Piraeus and hotels in Athens.
Hydra
While Hydra’s 2,200 or so populace subsists largely on tourism, visitors lean heavily towards Greek nationals and Athenians in particular. The deliberate lack of cars is a big plus.
Poros
Tiny, 58 km south of Piraeus (read: super convenient) and with 4,300 permanent residents, Poros is a lovely island haven.
Salamis
Salamis, the most inconspicuous of the Saronics (close to 40,000 people live on the island), is woefully short on foreign tourists. Perhaps the 16 km proximity to Athens is the reason why. Forget about that, however, and get lost amid a treasure trove of superb points of interest.
The Sporades are in the Aegean Sea, northeast of the more numerous and prominent Cyclades chain.
Alonissos
Home of fecund almond, fig, grape and olive agriculture and the pristine Alonissos National Marine Park.
Skiathos
A necklace of sandy coast is the indubitable main event on Skiathos.
Stay at Stelios Studios Skiathos Island.
Skopelos
While problematic to classify the set of Mamma Mia and holiday home of U.S. celebrity chef Cat Cora as “under the radar”, the archaeological heritage of Skopelos too often gets short shrift.
Skyros
The millennia-old Byzantine Monastery of Saint George is worth the trip to Skyros alone.
Home to ever-popular Corfu, the Ionian Islands dot the west coast of Greece and climb as high as Albania.
Elafonisos
Native Greeks have been hip to Elafonisos’ myriad charms for ages. Decamp to the extreme south of the Peloponnese peninsula for a look-see.
Ithaka
The idyllic island home of Ulysses is epic.
Lefkada
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A causeway connects Lefkada with mainland Greece but relatively few foreigners take advantage of the transport link to explore the wonderfully diverse island at large.
Stay at Villas Nousia Lefkada.
Paxi
As mythology has it, Poseidon made Paxi by thrusting his trident at Corfu, so that he and wife Amphitrite could have a peaceful refuge. Nice.
The islands in the Dodecanese archipelago number about 164, all off the southwest coast of Turkey.
Kasos
The southernmost island in the Aegean has less than 1,000 residents and gorgeous mountain scenery.
Kastelorizo
Like all Greek islands a short swim from the Turkish mainland, the cultural landscape and history of Kastelorizo is inherently fascinating.
Leipsoi
An adorable island settlement south of busier Samos.
Patmos
One good reason to visit Patmos? The “Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos” UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Symi
Outstanding heritage architecture lines the coasts of this once-vibrant hub of sponge and ship production.
The Aegean’s Cyclades chain welcomes the bulk of tourists to Greece, with popular spots like Santorini, Mykonos, Ios and Naxos. Happily, plenty of under the radar alternatives abound.
Andros
The heart of Andros is the capital town of the same name, where the squares are brilliantly covered in marble.
Folegandros
Compared with the Red Bull and vodka infused adolescent nightlife of nearby Ios, tranquil Folegandros is a dream.
Milos
Antonio Vassilacchi, perhaps the most famous of all Greek painters, was born in Milos in 1556, when the island was part of the Venetian Empire.
Stay at Aeolis Hotel Milos Island
Paros
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Paros is a known Cyclades commodity, of course, and a somewhat regular haunt with EU visitors. Still, the scenic, hilly island has enough furtive corners in which to abscond.
Dial up a list of Paris day trips and, inevitably, two staples come up: Versailles and Disneyland. One of these made the cut in our “fun and easy” top 10. The other is a theme park.
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Now Disneyland Paris hotels abound and serve as popular platforms for harmless holiday family fun. But Versailles is Versailles, and so on, and so on. So peruse top Paris hotels, get your itinerary in order and check out some quality day trips from the City of Light.
In what will prove to be a perpetual theme, our first day trip endorsement is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The aesthetical evolution of Fontainebleau Palace and Park, from the 12th century onward, had enormous impact on artistic and architectural movements not just in France but, indeed, across Europe.
Distance from Paris: 70 km
The remarkable Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges is (surprise, surprise) also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a linchpin masterpiece of Gothic design on the continent.
Distance from Paris: 249 km
Hotels in Bourges
The tony, Baroque Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte in Maincy was one of the most significant manors built anywhere in the mid-17th century.
Distance from Paris: 61 km
The Haute-Normandie village of Giverny is the kind of place you want to retire to, secure a tidy plot of land and garden and paint all day. Claude Monet thought as much. The Impressionist’s “Water Lily Pond”, house, garden and all, is a major tourist attraction.
Distance from Paris: 71 km
Hotels in Giverny
Provins’ UNESCO inscription pronounces “Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs”, which seems like reason enough to take a short rail ride from Paris, non? Bonus: the beautiful medieval hamlet is also famous as a prime cultivator of roses.
Distance from Paris: 96 km
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The one absolutely must-do day trip from Paris lives up to all the hype. Take a full day, plan for good weather, pack a substantial, wholesome lunch and roam the 800 ha. gardens until your feet ache.
Distance from Paris: 21 km
Home of mustard, home of cheese, Meaux’s a town that aims to please. Seriously, try the brie.
Distance from Paris: 41 km
The holy triumvirate of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau forms one of the most extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France and primary reason to visit Reims. The other? Champagne.
Distance from Paris: 145 km
Hotels in Reims
The Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres is over 800 years old and a major landmark (i.e. UNESCO). The handsome town has other superb points of interest, however, from the Musée des Beaux-Arts to the Church of Saint Aignan.
Distance from Paris: 92 km
Hotels in Chartres
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Tours has a grand, magnificent cathedral, a notable fine arts museum and was the birthplace Honoré de Balzac. With that in mind, why not bring Le Père Goriot to read on the train?
If your resumé does not include a stint as a Formula One driver or French pop star, 24 hours in Monaco is about all you can afford. All the glitz and glam of the Côte d’Azur coalesces most notoriously in the tony (and tiny) Principality. The Monégasque constitutional monarchy is the realm of the House of Grimaldi and, at the moment, has Prince Albert II as head of state.
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Since the entire city-state spans just under 2 km2 and holds a small football stadium’s worth of a permanent population, posh price-points are not the only reason to give Monaco a day of your time. With that, check out a handy shortlist of what to see and do in Monte Carlo and Monaco. Size jokes aside, the pocket sovereignty packs quite a punch.
Enjoy a day at the races at the epic Monaco Grand Prix. If you can only attend one motorsports spectacle in your life, without question, the flagship event of the F1 season is it.
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La Condamine, like all districts in Monaco, is tiny but has a lot of inherent charm. The best place to watch the yachts of the rich and famous.
The Chemin des Révoires takes you to the zenith point of the Principality and offers spectacular panoramas from Mont Agel.
As Monégasque lore has it, Francesco Grimaldi, in disguise as a monk and with the help of his soldiers, cleverly took possession of the Rock of Monaco monolith in 1297. A depiction of the event is on the Monaco coat of arms.
The Oceanographic Museum (Musée Océanographique) is a magnificent archive of marine sciences that celebrated its centenary in 2010. Jacques Cousteau was the director of the museum for years.
The Prince’s Palace of Monaco is a pretty nice place to lay your ample head every night, as Prince Albert II does. The original structure dates back to 1191 and the Most Serene Republic of Genoa and has been built on and restored many times over the centuries. The Grimaldis have reigned over Monaco from the hushed, cordoned-off rooms of the palace for over 700 years. Many come to watch the daily change of the guard outside the main entrance at 11:55 a.m. Of note as well, the palace’s Romanesque-Byzantine cathedral contains the remains of Grace Kelly, or Princess Grace.
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Though now in relegation in Ligue 2, the Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club has historically been one of the most successful in Europe. Some of the best talent in the game has worn the Rouge et Blanc jersey, from Jürgen Klinsmann to Thierry Henry, Patrice Evra to Emmanuel Adebayor. Catch a home match at Stade Louis II if you can.
Monte Carlo, the quarter of Monaco most familiar to tourists, contains the most famous attraction in the city-state. The Monte Carlo Casino (Grand Casino) is a classic icon from early starchitect Charles Garnier.
If you choose to have one meal in Monaco, be sure to save your Euros for Louis XV, Alain Ducasse’s Michelin three-star flagship restaurant in the Hôtel de Paris. Have a drink at the hotel’s Bar Americain as well.
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