Well, this is one of the main things that made me fall in love with Rivington when I was tiny. I've still never really looked into the history of this place too much, I think I prefer the mystery. Still, walking in the woods and seeing archaic stone buildings, all abandoned and stoic, how could I not love it? It was so otherworldly, maybe it still is...
These pictures were taken on 05-08-2017 on an amazingly warm day for so late in the year, taken on Rivington Pike in the Terraced Gardens and other old-world buildings. If you ever want a gothic afternoon wandering around some ancient stones then I highly recommend it!
My 'Stairway to Heaven' probably looks like this
Wasn't sure about this one at first but it's grown on me.
Love that archway! It took so long to get a picture like this, this part of the gardens is often pretty crowded.
Having said that, I did chill there for a little bit. (re-hydration break)
One of my first few attempts at up close photography... might need to work on it but I'd say there's potential.
Okay, I had a curious thought on a hill...
Back to some semblance of normalcy...
Imagine this place in its hay-day!
I'd love it so much more if that fence to the left wasn't there. (Still, I managed to get an angle which hides the Health and Safety signs all over the place.)
"Cold waters untouched..." -Elan, Nightwish
I see you!
And the pond from the other side.
A hidden corner. I wonder who chopped this wood!
Kind of reminds me of M.C.Escher's work.
(Except that my pictures are truly nothing compared to his drawings)
What 'Health and Safety' wouldn't be complete without bars? Well at least nature agrees with me.
A truly immense view.
I'm not sure if I really captured it all that well.
"Autumn, the path which divides summer and winter"
(I swear I never edit my pictures in post)
Had to get a rarely seen view of the Pigeon Tower!
(and more 'Health and Safety' bars. I suppose there are a lot of excitable children who visit here... I'm one of them)
Yeah, I think this one's better...
Then again, I love this shot!
Ah, that horizon, one of my favourites!
The sky was worth it.
"See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me, and no one knows how far it goes" -Moana
(I guess my 'sea' is solid and green)
Looking back over the ancient gardens...
"Okay, £20 and I'll knock at midnight on Halloween!"
Hidden goat path, don't mind if I do...
Seriously, this is the best kind of path!
Sanctuary.
Another pond, hidden away and much more... reclaimed. I love the font in the middle!
(One of my favourite hidden spots)
At the edge of the hidden areas. Round that corner or descend the steps and you're back in the everyone else's world.
Ready to go back?
If I will ever be able to show you why I love Rivington, or even just nature, so much it'll be in posts like this, though more in the trees than the buildings.
It's strange to explain but when I'm out there, on my own, its like reality just melts away, time freezes or has no meaning what so ever beyond the moving sun, and I'm with kin. I can play there, rest there, live there. I can catch my breath there where everything is made of euphoria and serenity. I can spend hours just lying around in complete silent solitude and rest better than I can anywhere else, listening to the breeze in the trees, feeling the warmth of the earth beneath and around me, there's a perfect harmony to it. I get that feeling wherever I go, whenever I'm alone in nature, and I'm not sure if I could do it if anyone was with me. I guess the chance to go back here or find this same existence in other places is my reason to get out of bed in the morning.
Oh well, enough of my 'alternative/hippy' rambling. I sincerely hope you enjoyed these and all of my pictures, little slices of my private world. As always, any tips and comments are greatly appreciated!
Thanks for browsing! Cya soon!
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