Day 112: National Mining Museum

(For some reason completing the update on my photo blog was particularly hard once the trip had finished. However, given that it is now 31st Dec 2012 - and especially since the world didn't end on the 21st (which would have been a great excuse for not finishing projects,) I decided I couldn't / shouldn't procrastinate any longer). Like many others, I'll make a resolution to start a new project tomorrow - and like many others (88% in fact), I'll probably fail. But I'll have fun trying. Which is the point isn't it?) Anyway, back to the blog....
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Turns out the camping van was parked only 2 miles from the National Mining Museum. Free. And you get to wear a miner's hat and lamp. Given this was the end of the trip (and therefore my budget), the free part was particularly appealing. Though the lamp was pretty cool also.
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So, after four months the grand tour has come to an end.
Over 6000 photos (thank goodness for the digital age!)
5000 miles of English roads
1 lighthouse, 1 wind turbine, and 1 bat walk
2 nuclear bunkers and 2 camera obscuras
3 days of sunshine
4 abbeys and 4 national museums
5 festivals and 5 underground tours
6 cathedrals but 7 castles
18 historic houses (thank you National Trust membership)
41 museums (from bakelite to outer space)
and unknown number of historic villages, beautiful landscapes.....and most importantly...cider farms.