History and Perfect Spring Conditions. Taking a more "unusual look" at a Historic 13th Century Priory.

"Underrated, Understated, Ignored." For they are just three ways in which I could describe the county of Nottinghamshire to many a landscape photographer, and those three ways of describing Nottinghamshire are really quite sad. For the county of Nottinghamshire is a county that offers so much for the landscape photographer, from beautiful woodlands to explore, vistas and views complete with rolling gentle hills that change during the seasons and of course many a location that is off the beaten track and is just waiting to be explored. But it was on Thursday the 26th of March 2026 that I had the chance to visit one of Nottinghamshire's secret "Hidden Valley's." A valley not too far away from the town of Eastwood in Nottinghamshire, and a landscape that features heavily in many of DH Lawrence's many works. 

Within this hidden valley, sits a historic 13th century priory, the remains of that can still be seen today, and that of course is Beauvale Priory, a location that despite its proximity to Nottingham - seems that little bit more removed from the rushes of everyday life, and the purpose of the visit of course was for a delicious lunch! But it was afterwards that I had the opportunity to capture Beauvale Priory from lets just say "a slightly different perspective altogether." And that of course was from the air, and with that I managed to capture the following photos. Thankfully the weather conditions were just perfect which made capturing these photos even better somehow, as there sure was a sense of Spring within the air. 

"Upon the Spring of Beauvale Air."

"Spring Blue, the Priory down Below."

"Shades of Green, Woodland Glow, the Priory located below."

"From the Priory, the View to afar."

"Nestled under The Woodlands, The Priory it Stands."

"The Big Sky above, History stands Below."

"A Priory of a Panorama."

I must also say a big thankyou to the team at Beauvale Priory, for allowing me the opportunity to take these photos from a slightly more unusual perspective. Along with that, Beauvale Priory Tearooms is also well worth a visit, for there fantastic quality food and drink that is on offer and it is the ideal place to visit for breakfast or lunch, with a difference. To find out more about Beauvale Priory and it's fantastic Tearooms and Bakehouse, more information can be found here: www.beauvalepriory.com