Dundee

Verdant Works, Dundee

So I made one last stop before leaving Dundee a week and a bit ago. I’ve been slow in writing this because I wanted to do it justice as it was the the shortest visit but one of the best. So the Verdant Works was once one of the many jute mills in Dundee. And I have a special place in my heart as I’m from a community when the cotton mill was the centre of the village. It’s now a visitor attraction where people can learn about the processes and history. Again photography is encouraged but some areas can be quite dark so bump the ISO up. The staff are amazing too.

So I spent a brilliant weekend in Dundee… I started shooting when it was getting dark on Friday evening then went on to visit the V&A Dundee, RRS Discovery and the best statue I’ve visited in a long time.

The V&A is brilliant inside and out and of course they have a specially commissioned item in the shop that shares its name with me. A Selkie cushion. Yes, I brought one home with me. You can take photos in some of the exhibits just be careful of flash. So from there it was all aboard the RRS Discovery which lives next door.

Photography is actively encouraged and its a great exhibition and place to learn about how we finally made it to the South Pole and Antarctica. Amazing to think this ship was frozen in ice for 2 years while they investigated and made all sorts of scientific discoveries.