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Royal Holloway College, part of the University of London, near Virginia Water in Surrey. This is a cautionary tale. On Saturday I set off to visit Virginia Water to photograph autumn trees. It's about an hour and a half by train plus a 40 minute walk at the other end. The light was fantastic and, as I trudged from the station, I got more and more excited. I arrived at the car park in a sweat and was delighted to see that there were NO cars and NO people. Wow. I had the place to myself. Then I saw the sign. "Virginia Water, and much of Windsor Great Park, is closed due to the current foot and mouth crisis." The cautionary tale: plan your trip and check before you go. The consolation prize: this place was just up the hill and the light was amazing. The sun was lighting up the facade and was just about to be overtaken by those menacing clouds.