In reply to pebbles:
No one's yet mentioned that one reason why the harsh midday light in this shot is so unattractive is that no attempt has been made to filter out the UV. In the days of film cameras we all had a huge range of filters, which we changed the whole time, as required. All my lenses, as standard, had either UV or 81a filters on them (the latter on the longer lens). For this shot I would have used an 81b.
Of course, none of this is necessary nowadays with the ease of Photoshop. So why wasn't that easy correction work done here? It's just a raw snapshot with two serious technical problems in need of correction. But, even before that, there's the problem of the very odd, slightly claustrophobic composition ... of a subject that's one of the airiest places in Britain, and with the most expansive view!