Castle Howard
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We spent an interesting afternoon at Castle Howard today. It's a very large pile belonging to the Howard family who despite many powerful forebears do not hold a title. From the outside it is similarBaca selengkapnya
We spent an interesting afternoon at Castle Howard today. It's a very large pile belonging to the Howard family who despite many powerful forebears do not hold a title. From the outside it is similarBaca selengkapnya
We got going early as Lou attended Mass at Ampleforth Abbey. Singing was superb and moving. The abbey is a Benedectine monastry and boarding school. Folliowing mass we walked into Ampleforth and hadBaca selengkapnya
A long sleep in this morning as we are both a bit weary from all the travelling. Early afternoon we drove over to the village of Hovingham. In the centre of the village is Hovingham Hall which was theBaca selengkapnya
Moving on day has come around again and we are off to Sunset Cottages on a farm 19 miles from York. Taking the route through the Dales we came across the Wensleydale Cheese Factory and showrooms. InBaca selengkapnya
Overnight and in the morning we were hit with a big storm with winds up to 60 mph. We battened down the hatches and stayed in until midday. Things eased off a bit later so we went and picked upBaca selengkapnya
Today we thought we would get up early and drive up to Lake Windemere. Of course we didn't get going until after 12 as usual. Travelling is so tiring.
Windemere is very pretty but is hard to get closeBaca selengkapnya
Today we ventured into the Yorkshire Dales. We tried our usual trick of going the back roads only to be blocked by a closed bridge so we had to backtrack to Kirkby Lonsdale and go the normal way. ItBaca selengkapnya
For our first day we had a good sleep in before driving over to catch up with Raelene and Geoff. They are staying at Geoff's brother Mikes place about 6 miles from us. They took us for a walk to theBaca selengkapnya
Had a leisurely start as checkout was not until 11. Packed the car to leave then found that some idiot had scraped the back of our car in the carpark. Another insurance claim!
Drove via a town calledBaca selengkapnya
For our day in Shrewsbury we just about walked our legs off. Shrewsbury is quite compact but there is a lot to see. We started by crossing the English Bridge to look at the Abbey. We were not able toBaca selengkapnya