Harvey 12 Steampunk & beyond

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June 27, 2024
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Day 1
Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 12:47 PM
🌬 17 °C
Altitude: 26 ft
Wales Woolstone Hill 51.804387, -4.53246351°48’16” N 4°31’57” W
Summer jaunt in a northerly direction.
June 27, 2024 in Wales ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
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Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 7:38 PM
🌬 16 °C
Altitude: 597 ft
England Benthall 52.616542, -2.49478252°36’60” N 2°29’41” W
Brosely, near Much Wenlock
June 27, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Bit of a bumpy, bendy, tiring ride up here through Wales. Lots of election signs and lots of 'No pylons' signs. Lovely peaceful CL site, despite quite a few visible pylons. £16 per night inc electric.
No toilets but still a good price.
Warm sunny evening.Read more
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Day 2
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 9:32 PM
🌙 13 °C
Altitude: 597 ft
England Benthall 52.616588, -2.4947752°36’60” N 2°29’41” W
Iron museum and Tile museum
June 28, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Just a 10 minute drive to Coalbrookdale Iron museum, where we spent a good few hours, what an interesting place! Lovely cheese scone and butter for lunch before having fun at Enginuity. There was an interactive floor with changing projections depending how and where you stepped. We had the most fun playing with water tanks and dams. Opening and closing floodgates.
Later we drove to the tile museum and an art gallery. Cake to top-up lunch. Managed to park on the street (40 mins max) and walk onto the iron bridge. Plus John had a final lunch top-up in the form of a pork pie.
A warm dry day.Read more
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Day 3
Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 9:23 PM
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 597 ft
England Benthall 52.616602, -2.49475652°36’60” N 2°29’41” W
Steampunk Ironbridge
June 29, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Had a grand day out at Blists Hill, event. Chatted with some interesting and lovely people.
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Day 3
Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 9:35 PM
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 597 ft
England Benthall 52.616549, -2.4947852°36’60” N 2°29’41” W
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June 29, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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Day 4
Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 11:10 PM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 190 ft
England Durham Castle 54.780257, -1.56958254°46’49” N 1°34’10” W
Journeyed up to Durham
June 30, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Staying at Mark and Laura's tonight. First time we've seen their house since they moved in about six months ago.
I rather liked the design of the services we stopped at on route. Skelton Lake near Leeds.Read more
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Day 5
Monday, July 1, 2024 at 8:03 PM
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 190 ft
England Durham Castle 54.780225, -1.56952154°46’49” N 1°34’10” W
Seaham glass
July 1, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Went to a retail outlet for boring clothes shopping then on to Seaham beach and found lots of good seaglass. Drizzly grey day.
Fish and chips for tea.
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Day 6
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM
☁️ 11 °C
Altitude: 197 ft
England Durham Castle 54.780114, -1.56960454°46’48” N 1°34’11” W
Durham
July 2, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Went for a walk along the river Wear and into Durham. Lunch at Claypath Deli, then the Oriental Museum and Botanical Gardens.
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Day 7
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 8:08 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 66 ft
England Thirsk 54.232304, -1.34960354°13’56” N 1°20’59” W
Thirsk
July 3, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Drove down to Cottingham, Hull to see Tessa and Frank. Then up to Thirsk Racecourse campsite. On the road for about 4.5 hours in all.
Had an evening stroll into Thirsk and saw a wool shop, then a fabric shop. Yay! Rare in our neck of the woods.
We saw a model of a 1950s Woolshop. Some tiny garments were knitted on size 19 needles!! More like pins!Read more
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Day 8
Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 11:03 PM
🌙 12 °C
Altitude: 66 ft
England Thirsk 54.232305, -1.34964354°13’56” N 1°20’59” W
York
July 4, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Drove to a park & ride and went into York and the Railway Museum. Met Sarah and walked to her house and chatted and she cooked us a lovely meal. Back at Thirsk again tonight.
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Day 9
Friday, July 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 361 ft
England Fountains Abbey 54.11016, -1.58419254°6’37” N 1°35’3” W
To Levens via Fountains Abbey
July 5, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Main news ... Conservatives are out, and we now have a labour government. Rooted around a fabric shop, wool shop and charity shops in Thirsk. Next stop Fountains Abbey then scenic route to Levens to stay with Sam and Larrissa.Read more
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Day 10
Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 30 ft
England Levens 54.263454, -2.79310554°15’48” N 2°47’35” W
To Arnside
July 6, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Had a lovely day out at Arnside and walked up to the top of the Knott. A stop at The Albion, overlooking the estuary, and for the evening, we hoped to find the Thai restaurant open, but it wasn't. Maybe due to a football match, which England was playing (and won). So we tried an Indian at Milnthorpe, which had no tables, but the takeaway was good.
John bought me a lovely metal etched fish.Read more
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Day 11
Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 9:29 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 125 ft
England Larkrigg Hill 54.284211, -2.7554654°17’3” N 2°45’20” W
Levens
July 7, 2024 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Showers this morning, so we drove to Levens Hall. Had tea and cakes. Then a wander around the Art Trail in the village, which was really interesting. So many people with either studios in their house or sheds in the garden. Some painters, a musical instrument maker, a bookbinder amongst the ones we saw. It was really interesting and many had gorgeous gardens.
Staying at a campsite at Sedgwick now, just a few miles away from Sam and Larrissa.Read more
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Day 12
Monday, July 8, 2024 at 9:18 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 131 ft
England Larkrigg Hill 54.283901, -2.7551754°17’2” N 2°45’19” W
To Sedbergh
July 8, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A lazy morning then off to a charity shop in search of spoons. John's just used up his last 500 in a sculpture of a lizard!
Then a visit to Morrisons cafe and up to see Bridget and family in Sedbergh. Forgot to take photos apart from of Kylie's dog Mirren, a red fox lab. It was lovely to see them all, including Robin, just before he heads off to Maastricht for an MA in digital culture. Plus 5 year old Jasper, who had found a dragon tooth, which gives you energy when it touches you. He also found a piece of wood, which he handed to me saying, "That's wind. You've got wind". (!)
Such a lovely imaginative and polite child.
Kylie and Mark are there for 2 weeks as Mark is on a sabbatical with RSPB at Leighton Moss.
Sunny day.Read more
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Day 13
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 11:07 PM
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 125 ft
England Larkrigg Hill 54.284243, -2.75568854°17’3” N 2°45’20” W
Cafe and restaurant
July 9, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
I spent the afternoon with Mags in Sizergh Castle tearooms, then John and I had a stroll up to Sizergh Barn shop.
Sam came to get me and treated me to a nice meal out at the Strickland Arms.
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Day 14
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:14 PM
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 125 ft
England Larkrigg Hill 54.284265, -2.75558954°17’3” N 2°45’20” W
Hutton Roof and Beetham
July 10, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Saw Scott and Caroline and had a lovely lunch and afternoon with them. Then on to see Simon and Cheryl and a lovely tea with them, making sure to leave before the Euro football match started. England v Netherlands.
Simon was saying how he never did well at school, but his best subject was art. He got 9/10 for a drawing of my bedroom. I asked was it a mess and why was he drawing my bedroom anyway? "I didn't, I cut it out of your art homework book. You'd got 8/10, so I cut the page smaller. And I got a better score than you!" 🤣
I never knew!
Brilliant!

We're almost all talked out now 😉.
Scott has created a really beautiful garden with a chamomile strip leading to a glass section replacing the wall, which creates an infinity effect onto the fields and countryside beyond.
Last night at this campsite tonight.Read more
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Day 15
Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:30 PM
☁️ 13 °C
Altitude: 125 ft
England Withington 53.428453, -2.23463753°25’42” N 2°14’5” W
Manchester
July 11, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Had a leisurely morning and then came on southwards to see Jeff and Susan in Manchester. Via Colne to return some trousers I bought in the outlet store.
In a proper bed again tonight .
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Day 16
Friday, July 12, 2024 at 4:24 PM
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 997 ft
Wales Sugar Loaf 52.071851, -3.69828252°4’19” N 3°41’54” W
Sugar Loaf Hill
July 12, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Happy-snappy Cuppa stop at Sugar Loaf.
On our way home after a lovely stopover with Jeff and Susan (they even put the heating on for us in July), who we hope to see again soon during their late summer visit to Tenby.
SO much lushness on our brief leg-stretch just now. Proper camera would be better.Read more
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Day 16
Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:19 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 397 ft
Wales Sentence Castle 51.772155, -4.73728651°46’20” N 4°44’14” W
Back home
July 12, 2024 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Home again, and despite being left untended for 15 days, plants are still alive! All veg, flowers and hanging baskets looking healthy. Just one of the sails had come loose.
Had a really stimulating time, and it was really good to catch up with so many of the lovely people we know!Read more
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Trip end
July 12, 2024