A bus ride to Pickering

I went swimming early this morning and then met up with Mark to catch the Coastliner bus to Pickering. I don't remember ever going there before, but I suppose I might have done when I was a kid.

The bus journey was picturesque, and the weather was kind to us. Once we arrived in Pickering, we had a wander around the town and found a lovely café to have some lunch.

Pickering is a market town with a long history and some attractive buildings, but the main draw is the railway station, which marks one end of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. After lunch, we wandered down there in time to see the arrival and subsequent departure of a steam train.Read more