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City and Borough of Wakefield

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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 3 giu 2022, 19:30
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Altitudine: 226 ft
- Inghilterra City and Borough of Wakefield Pontefract 53.690911, -1.30960453°41’27” N 1°18’35” W
Giorno 11
Family Jubilee Party
3 giugno 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Jodie's Mum and Dad had a family barbeque today as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend. It was our first meeting with our grandson, Nathaniel. He is just adorable! We played a ring toss game and he distributed the rings to all of us to throw. We enjoyed meeting Paul's Mum too. She still lives in her own house--good for her!

The house was beautifully decorated with the British colors and the food was excellent. We even had scones with cream and jam!

A lovely sunny day added to the celebration. To top it all off, Nathaniel gave us a "Welcome to Yorkshire" greeting that he and his Mum had made, and we each got a hug!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore So very happy for all of you. Looks like a fun celebration.
04/06/22Risposta
Viaggiatore What a wonderful time! 🥰
04/06/22Risposta
Viaggiatore Yes, it was wonderful!
05/06/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 24 ago 2022, 12:23
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitudine: 233 ft
- Inghilterra City and Borough of Wakefield Pontefract 53.691742, -1.31057253°41’30” N 1°18’38” W
Giorno 93
Family Times With Nathaniel
24 agosto 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We've had some fun times with our grandson, Nathaniel, this summer! Sometimes we join the family for days out, or we hang out at their house. They sometimes come to where we are housesitting, to meet the pets in our care and have dinner. We have gone to a festival, and some playgrounds. No matter what we do, we enjoy our time with him so much!Leggi altro
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We are enjoying following your adventure. [Del & Nancy]
30/08/22Risposta
Viaggiatore Thank you! We're glad!
30/08/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 12 lug 2022, 16:30
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitudine: 138 ft
- Inghilterra City and Borough of Wakefield Pontefract 53.69044, -1.30706553°41’26” N 1°18’25” W
Giorno 50
Friarwood Valley Garden
12 luglio 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
This garden is on the site of a former Dominican Friary, founded in 1256. Liquorice plants were brought here by these monks for medicinal purposes. Later the land was divided up and used by small farmers to grow fruits and vegetables. In the 1950s the city started a public garden here, with many flowering cherry trees. It must be beautiful in the spring!Leggi altro
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It looks like a beautiful time to be there now too. [Barb Walkington]
17/07/22Risposta
Viaggiatore Yes, it is, although we've been having heat waves!
19/07/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 13 lug 2022, 10:43
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitudine: 138 ft
- Inghilterra City and Borough of Wakefield Pontefract 53.688814, -1.31101553°41’20” N 1°18’40” W
Giorno 51
Pontefract Castle Ruins
13 luglio 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Pontefract Castle was built in 1070 as a "motte-and-bailey" castle: an earth mound (motte) topped by a defense tower (keep), with an inner courtyard (bailey) surrounded by a wooden palisade. Over the centuries, it was enlarged, and the walls converted to stone, becoming one of the largest castles in England.

In the 1600s Civil War between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, this castle was under siege three times. Because of so much damage to the town during the sieges, the townfolk petitioned Parliament to destroy the castle to prevent it from happening again.

All Saints Church, just below the castle, was heavily damaged during the Civil War. The chancel was repaired and the church continued in use. A new nave was inserted inside the ruins in 1967.Leggi altro
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Really enjoy following your travels. You make it so interesting. Sure hope heat and fires are not in your area. [Linda Houk]
19/07/22Risposta
Viaggiatore Thank you! No fires here.
19/07/22Risposta
How are you holding up with the record high temperatures in the UK? [Del and Nancy]
19/07/22Risposta
Viaggiatore It's very hot and no one has air conditioning! But the heat waves only last a few days at a time.
19/07/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 6 ago 2022, 11:00
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitudine: 82 ft
- Inghilterra Crigglestone Flanshaw 53.684125, -1.51290953°41’3” N 1°30’46” W
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Giorno 75
Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin
6 agosto 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
This Wakefield landmark is one of only 4 surviving bridge chapels in England. They are sometimes built at one end of the bridge, but often they are an important part of the structural support, as this one is. It was built in 1356, restored in 1842 and again more recently.

In medieval times bridge chapels were used to minister to the spiritual needs of travelers passing over the bridge. Many were established as chantries, employing a priest to say masses for passers by and for the repose of the souls of the bridge's benefactors.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Interesting as I have never heard of bridge chapels. SC 🥰
10/08/22Risposta
Viaggiatore We had heard of them on previous trips here, but didn't know about the background until we went to this one.
10/08/22Risposta
Always interesting finds [Linda H]
10/08/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 4 set 2022, 14:00
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitudine: 180 ft
- Inghilterra Wakefield 53.683408, -1.50113153°41’0” N 1°30’4” W
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Giorno 104
Wakefield Dinosaur Extravaganza
4 settembre 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Several cities are having dinosaur events this summer. Nathaniel loves dinosaurs and has lots of them as toys. We had fun watching him interact with the dino puppeteers!

While the dinosaurs were taking a break, we went into the cathedral and Nathaniel seemed to be enthralled by the organist who was practicing!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore grampa is enjoying himself
08/09/22Risposta
Viaggiatore We treasure our times with him!
08/09/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 25 lug 2022, 13:30
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitudine: 135 ft
- Inghilterra Walton Sandal Sandal Castle 53.658724, -1.49079553°39’31” N 1°29’27” W
Giorno 63
Wakefield: Sandal Castle Ruins
25 luglio 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
I went for a walk to the Sandal Castle Ruins. It was another motte-and-bailey castle converted from wood and earthworks to stone. It was well-fortified with an outer motte and an inner one, a gatehouse and a drawbridge. It has a similar story as the Pontefract castle: it was under siege three times during the 1600s Civil War, and was destroyed to keep it from happening again. But before that the Wars of the Roses happened in the mid 1400s. This war was so named because the rivals for the throne each had a rose emblem--the house of York had the white rose, and the house of Lancaster had a red rose. In the Battle of Wakefield, Richard the Third was killed, becoming the last English king to die in battle. This was the subject matter of Shakespeare's play, "Henry VI, Part 1".Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore This is very interesting! I remember learning about the War of the Roses. Are you getting to see your grandson often? Monsoon season in Arizona. Everything seems OK in SV.
30/07/22Risposta
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Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 31 ago 2022, 12:00
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitudine: 89 ft
- Inghilterra City and Borough of Wakefield Peacock HMP Wakefield 53.682831, -1.50927753°40’58” N 1°30’33” W
Giorno 100
Wakefield's Thornes-Clarence Park
31 agosto 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We're staying in a hotel in Wakefield for two days between housesits. The room is small but clean. There is a really good breakfast included, and a nice big park nearby for walks to the gardens.

At the top of the steep hill there used to be a castle, with a long view below for defense. Now nothing is left of the castle except the hill. At the bottom is a stage for bands, and the slope of the hill makes it nice for viewers.Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore Bet your breakfast is not $28 a piece as our hotel breakfast in Hawaii was! We did not partake of that, but walked to McDonald’s instead! SC
10/09/22Risposta
Viaggiatore It was actually free with the room rental, but would have been about $10.75. It was a "Full English" plus a buffet of meats, cheeses, breads, coffees (including specialty coffees), teas, juices, cereals, etc. We would eat around 10:45 and that would set us up for the rest of the day.
10/09/22Risposta
2 mi piace
Viaggiatore Summer in Yorkshire, UK 2022
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- 23 lug 2022, 21:30
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitudine: 151 ft
- Inghilterra Wakefield 53.682954, -1.49672953°40’59” N 1°29’48” W
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Giorno 61
Wakefield Housesit & 33rd Anniversary
23 luglio 2022, Inghilterra ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
We are staying in Wakefield with Spud, an affectionate black male cat, for 3 1/2 weeks while the owners are on holiday in Southern France.

The first day we just washed several loads of clothes, did some grocery shopping, read, and rested. Today Dean fixed a faucet and we had our son and his family over for our anniversary dinner. Nathaniel fell in love with a unicorn!Leggi altro
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Viaggiatore happy grampa
30/07/22Risposta
Viaggiatore looks like a well earned rest with a friend
30/07/22Risposta
Happy Anniversary [Linda Houk]
31/07/22Risposta
Viaggiatore Thank you!
31/07/22Risposta
2 mi piace
Viaggiatore West Yorkshire
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- 12 ago 2023, 12:00
- 🌧 20 °C
- Altitudine: 128 m
- Inghilterra West Bretton 53.61443, -1.57105953°36’52” N 1°34’16” W
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
12 agosto 2023, Inghilterra ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park occupies the parkland of Bretton Hall, near West Bretton, Wakefield, and is basically an art gallery with both outdoor and indoor exhibition locations. Internally, there are exhibits in an underground gallery, as well as at The Weston and the redundant Bartholomew Chapel.

It was very interesting to see these and walk around the park.Leggi altro
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