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    • Day 23

      Up hill and down (Yorkshire) Dale(s)

      May 19, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Nothing especially amusing today, but we do have a little bit of inside info for those who might be interested.

      It is apparent that there are a number of closet ‘All Creatures’ devotees out there, judging from the private messages we have received. It wasn’t our intention to devote any more space to this, but to satisfy the interest of said ‘Herriot-o-files’ here is a little extra we discovered this morning before leaving Grassington.

      After a full ‘Mrs. Hall’ breakfast - including some traditional Yorkshire Pudding which even Loss sampled, we went for a stroll around the village and came across a little street that looked (to our untrained eyes) as if it would be perfect for the series and both of us commented along those lines - cobblestone street, perfect looking little houses etc.
      As we looked further down the street we saw some activity happening. It was a group of tradies and people from the production crew of ‘All Creatures’ preparing another house to feature in the next series. It will belong to ‘Gerard’ - Mrs. Hall’s new romantic interest(!) They were preparing the house - external painting (replacing modern colours around windows and doors with appropriate shades of brown etc.) as well as internal furnishings.

      ‘Is it OK if I take some photos?’
      “Hmmm, you’re not really meant to….but I can’t see your camera…”

      Filming to take place on Monday. You saw and heard it here first.

      Our plan today was for another circuitous / scenic drive through the Dales. Again, it was fascinating to see the ever changing scenery and the amazing houses in little villages all jammed in together around the main road through town (which was often barely wide enough to fit the little Fiat through). After heading north and east through Leyburn, we headed across the more rugged part of the Moors to Tan Hill Inn - the highest Inn in England. A ‘signature drink’ Ginger hot chocolate was had before continuing on to Hawes
      - and the impressive sounding ‘Hadrow Force Waterfall’. This also laid claim to fame as being England’s largest drop waterfall.
      We drove in, paid our entrance fee and walked along the path towards the falls. With the hype about its vertical drop etc I was expecting a Niagara Falls type of experience, however this certainly wasn’t the case. Although very pretty, the water volume and height were relatively modest, perhaps more comparable to En Gedi falls (for those who have been) than Niagara - or even Fitzroy falls or similar, for that matter.

      Next point of interest was the Ribblehead Viaduct which is essentially just a photogenic railway bridge. We pulled over on the side of the road just long enough to snap a couple of shots, then it was onwards toward our main destination for today - the waterfall trail at Ingleton.
      This is a popular attraction in this area of the Dales. It is a series of waterfalls, gullies and chutes. The trail is about 8km and we took around 2 1/4 hours to complete it. Again, the falls were relatively modest but very picturesque and thoroughly enjoyable.

      We have settled into another very historic hotel tonight in Ingleton.

      And the weather has even warmed up a little - we were down to shirtsleeves for most of the day!
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    • Day 11

      White Scar Caves

      August 5, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

      Tour of White Scar caves with Sam and Larrissa.
      Had a good day out at Ingleton involving 80 mins underground traversing dark, wet caves with sections of paths often requiring us to stoop right down at the hips. A bit tricky with my back playing up and John's height so it was a joy to stand up normally afterwards. The hard hats came into their own and saved us from sore heads at these points. They took some knocks!
      The guide had a very strange delivery style and an odd accent but she was loud and clear. Some impressive sights, my favourite being the arun lily stalactites.
      Both John and I got dripped on under the 'devil's tongue' all lit up in red so I don't know how we didn't see it coming. This means we will have bad luck! Sam and Larrissa both stepped very gingerly around it I noticed.
      The bacon / breakfast rolls in the cafe at the end were the best we'd had for a long time and good value. Then a Mr Whippy 99 topped it off nicely.
      After a brief chilly and damp walk around Ingleton, they headed home to prepare for a night out at the cinema to see Oppenheimer.
      We headed to a salvage and antiques place called Lords. A real treasure trove and great for photography. We were very restrained, John spent £1.
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    • Day 15

      White scar cave

      August 18, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

      Wir kommen immer weiter Richtung Süden. Die Berge werden immer kleiner und auch Schottland haben wir hinter uns gelassen und sind nun wieder England.
      Mittags gehen wir in ein Schaubergwerk und essen im angrenzenden Café eine Kleinigkeit bevor wir weiterziehen.Read more

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