Monday 10th September
Famous landscape designer and successful farmer Dave Raines, and Yorkshire quilting champion Jane, looked after us right royally at Manor Farm, their 18h century house on Ryton Rigg in Rydale, near Malton. On Monday we walked the farm boundaries, checked the pheasant in the wood, which were being fed to a size big enough to be shot, ate a massive dinner of roast beef and half a dozen vegies, and fell into bed exhausted.
Tuesday 11th September
On Tuesday we visited Hawes in Wensleydale, bought cheese, visited the Black Sheep brewery in Masham, bought beer, then returned to Rydale and bought dinner at the Royal Oak Nunnington.( Sluffed and stuffed)
Wednesday 12th September
On Wednesday, we left The Raines’ and travelled over the moors to Glaisdale, via Whitby - Weather was lovely and we checked the famous Abbey steps –Where were all the Rolls’? Kerry was sure you said 5.30pm on Wednesday! (See photos.)
Thursday 13th September
Thursday morning arrived with mist and sunshine (See photos). After a brief visit to the famous Whitby internet cafe, we headed back across the moors to Scarborough to visit family friend Audrey. Unfortunately husband John has been in Scarborough Hospital for six weeks and so Audrey was pleased to be taken out for lunch to the Everley Hotel in Forge Valley. On the drive back to Glaisdale we called in at Sycarham Farm where I spent all my childhood school holidays. The farm house and farm buildings had been converted into houses. We poked our nose into what was the old farm yard and by pure chance bumped into a guest who was staying in the rented cottage. He was a regular visitor and when I told him of my interest, we got an instant introduction to the owners of the houses. The main house is owned by a family who were keen to hear any stories or history about the farm. The barn and calf boxes had been turned into a large house which is now owned by Yorkshire cricket captain Craig White. He had absolutely no interest in my story about how I used to clear manure out of his kitchen! In between these travels we watched England beat Russia 3-0 on the TV. A big win for England after months of poor, results. Tomorrow we head to York for the weekend, before our journey south to Bedford on Monday, Dover on Wednesday, and, on Thursday, our next adventure ----over to France on the ferry! But that will be another story!!!!
MORNING MIST OVER GLAISDALE
MORNING MIST OVER GLAISDALE
ROSE GARDEN GLAISDALE
WENSLEYDALE
IT'S 5.30. WHERE ARE YOU ALL?
3 comments:
WHAT A LOAD OF GARBAGE
The previous comment from j.and tess needs an explanation.
While the comment is under j.and tess the author was me Colin. I was demonstrating to John how to get logged on to make comments. Now that John has comment access, I fear the worst.
have no fear colin,
From all reports, after a heavy week at whitby, ones body is back to OK after a couple of good sleeps however the mind & the memory take a good sight longer, in some cases months or years....
In the meantime, where is wensleydale? I think i'd like to go to wensleydale.....
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