Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Our walk took us from Hawes, up to the village of Hardraw, then through Shaw Gill Wood, rising up to the disused quarries on the side of Stags Fell before returning back the way we had come, to Hawes. The weather was changeable, with some horizontal rain showers, surprisingly strong winds and sunny spells, but …
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A late change in plan, due to the inclement weather and recent torrential downpours, meant that we have parked for the weekend at Hawes Farmers' Auction Mart car park for £10 a night which affords hardstanding, so Fufu won't sink-in axle-deep. Hawes Farmers' Auction Mart On arrival, we parked up in a large space between …
Giggleswick is the village just across the River Ribble from Settle. It has many old and interesting buildings, but is most famous for Giggleswick School, around which the village is built. View over Gigglewick Village Statues outside the main school building Giggleswick School Chapel Giggleswick School cricket pitch and pavillion Many houses in the village …
Leaving the campsite our route took us through Settle town centre and uphill out of the town to the south. We had never seen this part of the town before and found some more plantpot sculptures on the green. Hello Duggie View over the green We climbed up from the green through to Mitchell Lane, …
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We are normally quite hesitant to go away on a bank holiday weekend, but another Local District Association meeting of the Camping and Caravan Club, this time in Langcliffe, near Settle, together with the promise of fine weather, tempted us to make the trip. All set up with quick brew After setting up and a …
Determined to make the most of our last day on this trip, we left Kettlewell reasonably early and took the road towards Pately Bridge. Toft Gate Limekiln/The Coldstones Cut Toft Gate Limekiln and Coldstones Cut are about 5 minutes away from Pately Bridge on the B6265. The limekiln is near to the car park and …
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We planned a good walk for Sunday and decided we would set off along the Wharf Valley, upstream to the village of Starbotton, around 2.5 miles away. The weather seemed more settled and showed some promise. There were even some folk bathing in the river just downstream of the bridge. I am never tired of …
Kettlewell is a beautiful village in North Yorkshire and it is our home for the weekend. We are staying on a temporary holiday site, organised by the Huddersfield and Spen District Association of the Camping and Caravan Club, just on the edge of the village. After setting up in the designated field, we decided to …
As a change from our usual trips into the countryside, we had been invited to join Alison’s son Mark, his girlfriend Emma, her mum and partner, for a meal on Saturday evening at a Chinese restaurant, near Rochdale. Rather than return home afterwards, it made sense to take our bed with us and stay overnight …
We parted company with our friends Jeeves and Michelle on Sunday morning, deciding to make the most of the day by visiting some local attractions on the way home. Valle Crucis Abbey The abbey is not far from where we had visited yesterday at Horseshoe Falls. It is seemingly surrounded by a caravan and camping …
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"See-u-Later" 