Thu 23rd - Fri 24th June After all our exertions at the house, we decided we needed a holiday; a sort of "holiday ...on holiday". The popular French holiday destination of Arcachon, is a small town on the southern coast of the Arcachon Bassin. A large area of tidal water which is almost encircled by …
17th - 21st June This trip, we chose to travel south on Friday afternoon, staying over in Portsmouth before catching the ferry on Saturday morning. We anticipated a troublesome journey, but there was much less traffic than expected, with the only major hold-up around Birmingham, but we were not in a rush as we only …
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Sunday 5th June 2022 Masham The small, quiet town of Masham is a weekend destination for motorcyclists, who congregate on the town market square, comparing bikes and drinking coffee. Masham Market Cross There is also a very old church, The Parish Church of St. Mary, the Virgin: A pillar in the churchyard Unusually for a …
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Sat 4th June 2022 Every Saturday, there is a large car boot sale in Bedale. Arranged by the local council, each week sees a different charity benefit from the stall rentals. Charities and other local organisations enter via a lottery process. An excellent car boot sale it turned out to be, and many purchases later, …
Fri 3rd June 2022 Thorp Perrow Arboretum is only a couple of miles or so from the campsite at Bedale. We planned to spend the full day there, so we took Fufu along. View over the lake towards the formal garden near the house On arrival, we were informed that there would be a falconry …
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Thu 2nd June 2022 Rievaulx Terrace Rievaulx Terrace was constructed to overlook the abbey, by the local landowner, Thomas Duncombe II, who wanted to create a pleasant view for the family and visitors to his house. Apparently it was fashionable to have ruins in your garden at the time. The terrace is now in the …
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As you might have gathered from previous blog posts, we love visiting Yorkshire (please don't let the locals know as we are from Lancashire and they might not let us back in). This time, we chose an area we have visited before; the Yorkshire Dales, north of York, around Ripon, Thirsk and Bedale. Tue 31st …
Tuesday 17th May Our last day of the trip, but before heading home, we visited Lowther Castle and Shap Abbey. Lowther Castle and Gardens Lowther Castle consists of the impressive ruins of a large stately home and its surrounding gardens which are being gradually restored. The buildings had been de-roofed after all the contents were …
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Monday 16th May After the exertions of Sunday's walk, we decide to take Fufu for a drive around Bassenthwaite Lake and on to the town of Cockermouth to visit Wordsworth's childhood home. On the way, we called in at The Lakes Distillery where we acquired a bottle of their finest. Entrance to the distillery They …
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Sunday 15th May We decided to undertake a more ambitious walk on Sunday, over Walla Crag to Ashness Bridge at the southern end of Derwentwater. Quite a steep route, but with breathtaking views over the lake on the way. Looking back towards Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake in the distance Catbells The southern end of the lake …
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"See-u-Later" 