This NT estate is just south of Kendal and within walking distance of the campsite, so we walked the couple of miles Although tickets for the house/castle had sold by 10am we found the gardens delightful with an interesting “stumpery” ( decaying tree stumps supporting creepers etc, a fantastic vegetable garden with pristine cabbages and …
We decided to head off to Arnside Knott, a hill/outcrop by Arnside on the coast – estuary of the River Kent as it flows into Morecambe Bay We circumnavigated the Knott hoping to find a route that didn’t involve 1:1 climbing, but after a lovely walk through mixed woodland committed to the ascent eventually bursting …
Ying had identified Tarn Hows as a modest (NT owned) walk around the tarn (lake) near Coniston/Hawkshead. In fact it is an artificial lake/walk/arboretum up in the hills of a few km circumference. Very picturesque and accessible by narrow “corkscrew” roads with passing places (and a one way descent the other side.) We quickly got …
We departed Raymond and Jane and a lovely weekend (especially the walk into Durham) and drove the A66. Glorious views and Ying briefly decided to be my farmers wife!!! We called in at both the Mainsgill Farm shop and Low Sizergh Barn shop and picked up various goodies, sirloin steak tonight and bacon for the …
After breakfast we to a riverside walk into Durham after a ride in Raymond’s swish and very quiet e-tron We stumbled upon the local rowing regatta and altogether a lovely walk and extremely uplifting summery vibe. After a leisurely coffee at Flat White Durham, iced Latte, iced Matcha and iced hot chocolate (!) we returned …
Sadly no seals😟
This was a simple day moving on to near Sedgefield. We tried diverting to Malton “food capital of Yorkshire” but sadly made two mistakes1. Only paying for an hours ticket and 2. Clearly visiting the wrong parts so seemed rather disappointing… We the drove north stopping at Mount Grace Priory off the A19. Curious layout …
I worked this morning with the MiFi dongle providing good connection for Teams meeting all morning. We then walked into Cayton village the The Farrier pub/restaurant/coffee shop http://the-farrier.co.uk and had a good snack of halloumi sandwich and Yorkshire sirloin / blue cheese sandwich, both delicious and generous. Well recommended I think the rest of the …
The day started (after a disturbed night) with a trip up the coast to Whitby and initially Whitby Abbey. This was my second visit to Whitby but the first to the Abbey itself. Even from a distance as we drove across it was an iconic outline on the horizon Up close it had eerie outlines …
Scarborough Castle is very impressive, sitting above the town, occupied on and off for 2500 years or more. The keep had been 1/2 destroyed by cannon fire and both Rod and I both noted from afar it looked slightly tilted… Down on the main beach front Ying headed unerringly to the seafood stalls and bought …