Category: Days out

  • Soggy Nostell Walk!!

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    Like our little trip to Fountain’s the other week, the weather didn’t stop us from having another little trip out. This time we went over to Nostell Priory near us. It wasn’t particularly busy, and the rain was very horizontal as we walked up to the obelisk. We managed to have a nice drink and…

  • On the Hoof

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    For Anne's birthday today, we went to Fountain's Abbey near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The weather was slightly different to the crisp, icy and foggy weather which we had last time we visited; today was as wet as wet can be! However we had decided we were going to visit and so got fully wrapped…

  • Autumn at RHS Harlow Carr

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    A trip today up to RHS Harlow Carr near Harrogate on a lovely autumn day. Trying an iCloud journal for showing these pictures. Pretty amazing that the photos were taken, journal created (using iPhoto) and blog posted all on a phone!! Isn’t technology fab!! Click here for the pictures – Posted using BlogPress from my…

  • Autumn Colour

    Autumn Colour

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    Tried to find some nice autumn colour on a walk today – quite nice!!

  • A Trip Home – Part 2!!

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    After leaving the centre of Sheffield I was rather early for my meeting so I decided to park up outside Norton Church and have a wander into Graves Park. The first part of the walk should have been the Rare Breeds Centre but there didn’t seem any signs to indicate this, but there were a…

  • A Trip Home

    A Trip Home

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    Since moving to West Yorkshire fifteen years go (gulp, that’s gone quick!!) I’ve hardly made a visit to the centre of Sheffield, though have regular fortnightly visits to Hillsborough and regular visits to my BB company in Gleadless. So, as I had a BB meeting and was calling at Hillsborough on the way, I thought…

  • Yorkshire Lavender

    Yorkshire Lavender

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    Anne had a surprise day off today and she suggested we went up to Yorkshire Lavender (http://www.yorkshirelavender.com) near Castle Howard, north of York. We’d often seen the signs for it, and the temptation of lavender cake was too much! After a scenic journey (due to a big queue on the A64 near York) we arrived to…

  • East Riddlesden Hall

    East Riddlesden Hall

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    Splendid little trip over to the National Trust’s East Riddlesden Hall near Keighley. We have been before, but not for a while! Quite a small property but busy! Very friendly guides around the rooms who made a point to engage with visitors and gave really interesting little pieces of information about the place. In fact…

  • York on Yorkshire Day

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    1st August is Yorkshire Day so we had a trip up to York. We fancied going to the National Trust’s Treasurer’s House which was the first fully furnished property they acquired. History on the Treasurer’s House is here: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/treasurershouse/. It is a real mixture of styles, and incredibly close to the Minster which one of…

  • Clumber Park

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    For our wedding anniversary we went to Clumber Park Hotel and Spa. Anne had a treatment at the spa and I had a swim, all very pleasant! We had a wander into Clumber Park yesterday, and walked around the walled garden which since we last went has matured greatly, and today had a good walk…