Category: Days out

  • Autumn at Harewood

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    Had a run up to Harewood House today, though with it being half-term I realised it would be full of children! So, I decided to get there fairly early and wander over to the old church on the estate for some quiet (more info and pictures here http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/All-Saints-Church-Harewood-West-Yorkshire/). The church has been in the hands…

  • Harewood House

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    With our unexpected day in Yorkshire as opposed to Cheshire, we decided to visit Harewood House (www.harewood.org); somewhere we’d not been for a while, and when we did it was in the winter and we’d not gone in the house. The day was drizzly again but not half as bad as yesterday so we started…

  • RHS Tatton Park Show 21st July 2011

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    After visiting last year and really enjoying the day, we decided to go again this year. The weather wasn’t as nice (which actually was a bit of a relief being out in the open most of the day!) The show gardens were once again very enjoyable and inspirational. It was good to see all the…

  • Puffin and Gannet Cruise–Bridlington 2nd July 2011

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    We’d been looking forward to this for weeks. A trip over to the East Riding to get on a 3 hour cruise to look at the colonies at RSPB Bempton Cliffs from below rather than above. The day was beautiful and clear with little wind so we were looking forward to a very pleasant and…

  • Nostell Priory Gardens

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    This time of year is the best to see the amazing rhododendrons at the National Trust property Nostell Priory. Not all the varieties were out yet, but we saw a good number as well as Canada Goose chicks (which we’d never seen before!) and having a splendid drink and snack at the cafe!   Nostell…

  • Chatsworth–April 2011

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    We normally visit in the winter for Christmas opening but as we didn’t get then because of the snow, we decided to do the whole thing in one day. We’d not been in the house for a while and the new Duke has made some renovations, opened some sections we’d not been in before and…

  • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    A tootle over to Bempton again today. Very windy and cold after the lovely Easter weather. However, saw the puffins and wonderful gannets. Got some great video of the gannets in the wind above the cliffs. Gannets above Bempton Cliffs RSPB Bempton Cliffs – 26.4.11 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

  • RSPB Dearne Valley Circular Walk

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    Instead of going to the hides on a visit to RSPB Old Moor we decided to have a walk on the new circular route that has been devised. This partly uses a cycle track, and takes you to all the various parts of the RSPB Dearne Valley site, including the biggest RSPB Old Moor. The…

  • Puffins at Bempton

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    Anne went over to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today on a day off as since we visited a couple of weeks ago, the puffins have arrived. They really are characters! Also featured are the gorgeous gannets (my favourites!!)   Bempton Cliffs – 4.4.11 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

  • Birdwatching Break

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    On Sunday afternoon, the plan was to go to RSPB Blacktoft Sands, then up to Pickering where we were staying at The White Swan in the Market Place. Unfortunately the RSPB reserve wasn’t in the car’s satnav so we decided to put in Blacktoft – can’t be far away, surely. Well, it wasn’t, but at…