Category: Days out
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National Trust–Nostell Priory
Our nearest National Trust Property is Nostell Priory near Wakefield (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-nostellpriory/) The property has been an enjoyable day out for a number of years now and hasn’t really changed. The house (replacement of the actual Priory, which was the mother church of the cell at St Mary’s Woodkirk) is good to look around, and the…
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Old Moor Special Event
RSPB is a splendid place to go for bird watching, a quiet peaceful walk and generally get some fresh air. Today was a special event where visitors can have a guided walk and then do a bit of stargazing, with hot soup in between! We were very lucky that a miserable morning turned into the…
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Chatsworth
A wintry trip to Chatsworth today. The house and gardens are closed until the middle of March but the stables and restaurant are open and so is the car park next to them. After driving through a blizzard from Owler Bar down to Baslow, we had a trudge to Edensor (pronounced Ensor) which is a…
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Fountains Abbey in the fog and cold!!
Had a trip up to Fountains Abbey near Ripon, North Yorkshire today. We’d been recommended a trip to see the deer being fed and to take a winter tour around the Abbey. As you can see from the pictures, the weather was cold and foggy, though the snow was thawing it was very slippery and…
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Freezing York
Bus and trained it to York for a bit of a day out and some Christmas shopping. Absolutely freezing, but not too busy and a winter wonderland over the countryside on the train. Also visited York Minster which I’d not been to for ages (though Anne had been earlier in the year when she had…
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Autumn at Fairburn Ings
Gorgeous day for a wander around Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve. Saw lots of different Waterfowl (Teal, Tufted ducks, Mute Swans – loads, Mallards, Goldeneye, and more) and very out of place 6 black swans!!?? No idea where they’ve come from. We had plenty of long tailed tits following us in the trees which was nice.…
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Clumber Park
On the way back from Lincoln, had a splendid day at Clumber Park in Notts. Formally the home of the Dukes of Newcastle, the house does not exist anymore but there are lovely parks and grounds for recreation. We had a great walk around the lake (which is a lot longer than one imagines), a…
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Malham Walk
Splendid walk yesterday from Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. Day started cloudy but with magnificent views – especially across to the three peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. After a bit of rain the sun came out and we were treated some amazing views across the dales. Stunning! The walk was around 12 miles but…