Late September 2015 – Yorkshire

We have had a glorious week in Yorkshire.  The weather was brilliant for the whole week.  There may have been fog on a couple of mornings but that soon burned off.  We spent our first night with friends in Thorner and (as is customary on such a visit we went for a curry at Rajas in Leeds.  The meal set the scene for the rest of the week! (we enjoyed two delicious curry meals at Spice4U in Pickering)

After Thorner we headed for Pickering and the Pear Tree House Bed and Breakfast.  What a find – great room, great welcome and great breakfast.  On our way to Pickering we visited Middleham and Richmond and their castles.

Both towns and castles are well worth a visit.  In Richmond Castle grounds we came across a whole host of butterflies.

We also stopped for a wander around Leyburn which was another pleasant town. Once based in Pickering we did have a day on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR)  that included a trip to Whitby and lunch at The Magpie (as good as ever) and then to Goathland for a meander around the village and the setting for the TV series Heartbeat.

On another day we spent the morning walking in Farndale which was peaceful and very pleasant with fantastic views.

In the afternoon we headed to the Fosse Falls near Littlebeck.What we found was a house (Midge Hall) in the middle of a forest clearing with a delightful open air tea room where we enjoyed coffee and a cake (for Annie) and a scone with jam and cream (for Gerry).  The setting was quite magical and we discovered that they had in fact had 28 marriages conducted there this year. After tea we found the water fall itself. Despite the lack of rain in the preceding few days the flow was still good over the 9 metre drop. If you are ever in the area do try and visit Midge Hall.

We headed back to Fairford via Helmsley and enjoyed an hour walking around the market and shops.  Even Gerry found the shops interesting!

Another great Yorkshire Break.