Today’s weather was magnificent, so I planned a longer drive, heading to Blubberhouses enroute to Harrogate for morning tea with Betty and some excellent pancakes. Harrogate is a grand place to spend 3 nights for a walk around town. Then onward to Rippon and Thirsk, which is racing country, before a grand drive over the Moors to Helmsley, where I’ll bought some of the best pork pies at Hunters on the Square. Helmsley is another place where you can rest-up for a few days at some lovely B&B’s, Pubs or Hotels while you take time to visit the ruiins of Riveaux Abbey…history definately abounds here!
From Helmsley I headed towards Pickering and the wonderful North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway where we were lucky to be at the special re-enactment event of WW2. Make sure you do not miss this trip as it it truly wonderful! I returned over the north route and went through some grand ‘white’ roads (narrow and twisty, but lots of fun in a small car!). What a day, and what a lot of fun!
The Nomad
Useful UK vacation links:
Skipton Castle, a medieval castle: www.skiptoncastle.co.uk
Bolton Castle, a midieval fortresss: www.boltoncastle.co.uk
Yorkshire Dales: www.yorkshiredales.org
Malham, Yorkshire: www.malhamdale.com
North Yorkshire Moors Railway: www.northyorkshiremoorsrailway.com
Herriot Country: www.herriotcountry.com
The World of James Herriot: www.worldofjamesherriot.org