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A family week-end in Yorkshire
Sep. 8th, 2012 03:43 pmLast week-end I went up to Leeds with Adrian on the train from Kings Cross
It had been Adrian's Mum's birthday earlier in the week, so it was a special occasion.
After picking his Mum up in the rental car, we went to the Age UK cafe' next to
Adrian's sister runs the cafe' and we stopped for a cuppa, and of course a slice of cake
The church was open and we spent some time admiring the 17th century sculpted pews
and stained glass windows
Next it was an early dinner: fish and chips! Yum!
On the Saturday we drove up to the edge of the North Yorskhire Moors National Park. We stopped at Sutton Bank, a hill which affords nice views of the Vale of York
before reaching Helmsley
where we visited the beautiful Walled Garden, next to the castle
On the way back to Leeds, we stopped for an early dinner at a pub in Newton on Ouse,
then we crossed the wooden Aldwark Bridge (toll: 40p)
and visited the churchyard of Little Ouseburn (one of many Miss Marple villages seen on that day!) with its unusual Georgian mausoleum
On Sunday morning we had a quick stroll around some lovely gardens in Roundhay Park, in Leeds.
A 'reproduction' of Monet's garden
a copy of the Alhambra's one
and 3 more modern ones which were designed for the Chelsea Flower Show
Later we all (Adrian, Adrian's Mum and sister, his two nephews and I) went for lunch!
This week-end is a lazy one! The lovely Ricardo (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bazanges) is here for a few days.
It had been Adrian's Mum's birthday earlier in the week, so it was a special occasion.
After picking his Mum up in the rental car, we went to the Age UK cafe' next to
Adrian's sister runs the cafe' and we stopped for a cuppa, and of course a slice of cake
The church was open and we spent some time admiring the 17th century sculpted pews
and stained glass windows
Next it was an early dinner: fish and chips! Yum!
On the Saturday we drove up to the edge of the North Yorskhire Moors National Park. We stopped at Sutton Bank, a hill which affords nice views of the Vale of York
before reaching Helmsley
where we visited the beautiful Walled Garden, next to the castle
On the way back to Leeds, we stopped for an early dinner at a pub in Newton on Ouse,
then we crossed the wooden Aldwark Bridge (toll: 40p)
and visited the churchyard of Little Ouseburn (one of many Miss Marple villages seen on that day!) with its unusual Georgian mausoleum
On Sunday morning we had a quick stroll around some lovely gardens in Roundhay Park, in Leeds.
A 'reproduction' of Monet's garden
a copy of the Alhambra's one
and 3 more modern ones which were designed for the Chelsea Flower Show
Later we all (Adrian, Adrian's Mum and sister, his two nephews and I) went for lunch!
This week-end is a lazy one! The lovely Ricardo (
bazanges) is here for a few days.
