I hadn’t been to Knaresborough before but
I’d had it recommended to me a few times. We visited at the end of October and
arrived to find the city under a blanket of mist, creating some lovely photos.
We parked near Knaresborough Castle and headed over to the castle wall where
we were greeted by the amazing view of Knaresborough’s famous viaduct. After
taking in the view, we walked down some really steep steps to reach the bottom,
then walked along by the River Nidd, making sure to turn around and see the
castle from a different angle.
We were going to go to Mother Shipton’s cave, but
the people who worked there were dressed up in Hallowe’en outfits – I think it
was the school holidays – so we’re going to go another time instead. Speaking
(or writing) of Hallowe’en, we came across a bat as we walked through the park and I got a brilliant picture of a squirrel sitting on the wall of the
churchyard as we headed back to the castle. I also made sure to capture the
beautiful oranges and reds of the autumn trees. We had lunch in a lovely little
café, The Moat Buttery Tea Shoppe then after a wander around the castle, we
headed back home as it was freezing by this point!
