Grosmont

Grosmont is a village in the North York Moors, and has a railway station travelling to nearby Whitby and Pickering.  We parked near the station and crossed the bridge over the tracks to the platform.

Goathland

Last week I went to Goathland, a village in North Yorkshire on the North York Moors. The railway is still running, linking with Grosmont and Pickering, and I've decided at some point next year to come back and have afternoon tea on the train. After waiting and seeing a train arrive at the station, we walked alongside the railway, following the footpath to Grosmont.

Durham

The other weekend, after afternoon tea at Wynyard Hall, we drove into Durham. After we’d had a look round the shops in the city centre, we headed for the cathedral – which had scaffolding sitting on the top of it. You can go inside the cathedral for free but I wasn’t allowed to take any photos inside. To complete our look around Durham, we wandered back across the bridge and walked along the River Wear to get some photographs.

A Guide to York

Places to visit in York:

Betty’s Tea Rooms

I’ve been to Betty’s a number of times before but never to the one in York (there are actually two in York, though one is a lot smaller), so when we were there last week we decided to try it out. There was quite a queue as it was lunchtime, but we didn’t have to wait long to be seated which was lucky since it was raining! We got to sit downstairs which was nice, and I had my usual egg and cress and a pot of tea for two.

York Minster

York Minster is a cathedral in the centre of York. It was completed in 1472 after centuries of building.

York City Wall

York has a castle wall around the city, most of it built somewhere between the 12^th and 14^th century and the first parts were built in Roman times, about 71 AD.  A lot of the wall still remains today and the last photo in this post was taken from the wall looking towards the Minster. There are a number of ‘bars’ where you can exit or join the wall, so you don’t have to walk the whole thing.

The Shambles

Finally, the Shambles, which is basically an old street in York, with a cobbled road and buildings dating back to the 14^th century. Close to the Shambles is The Fudge Kitchen, which is well worth a visit – the vanilla fudge is my favourite.

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls are three waterfalls (Upper Falls, Middle Falls and Lower Falls), in the Yorkshire Dales, near the village of Aysgarth. The upper falls can be seen from the bridge that you need to cross to get to them; the first photo in this post is taken from the bridge. The falls are free to access, though they do have an honesty box – which we did add to! You can walk right out onto the limestone steps and at some points, the water from the River Ure was shallow enough for us to almost reach the other side.

The falls are mostly surrounded by woodland, and there is a short walk across a couple of fields full of lambs and the bluebell-covered woods before you get to the Middle Falls. The Middle Falls can be seen from a viewing platform.