A Short Trip into Yorkshire
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Yorkshire is, or used to be, at least, lovely. I left my place of birth in 1998 and have only been back for short visits.
Watching your trip with interest.
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My old van is in for warranty work so epic trek to the frozen NorthWhat you doing up these parts
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I'm not sure how much we are going to see as my hip is playing up.
But hopefully, having now finished the long drives it will loosen up with a bit of exercise.
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A drive of almost exactly 200 miles today, as recorded by Google Timeline.
The two hundred miles took us five and a half hours including a 45 minute stop for lunch. On the blue line above there are a couple of car symbols, these were the traffic jams. The first on the outskirts of Birmingham was just down to the volume of traffic, the second was roadworks where three lanes of traffic went into one.
We are now at Ripley Caravan Park just north of Harrogate for a Murvi Club rally.
There are about 25 vans here. The cost isn't super-cheap (£25/night for us) but all the pitches here are fully serviced which is a bit of a luxury but I won't complain.
This is a "pre-meet" before our AGM meet which starts on Thursday, when I expect more vans will appear. This second event, on Nidderdale Show Ground, is a more reasonable £10/night but there is no EHU and the area is currently water-logged so we will be parking on the perimeter road! We will find out how this works when we get there!
The two hundred miles took us five and a half hours including a 45 minute stop for lunch. On the blue line above there are a couple of car symbols, these were the traffic jams.
The first on the outskirts of Birmingham was just down to the volume of traffic, the second was roadworks where three lanes of traffic went into one.We are now at Ripley Caravan Park just north of Harrogate for a Murvi Club rally.
There are about 25 vans here. The cost isn't super-cheap (£25/night for us) but all the pitches here are fully serviced which is a bit of a luxury but I won't complain.
This is a "pre-meet" before our AGM meet which starts on Thursday, when I expect more vans will appear. This second event, on Nidderdale Show Ground, is a more reasonable £10/night but there is no EHU and the area is currently water-logged so we will be parking on the perimeter road! We will find out how this works when we get there!
Ripley Castle 
. Welcome to Yorkshire
. Welcome to Yorkshire
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Perhaps more of a fund raising event for the site! But site prices have rocketed recently. I guess energy costs must be a big factor. Unmetered EHU must be be very expensive for the site owner.HOW MUCH, are you sure it's a rally.
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£25 is cheap here even for now
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Indeed, prices have shot up. We are stopping at a CMC site for one night on the way back and it's £42. I'm sure a couple of years ago it would have been £25.
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Reminds me of checking in into a hotel in Dundee receptionist ask were we were from I said down south, girl behind be said I'm from down south too so I asked her where she was from she said Sunderland. She didn't understand why I burst out laughing.
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Just 2 miles from where we live. Nice site. The Boars head in Ripley serves good food & Ripley town hall has a bar when open plus there’s some excellent walks from the site & not far from Harrogate.A drive of almost exactly 200 miles today, as recorded by Google Timeline.
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The two hundred miles took us five and a half hours including a 45 minute stop for lunch. On the blue line above there are a couple of car symbols, these were the traffic jams.
We are now at Ripley Caravan Park just north of Harrogate for a Murvi Club rally.
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There are about 25 vans here. The cost isn't super-cheap (£25/night for us) but all the pitches here are fully serviced which is a bit of a luxury but I won't complain.
This is a "pre-meet" before our AGM meet which starts on Thursday, when I expect more vans will appear. This second event, on Nidderdale Show Ground, is a more reasonable £10/night but there is no EHU and the area is currently water-logged so we will be parking on the perimeter road! We will find out how this works when we get there!
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hi just looked marazion up it looks a great place where do you stay ? thanks
Reminds me of checking in into a hotel in Dundee receptionist ask were we were from I said down south, girl behind be said I'm from down south too so I asked her where she was from she said Sunderland. She didn't understand why I burst out laughing.
Yes, Lenny HB ……it all depends on where you are starting from. My last job before retirement was in Shetland and we lived there for 14 years. When the locals said they were going south, they meant on the overnight ferry (14 hours) to Aberdeen!
It's a mere 17 miles from Ripley to Sandhutton, where you can park free of charge at (my nephew) Alex's pub, the King's Arms. He is a wonderful chef and will provide a fantastic meal for you - (you have to pay for that though!)
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We're having a meal in the Boar's Head on Wednesday.
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We haven't done much today, mainly because it's blowing a gale and there were showers coming through all morning. The wind was so strong the van was rocking from side to side at times. The air temperature when I took Charlie for his first walk after breakfast was 6°C which felt considerably less due to the windchill. I depressed myself when we got back by looking at the temperatures the other side of the Channel.
The sun came out in the afternoon so we went for a short walk to the nearby village of Ripley. This is a slightly odd place as the whole village is privately owned by the Ingilby family who live in the castle. They have worked hard to commercialise everything - it's a bit like a smaller version of Longleat or Beaulieu but without the animals or cars.
The original village was torn down in the 19th century apart from the castle and church. What happened to the villagers does not seem to be recorded.
But the "new" village is a pretty place with numerous listed buildings.
There is a large carpark on the edge of the village and an even bigger overspill carpark next to it to accommodate the visitors. In France this would probably be one of the Beaux Villages.
We will go for a bit of a drive tomorrow, starting with a visit to Fountains Abbey which is a short hop away.
The sun came out in the afternoon so we went for a short walk to the nearby village of Ripley. This is a slightly odd place as the whole village is privately owned by the Ingilby family who live in the castle. They have worked hard to commercialise everything - it's a bit like a smaller version of Longleat or Beaulieu but without the animals or cars.
The original village was torn down in the 19th century apart from the castle and church. What happened to the villagers does not seem to be recorded.
But the "new" village is a pretty place with numerous listed buildings.
There is a large carpark on the edge of the village and an even bigger overspill carpark next to it to accommodate the visitors. In France this would probably be one of the Beaux Villages.
We will go for a bit of a drive tomorrow, starting with a visit to Fountains Abbey which is a short hop away.
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We visited Fountains Abbey this morning which is only about 20 minutes drive. It's a National Trust place so free for us but if you are not a member it is an eye-watering £20 a head!
From what I understood in the small exhibition in the Porter's Lodge this was the original Cistercian monastery in Britain, founded in 1132 by a small group of monks seeking a more austere life. But vows of austerity did not stop this becoming the richest monastery in England until the Black Death and a virulent disease of sheep which hit their wool exports brought things down. Henry VIII finished it off with the lead from the roof and the stained glass windows melted down to recover the metal.
There are organised free tours but we just wandered about with the little leaflet and map we were given at reception.
Random shots.
The model shows what the Abbey looked like. Intriguely, note how large parts were built over the river which is shown as a sort of grey streak in the model. Arches allowed the river to flow under the buildings.
In the background you can see sandstone cliffs from which I guess the stone to make the Abbey was quarried. Just a short wheelbarrow trip away.
Water flowing under the storeroom.
Clever vaulting.
More wet foundations. It's almost as if the abbot decided how big the building should be and took no notice of the presence of the river.
Look at the size of this window, presumably stained glass originally until Henry pinched the lead.
This shot has a chimney - the monks were allowed to turn the central heating on between November and Easter.
The Abbey mill is still more or less complete. Apparently because it earned money so wasn't destroyed in the Dissolution.
The millpond. The water flows into the brick building on the right.
The current wheel is made of iron so probably 19th century. The original would have been wooden of course. It's an undershot wheel, meaning the water flows under not over the wheel.
A lot of old stones but an interesting visit.
Our next stop was to considerably older stones and these were shaped by Nature not Man.
A fifteen minute drive from Fountains brings you to Brinham Rocks. Some time ago and taking into account today is Tuesday then let's say 300 million years ago a mixture of sand, grit and pebbles started to form rock. A glacier came about 30,000 years ago (might have been a Wednesday) and carved out the nearby Nidderdale Valley and exposed the rocks to the extreme arctic weather.
You can see the results a short walk from the NT carpark (£6.50 for non-members).
These are several geocaches here which made a pleasant diversion. There's also teashop!
From what I understood in the small exhibition in the Porter's Lodge this was the original Cistercian monastery in Britain, founded in 1132 by a small group of monks seeking a more austere life. But vows of austerity did not stop this becoming the richest monastery in England until the Black Death and a virulent disease of sheep which hit their wool exports brought things down. Henry VIII finished it off with the lead from the roof and the stained glass windows melted down to recover the metal.
There are organised free tours but we just wandered about with the little leaflet and map we were given at reception.
Random shots.
The model shows what the Abbey looked like. Intriguely, note how large parts were built over the river which is shown as a sort of grey streak in the model. Arches allowed the river to flow under the buildings.
In the background you can see sandstone cliffs from which I guess the stone to make the Abbey was quarried. Just a short wheelbarrow trip away.
Water flowing under the storeroom.
Clever vaulting.
More wet foundations. It's almost as if the abbot decided how big the building should be and took no notice of the presence of the river.
Look at the size of this window, presumably stained glass originally until Henry pinched the lead.
This shot has a chimney - the monks were allowed to turn the central heating on between November and Easter.
The Abbey mill is still more or less complete. Apparently because it earned money so wasn't destroyed in the Dissolution.
The millpond. The water flows into the brick building on the right.
The current wheel is made of iron so probably 19th century. The original would have been wooden of course. It's an undershot wheel, meaning the water flows under not over the wheel.
A lot of old stones but an interesting visit.
Our next stop was to considerably older stones and these were shaped by Nature not Man.
A fifteen minute drive from Fountains brings you to Brinham Rocks. Some time ago and taking into account today is Tuesday then let's say 300 million years ago a mixture of sand, grit and pebbles started to form rock. A glacier came about 30,000 years ago (might have been a Wednesday) and carved out the nearby Nidderdale Valley and exposed the rocks to the extreme arctic weather.
You can see the results a short walk from the NT carpark (£6.50 for non-members).
These are several geocaches here which made a pleasant diversion. There's also teashop!
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We visited Fountains Abbey this morning which is only about 20 minutes drive. It's a National Trust place so free for us but if you are not a member it is an eye-watering £20 a head!
From what I understood in the small exhibition in the Porter's Lodge this was the original Cistercian monastery in Britain, founded in 1132 by a small group of monks seeking a more austere life. But vows of austerity did not stop this becoming the richest monastery in England until the Black Death and a virulent disease of sheep which hit their wool exports brought things down. Henry VIII finished it off with the lead from the roof and the stained glass windows melted down to recover the metal.
There are organised free tours but we just wandered about with the little leaflet and map we were given at reception.
Random shots.
The model shows what the Abbey looked like. Intriguely, note how large parts were built over the river which is shown as a sort of grey streak in the model. Arches allowed the river to flow under the buildings.
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In the background you can see sandstone cliffs from which I guess the stone to make the Abbey was quarried. Just a short wheelbarrow trip away.
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Water flowing under the storeroom.
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Clever vaulting.
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More wet foundations. It's almost as if the abbot decided how big the building should be and took no notice of the presence of the river.
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Look at the size of this window, presumably stained glass originally until Henry pinched the lead.
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This shot has a chimney - the monks were allowed to turn the central heating on between November and Easter.
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The Abbey mill is still more or less complete. Apparently because it earned money so wasn't destroyed in the Dissolution.
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The millpond. The water flows into the brick building on the right.
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The current wheel is made of iron so probably 19th century. The original would have been wooden of course. It's an undershot wheel, meaning the water flows under not over the wheel.
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A lot of old stones but an interesting visit.
Our next stop was to considerably older stones and these were shaped by Nature not Man.
A fifteen minute drive from Fountains brings you to Brinham Rocks. Some time ago and taking into account today is Tuesday then let's say 300 million years ago a mixture of sand, grit and pebbles started to form rock. A glacier came about 30,000 years ago (might have been a Wednesday) and carved out the nearby Nidderdale Valley and exposed the rocks to the extreme arctic weather.
You can see the results a short walk from the NT carpark (£6.50 for non-members).
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These are several geocaches here which made a pleasant diversion. There's also teashop!
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Lovely photos DBK Thanks for the interesting narrative too. Been to both places several times but feel another visit is called for. Time to call into Bettys for a fat rascal.
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We visited Fountains Abbey this morning which is only about 20 minutes drive. It's a National Trust place so free for us but if you are not a member it is an eye-watering £20 a head!
From what I understood in the small exhibition in the Porter's Lodge this was the original Cistercian monastery in Britain, founded in 1132 by a small group of monks seeking a more austere life. But vows of austerity did not stop this becoming the richest monastery in England until the Black Death and a virulent disease of sheep which hit their wool exports brought things down. Henry VIII finished it off with the lead from the roof and the stained glass windows melted down to recover the metal.
There are organised free tours but we just wandered about with the little leaflet and map we were given at reception.
Random shots.
The model shows what the Abbey looked like. Intriguely, note how large parts were built over the river which is shown as a sort of grey streak in the model. Arches allowed the river to flow under the buildings.
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In the background you can see sandstone cliffs from which I guess the stone to make the Abbey was quarried. Just a short wheelbarrow trip away.
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Water flowing under the storeroom.
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Clever vaulting.
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More wet foundations. It's almost as if the abbot decided how big the building should be and took no notice of the presence of the river.
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Look at the size of this window, presumably stained glass originally until Henry pinched the lead.
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This shot has a chimney - the monks were allowed to turn the central heating on between November and Easter.
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The Abbey mill is still more or less complete. Apparently because it earned money so wasn't destroyed in the Dissolution.
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The millpond. The water flows into the brick building on the right.
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View attachment 886561
The current wheel is made of iron so probably 19th century. The original would have been wooden of course. It's an undershot wheel, meaning the water flows under not over the wheel.
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A lot of old stones but an interesting visit.
Our next stop was to considerably older stones and these were shaped by Nature not Man.
A fifteen minute drive from Fountains brings you to Brinham Rocks. Some time ago and taking into account today is Tuesday then let's say 300 million years ago a mixture of sand, grit and pebbles started to form rock. A glacier came about 30,000 years ago (might have been a Wednesday) and carved out the nearby Nidderdale Valley and exposed the rocks to the extreme arctic weather.
You can see the results a short walk from the NT carpark (£6.50 for non-members).
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These are several geocaches here which made a pleasant diversion. There's also teashop!
Wow. What an amazing write up.
We went there many times as kids. And Brimham Rooks
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Very very very yummy ice cream in Ripley.
And at Brymor
There is no where better than the Yorkshire Dales, especially Wensleydale. Stay at Colmans Campsite in Aysgarth it is by far the best small site I have ever visited, caters for large motorhomes, caravans, campers and tents. Lovely owners who go the extra mile and will cook you a fabulous Yorkshire breakfast and deliver it to your van. Wensleydale has everything you want in terms of places to see and things to do- look at their website.If its raining you could always come over to the proper side of the Pennines , its cracking flags here at the moment, having to put sun cream on!
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Hope you are still enjoying Yorkshire. Ripley Castle and village is a lovely place to visit. Done a couple of rallies at Pateley Bridge on the showground. Great site but beware of the sheep droppings everywhere. If your hips have recovered and are up to it there’s a great circular walk from the show ground, up the hill through the village, up along Panorama walk, into Glasshouses and back along the river.A drive of almost exactly 200 miles today, as recorded by Google Timeline.
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The two hundred miles took us five and a half hours including a 45 minute stop for lunch. On the blue line above there are a couple of car symbols, these were the traffic jams.
We are now at Ripley Caravan Park just north of Harrogate for a Murvi Club rally.
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There are about 25 vans here. The cost isn't super-cheap (£25/night for us) but all the pitches here are fully serviced which is a bit of a luxury but I won't complain.
This is a "pre-meet" before our AGM meet which starts on Thursday, when I expect more vans will appear. This second event, on Nidderdale Show Ground, is a more reasonable £10/night but there is no EHU and the area is currently water-logged so we will be parking on the perimeter road! We will find out how this works when we get there!
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