Today started perfectly, full fry then programme the Tomtom for the shortest route to Hardcastle Crags and she took me on a wonderous journey through town centres, back streets and unused country roads including the full cobbled length of Heptonstall. The valley Hardcastle Crags are in could be a good day out with possible walks of 6+ miles and facilities close to hand, I did the short Crags Constitutional which was a level people free walk with wildlife all around.
The next stop after negotiating a manically busy Hebden Bridge was East Riddlesden Hall which turned out to have interesting grounds and a number of keen volunteers with a huge knowledge of the place but not really my kind of venue. Now Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens were something else entirely, the abbey ruins again amazed me how the people in those far off times could build such huge and intricate structures without modern aids such as cranes and the water gardens were peaceful and beautiful, if one tenth of my photographs come out well I will be very pleased.
I am now in Welbury in North Yorshire for three nights, the locals have been friendly and offered lots of good advice and recommendations for my next few days, so watch this space.
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