SATURDAY 28TH
Well we covered most points north, south, east and west of
Hawes, some days only driving thirty miles or so and today moved on to Whitby
on the east coast. We spent some time at
Fountain Abbey, a world heritage site near Ripon. Monks built this enormous place in the 12th
century. It has fallen into disrepair
however the internal stone work is beautiful and the colour of the stones
amazing. Later in the 1700s some Lake
Gardens were constructed and these are now being restored. The grounds are huge. At the top of one of the surrounding hills
was the Anne Boleyn seat overlooking the Abbey and grounds. There was a headless statue near the seat and
Ian wondered if it was of Anne Boleyn after she was beheaded or if someone had
pinched the head!
We drove across the Moors and the landscape changed
dramatically. Much more agriculture and
as we came closer to Whitby we drove through low heathland which is dark purple
and so different from the bright greens we have been in in the Yorkshire
Dales. We have found a little studio
apartment where we will stay for the next week.
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| Near Natby. So typical of the landscape in the Yorkshire Dales. Beautiful green grass and fields with the stone fences and little shelters for the sheep scattered around. Friday was a lovely sunny day. |
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| The coloured stone work inside Fountain Abbey |
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| A portion of Fountain Abbey and the grounds leading to the Water Gardens. |
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