Tuesday, March 20, 2007

A VISIT TO NORTH YORKSHIRE

The reason I’ve been off-air for a few days has been a sojourn in North Yorkshire with my Brother in Law. He lives in a beautiful Georgian house facing a typically British Village green. As well as being the best cook I know, we seem to spend the day putting the world to rights, drinking a little too much wine and watching the cricket on TV. There are few better ways to pass the time!

The towns and villages in the region are very distinctive, and extremely attractive. Places like Boroughbridge, Masham (Black Sheep Brewery, and excellent sausages!), Ripon, Thirsk and Northallerton (Bettys is an absolute gem, and an institution around the area) all have wide, generous and prosperous looking main streets, lined with attractive stone buildings.

A very, very pleasant part of the world to spend some time, especially when you can eat like a King into the bargain.
THE MAESTRO AT WORK

GENERAL STORE - BOROUGHBRIDGE

BLOSSOM - THORPE PERROW ARBORETUM

WINE SHOP - BOROUGHBRIDGE


RECLAMATION YARD - MASHAM

SUNSET TAKEN FROM KIRKLINGTON VILLAGE GREEN


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