Following leaving Bedale on 14th July we went home but only for 11 nights, and while we were there we expected to receive the 'BOOST' kits that we'd ordered to electrify our manual pedal bikes!!! However, this wasn't to be😒! They had been delayed at the factory and now delivery wouldn't be until we were back from our next holiday on 6th August.
But Hey Ho, Never mind😳 we'd have to manage with pedal power but I already knew that although I was fine on flat roads, hills very much presented a challenge 😅 !
Our first port of call was for 3 nights at one of the Camping and Caravaning Club Temporary Holiday Sites (THS) at Whitby. It was located on the playing field at Whity School and within easy walking distance of the town which was hosting one of it's bi annual Steampunk events which we hadn't been aware of prior to our arrival!
As you would imagine Whitby was heaving and parking was just about impossible but because we were able to walk our visit was stressless😁 and we were able to enjoy the many 'sights' that were on offer!
Our next port of call on 27th July was to the quiet Lakeside Camping Site at Pocklington where we'd arranged to spend 4 nights with our good friends Keith and Jackie. It was maybe somewhere we would't have choosen for ourselves but it suited our friends very well because of the huge fishing lake where massive carp were often pulled out. It also turned out to be fairly good for us because of the areas lack of hills (but not completely)!
While we were there we very much enjoyed Keith and Jackie's company over dinner in the evenings and also rides of 15 and 21 miles on our bikes where we only discovered a few upward challenges 😫😡😱.
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| A Bike Shelter that was fully equiped for mending your bike! |
Our final stay of this trip was at the CCC's Club Site at Woodall Spa but when we arrived it was to find that the whole site was like a huge sand pit. There was no grass be seen and the loose dust was almost choking when the wind blew! However, we decided to make the most of it and for most of our 5 night stay we toddled out on our bikes, and to my great relief John was unable to find any hills at all😂! We loved the area but not the camp site but we're already eyeing up another Tempory Holiday Site nearer to the town for another stay next year!
After that it was home for 9 nights and that included a bit of Grandparent duty......
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| Thank God for Betty Crocker😂 |
While we've been here our activities have included hiking and biking on the Monsal Trail
Walking along Stanage Edge (although that walk wasn't so good because of gale force winds and would you believe wet lashing rain)
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| A lovely ride around Derwent Ladybower and Howden Resevoirs! The sky looks moody but it was actually a lovely day 🌞 |
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| Slippery Stones |
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| Our Picnic Spot |
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| An 8 mile walk from the campsite to Chatsworth House |
A 30 odd mile ride from Carssington Reservoir and on to Tissington and then back along the High Peak Trail. And on another day a there and back 18 mile ride along the Manifold Way were we later learnt that in dry weather the River Manifold often disappears underground via the swallets or sink holes and re-emergs in the grounds of Ilam Hall.
Castleton and the very steep walk up to Mam Tor were also included in our outings and to get there we pottered along the National Trust's Broken road that looks as if it might become even more 'broken' in years to come.
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| It was a tad windy at the top of Mam Tor🍃 |
We've also enjoyed a couple of more tranquil days pottering and shopping around the very busy streets of Bakewell and of course we had to indulge in a couple of delicious meals at the River and Roast Cafe.
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