Grove Farm
Travel Blogs from Darlington
I've seen Fire and I've seen Rain
... out over wet grass!
Off to the Northwich area which is near Chester and my old stamping ground. We are planning a 4 week (or longer) stay there so we can settle down for the winter and Xmas. Plenty to see and do with Liverpool, Chester, Manchester, the Potteries and North Wales within easy driving distance, especially as we are staying about 3 miles from the M6 Motorway which joins other Motorways and main ...
Back to the van
... has one of three Transporter bridges in the UK and it has a fantastic shopping area. Other than that it is a city in decline which is undergoing "Urban Renewal" so it is not very interesting. It was a major fishing and trade port but all that is changing. The EU is not very kind to the UK with it's petty rules and regulations.
Friday was a walk to Whitby on the ...
A great day out
... verge of closing up for good when by sheer chance Wallace, of Wallace and Grommet fame, said the immortal words 'not even a bit of Wensleydale" when the love of his life in the Close Shave episode said she didn't like cheese. W and G fans all over the UK then decided to try Wenslydale and the brand was saved. Good old Wallace, what a star. I was expecting a monument erected in his honour outside the creamery, but alas ...
Catching up
I am sure I wrote an entry recently but it seems not so this is a bit of a catch up.
Since we arrived here we have been to a few places. Richmond is a small town about 6 miles away from us and is worth a visit. We have been 3 times but only for short visits. Went to Darlington to see the rail museum which was closed the first time but went back yesterday and had a look around. ...
Sunshine came softly.......
... near the Ure river and is in the valley, so it was originally called Urevale or Yorevale. After hundreds of years it finally passed into private hands as the monasteries were under attack by Henry VIII. At one stage it passed into the hands of some Marchioness, who thought it would sound better if she lived in a French sounding estate, so she changed the name to Jer (Yore) Vaulx (Vale). What a pretentious little Marchioness she ...
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