Cotswolds .....

22nd October 2018

We returned to Moreton In Marsh, our last stop of our tour.  The site was still busy but we were able to find a nice pitch tucked away in the corner.

Moreton In Marsh is a small market town that stands at the crossroads of the Fosse Way the Roman road and the A44.

Weather good, cooking on grill outside today.

Blackshaw Moor, Caravan and Motorhome Club site

20th October 2018 

We left York and made our way to the next campsite in the Peak District, near Leeke. our route took us over the Pennines along the Woodhead Pass, it reaches a maximum altitude of 1486ft. 

Again, the campsite was quite full, only a handful of pitches left when we arrived. We found a relatively level pitch and a lovely view of the Roaches. Which we had climbed April 2010 when we had stayed at Buxton.

      Tittesworth Reservoir and Nature Reserve is only a short walk from the site, so we put on our walking shoes and followed a circular footpath around the Reservoir passing the dam on route.

Once a Viking Kingdom ......

17th October 2018
We left Berwick and took the road south, passing the Holy island, Lindisfarne Priory.

Angel of the North

We were heading further south to York. We stayed at Beechwood Grange Club Site. Managed to get a good pitch against the hedge. Amazingly, the site was pretty much full. We had hoped it was going to be walking distance into York, but it wasn't. But we soon sorted out a bus route and times. Had two full days in York.

We have both had a recent interest in the Viking exploits here in the UK and after learning about the great excavations discovered in the 1970's at Coppergate in York, we had to make a visit to the Jorvik Centre.

We entered into a brand new glass-floored gallery that incorporated an underfoot recreation of the original Coppergate excavation. Apparently the artefacts had been preserved in moist peaty layers, upto 9m deep, which, they say is unusual.

A very interesting experience, that sends you back in time to the 10th century and before. Together with animatronics and the use of forensic facial reconstruction, you truly can get a good idea how the vikings lived in York.

Clifford's Tower

                                                   
                                                                    York Minster

Constantine arrived in Britain AD305 and proclaimed Emperor of York the following year.

                 
                          The road train running from the Minster to the National Train Museum

We walked the city walls

                                                        Entertainment in the square

                                                      Stopped for a glass of bubbly

Lets walk along the Shambles ....

Are you sitting comfortably?.......

                                                                            Who is that man .......

Ahh yes ..... Ant said he wouldn't mind going to the National Train Museum in York. I'm so glad he did, it was a really good visit. Spent hours there and Free admission. 

                                                                     Going under .....

                            We caught the roadtrain back to the bar near the Shambles for another glass of bubbly.....Great day......