Yorkshire Dales, TV Soap Country
Travelling through the luscious rolling hills of the Dales, we made our way to Holmfirth for our "Last of The Summer Wine" bus tour. We took our seats in the vintage bus as Colin, our guide wowed us with his amazing knowledge of the show. We had lunch in Sid’s Cafe which included a life size Nora Batty cut. It bought back some great memories of this iconic tv show.
A fantastic morning was spent exploring Goathland, home of the popular TV series Heartbeat. We took a tour of the village and recognised some of the iconic buildings and shops featured in the tv show. We did our best policeman impersonations as we stood by the old police cars.
Off to Embsay train station for our ride on the beautifully restored Victorian and Edwardian carriages, enjoying a ride through some unique views of Yorkshire’s finest countryside. The evocative smells of a real steam railway and the puffing and hissing of the steam engine as it pulled into the station made us really excited for our journey.
We spent the afternoon in the town of Skipton, enjoying the afternoon sun where we walked along the peaceful canal. We admired all the boats as they sailed alongside us. We couldn’t resist popping into some of the local shops to buy some more souvenirs!
Today's adventure was a farm safari at Thornton Hall Country Park. On the safari we saw sheep, goats, cattle and deer including the buck "Bruce”. We bought some animal feed and had great fun feeding the animals on the way round. We couldn't resist treating ourselves to a delicious ice cream or a mega milkshake as well!
We loved visiting the cheese factory where we watched how the famous Wensleydale cheese is made and the history of the factory.After sampling some of the delicious produce we met the cheeky cheese loving characters Wallace and Gromit.
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