Great trip Chris. Have they started to rebuild the cafe at the top of Hartside yet? Always a good place to stop, but sadly burned down a few months ago.
Another 'Grand Day Out'
What a superb day.
Many thanks to John for planning the route.
John is a mate from Skoda Octavia days and Ive Detailied his Mk3
The weather was great, if a little cold to start with. We met up in Long Preston on the A65.at 8.00 am ..Roughly 40 minutes for me
We then drove to Ingleton and turned off towards Ribble Head Viaduct down to Hawes in Wensleydale, where a bacon buttie and Tea was in order
Here the road opened out and we drove through Appleby onto Penrith and to Alston via an awesome road to 'Hartside top' at 1900'
Unfortunately the Cafe had been destroyed by fire during the 'Beast from the East'
RULES:
From here is was downhill to sleepy Alston and a road closure forced us into a 6 mile detour to drive down to 'Middleton in Teesdale' where we had lunch in a cafe. We pushed the boat out and a Fish Finger buttie.
Onto Reeth in Swaledale via Barnard castle, where we got lost (My fault) to Leyburn and over the 'Kidstones Pass to Buckden in Wharfedale and a swift half in the Buck Inn
Finally along to Kettlewell and to Skipton where we said goodbye and went our own way home.
Fantastic day. The cars were awesome, as were the roads!
Roughly 220 miles !
Many thanks to John for planning the route.
John is a mate from Skoda Octavia days and Ive Detailied his Mk3
The weather was great, if a little cold to start with. We met up in Long Preston on the A65.at 8.00 am ..Roughly 40 minutes for me
We then drove to Ingleton and turned off towards Ribble Head Viaduct down to Hawes in Wensleydale, where a bacon buttie and Tea was in order
Here the road opened out and we drove through Appleby onto Penrith and to Alston via an awesome road to 'Hartside top' at 1900'
Unfortunately the Cafe had been destroyed by fire during the 'Beast from the East'
RULES:
From here is was downhill to sleepy Alston and a road closure forced us into a 6 mile detour to drive down to 'Middleton in Teesdale' where we had lunch in a cafe. We pushed the boat out and a Fish Finger buttie.
Onto Reeth in Swaledale via Barnard castle, where we got lost (My fault) to Leyburn and over the 'Kidstones Pass to Buckden in Wharfedale and a swift half in the Buck Inn
Finally along to Kettlewell and to Skipton where we said goodbye and went our own way home.
Fantastic day. The cars were awesome, as were the roads!
Roughly 220 miles !
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