ST. MARY`S CHURCH----FARNDALE.

The picturesque church of St Mary`s, Church Houses, Farndale, England stands at the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors in a dale renowned for it`s annual carpet of wild daffodils. Unfortunately we was perhaps a week to early has the daffodils had not opened up. This simple church, with it`s wide low chancel arch and Victorian east window, was built from local stone in 1831 and restored by Temple Moore in 1907-1914.

 

 

 

 

 

Entrance to this lovely church.

 

 

Narrow, shouldered priest`s door.

 

 

Cross just outside entrance to church.

 

 

Bellcote.

 

 

Internal view looking down the aisle towards the alter.

 

 

The Alter and the gorgeous stained glass window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCARBOROUGH CASTLE.

Scarborough castle stands on a massive promontory of rock that rises above the north sea, overlooking Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.  It started out as an iron age fort, was occupied by the Romans, became a Viking Settlement and reached it`s heyday under Henry II. Over the centuries it has seen civil wars, sieges and conflicts. It also came under bombardment during the first world war.

 

Entrance to Castle.

 

 

 

Another entrance but this one fastened off, so you cannot enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the plan of the Scarborough Castle Walls.

All my photographs where taken from outside the castle walls I did not go inside the castle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE PARK.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is South Yorkshire`s newest attraction, situated off Warning Tonque Lane, Branton, Doncaster DN4 6TB. The park occupies 70 acres of a 250 acre site. There are areas you can walk through such as Lemur woods, Wallaby walkabout etc. Here is just a few of the animals I photographed there.

 

 

 

Ankole cattle.

 

 

Lions.

 

 

Liama.

 

 

Meerkat. I just love these animals they are so cute and very inquisitive.

 

 

Just lovely.

 

 

Raccoon Dog.

 

 

Red River Hog.

 

 

Goat.

 

 

Rabbit.

 

 

Vulture.

 

 

Wallaby.

 

 

Zebra.

 

Take a look at this video to get a feel of the place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEAM TRAIN 6619.

As we was driving into Goathland in the North Yorkshire Moors, England I saw in the distance this steam train, we safely pulled up and parked the car, then rushed back towards the train track just in time to get these two photographs. This train is an ex GWR/BR 5600 class 0-6-2T tank engine pulling coaches. This particular steam train no 6619 was built in 1928 at Swindon Locomotive Works. On the side of this locomotive you can just see the classic 1948 British Railways Motif.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PICKERING RAILWAY STATION.

Pickering Railway Station is the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and is Britain`s most visited Heritage railway and is also one of the world`s oldest railway lines. You can catch a steam train and travel 18 lovely miles through North Yorkshire Moors National Park. This lovely line runs between the stations of (see map below) Pickering, Grosmont, Levisham, Goathland (where Heartbeat was filmed) and Whitby. Pickering station is still decorated in the 1930`s style plus it has a traditional tea room, not to be missed if you are thirsty or hungry.

 

 

 

 

 

Old fire buckets on the platform.

 

 

Old sign for Yorkshire Relish on the platform.

 

 

Restaurant car in the sidings.

 

 

Steam Train no 63395 Jive Express.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUTTON LE HOLE.

Hutton Le hole is a lovely small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England about seven miles north west of Pickering. Hutton Le hole is an attractive traditional English village, complete with tea rooms, local pub and several gift/craft shops. Also Hutton Le hole is home to the Ryedale Folk Museum which is Yorkshires leading open air museum. This museum is set in 3 acres containing 13 historic buildings and they are shops, thatched cruck cottages, Elizabethan manor house, barns and workshops. Unfortunately I did not visit this museum as we was on route to Pickering, but hope to return to see this museum. The glorious green grass in the village is ideal for picnics in the summer months. The stream (Hutton Beck) that runs through the centre of the village does not carry much water through the summer, but there should be enough to have a paddle. Hutton Le hole is an ideal base for walkers.

 

 

The building in the foreground is the original school house 1845 - 1875.

 

 

The stream (Hutton Beck) runs through the village.

 

 



 

Hutton Beck.

 

 

The new school house built in 1875 but was closed in 1972.

 

 

Sheep roam the village streets at will.