Archive for February, 2023
Filed under Out & About
Hadley Guillotine Locks
On a recent walk I was pleased to see that the restoration of Hadley guillotine locks, after a long delay was now complete.
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 23rd 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, York 2023
York – Day Three
We awoke to bright sunshine and had a window seat at breakfast that allowed us to enjoy the golden rays.
After breakfast Mr C headed off to visit a trade show, one of the main reasons for our stay in York. I walked into York thinking I would visit the ‘Chocolate Experience’ attraction when I got [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2023
Filed under Holidays, York 2023
York – Day Two
We arrived at breakfast to find that it was ‘to order’ as starters and mains. Everything was there although perhaps not in quite the right order for me personally. I opted for the American stacked pancakes with berries. The breakfast room was a little chaotic, so rather than linger at the table we returned to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 15th 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, York 2023
York – Day One
Our journey to York ran smoothly despite experiencing some erratic drivers along the various motorways. When it was time for lunch we stopped at Woodall services with its never endimg walkway to reach Waitrose on the opposite side of the road. In Waitrose we picked up sandwiches for our in-car picnic.
Comfortably replete we continued our [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 12th 2023