About those noisy Peacocks! Well, we found the Peacocks today although not sure if they were the ones keeping us awake last night but there they were...at Nunnington Hall, about 4 miles away. Hmm, I suppose if weather conditions are right and the crow is flying straight and true, it could be possible for sound to travel that far. Anyway Nunnington was another NT place with house and gardens ready for visitors.
There is plenty to do and see in this area and another couple of miles further on was Rievaulx Abbey. Motor homing gives one a lot of freedom but does have one massive drawback. The Abbey was another National Heritage site but the car park was almost impossible to get into. No provisions for the larger vehicle and when we turned up a young lady trying to find spaces for other cars arriving, took one look at us and shook her head. No space large enough to accommodate MB so she sent us away saying if we went around the block no doubt a space would become available, and she would save it for us. Well her 'around the block' turned out to be a couple of miles down some very narrow lanes and steep inclines! True to her word, she nestled MB right next to the Abbey Wall on our return and away from any other vehicle.
Rievaulx Abbey gave us the wow factor. What a place and one of the best Abbey ruins we have seen.
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| Just to prove I am part of this holiday. |
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Tonight we went on a CC site with all facilities, (Camping & Caravanning club) Right next door is a farm shop, great for getting newly laid eggs for breakfast 'cos there are chooks. But where there are chickens there is a Cockrell, and the coop is not but about 40 yards from MB. Oh the joys of staying on farms.
And to today's wildlife
From Nunnington Hall
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| Orange Tip female |
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| This I think is a Bee Wolf |
And from Rievaulx
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| Nest building |
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| Gathering mud |
1 comment:
You are seeing some amazing places, I&I.
Mxx
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