Yorkshire part 2

 July 13th

Having had a really lazy day on Saturday, we felt we should do something on Sunday. Weather was perfect with temperatures near the 30s. But what to do?  We had pretty well done everything in the vicinity and beyond, this being our third visit. We looked through the internet, got out the English Heritage and NT books and in the end decided on going back to Beningbrough Hall, a NT property.

Back in June 2021 we visited the Hall, but then the only thing open inside was the art gallery. This time several rooms inside the house were open, and as NT members, it solved our dilemma of where to go. We arrived late, the place had been open for two hours, so parking this beast in their car park was impossible. A designated area was available for motorhomes, but the 4 that were already there had parked in such a way to make it impossible for another to fit in. So we were shown to a grassy area right outside the hall. Great, I thought, less walking to do. Unfortunately the double gates where I thought we could get in were padlocked so it meant a bit of a walk after all.

 LAUNDRY

Beautiful parquetry staircase

 THE GARDENS

 

A late lunch was had, so much yummy hot food on offer and not a lettuce leaf in sight.  Ian went for the 3 sausage, mashed potato and peas option. I was starving, the smell making my mouth water. In the end, I chose Harrasa and white bean hotpot, only 250 calories. It came with bread, that was given to Ian!

 

 Having been on my feet for several hours, I was beginning to struggle. Time to head back to the site. For dinner, I had a slice of toast with a sliver of cheese. I'm starting to become paranoid about eating. The thought of not having lost any weight when we get back to FS is constantly on my mind. Hopefully, that lunch, when I don't usually have any, won't pile on the pounds again!

 

Plenty of ladybirds about at Beningbrough as well as butterflies.