A lovely break in North Yorkshire

After deciding to go to Norfolk for a couple of weeks things really did change and we ended up in North Yorkshire! It was a last minute decision, in fact until Friday morning we hadn't got a pitch anywhere and we were setting off on Sunday morning! We usually have an idea of where we want to stay then just ring before we set off but, it was very busy being the first 2 weeks of the school holidays and most if the small campsites were fully booked, maybe I had made a huge mistake leaving it to the last minute! well as it happened we were lucky and the last place to ring on my list turned up trumps, it ticked all the boxes and is top of the list of favourite places, one we shall return to time and again in the future.

Here are a few pictures of our caravan on site just on the outskirts of Ripon.

The site was in 2 enclosed paddocks, all pitches had electric hook up and there were a couple of water points.

This was the site at its busiest.  It was so quiet and peaceful the whole time we were there.  We had only booked for 5 nights for 2 units, our sons camper and our caravan,  but at the end of the 5 nights our son went home and we rebooked for a further 6 nights.  The other caravaners  were very friendly and even bought Willow a birthday card on the Monday as she was 11 years old :-)

These two were in the paddock behind our unit, you can just see the top if our roof in the background, they are Denis and Joyce, they kept us well entertained with the noises they made.

Willow made friends with an 8 year old boy called Flynn, they had a great time making loom bands, playing Minecraft and stroking the cows.  They named this one Manky Moo, as the day before this photograph it had a huge cow pat on its back!!

There was a stream at the bottom of the next field and Willow and her mum and dad spent lots of free time down there building dams, even the dog got in on the act. The aim was to redirect the water to get rid of the scum in the corner....

It worked!!  Just a little bit left on a rock, it cost nothing to do and it entertained them for hours.  

Next day we went to Janets Foss, near Mallam Cove, Willow had just been there with the school and wanted to show us what they did.

In the freezing water with mum.

We ended the day with a lovely picnic and Willow making us laugh with a hunk of sheeps wool.

Onto Brimham Rocks......free again :-)

I must have a weird imagination because this one reminded me of Santa getting stuck down the chimney lol

You can see for miles from the tops of the rocks.  Its a smashing place to let the kids have a scramble, my boys loved it when they were young.

Ripon.

One evening we went into the town centre, there is a traditional ceremony that takes place every evening at 9pm by the Wakeman, he stands at each corner of the monument in the square and sounds a horn to set the clocks and tell all is well.  This has been performed every night for the past 1128 years!

                                        The Town Hall clock strikes 9 pm

                    And the Wakeman sounds his horn.

                     The Wakeman and Willow.

I wondered why my phone was always flat....lol

Their week came to an end too quick, my son had to go back to work, they were also going to a friends wedding on the Saturday so Willow didnt want to stay with us as she was looking forward to the wedding.

  It was a bit quiet after they had gone, back to just the two of us!

 

I will be back tomorrow with further adventures and photographs.

Take care

Karen xxx