VIDEO ADDED Geoffrey's Jaunt. N Yorks Castles and Abbeys. Sunday 3rd July.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

At short notice, I have Monday off so this means I don't have to drive back to work on Sunday. 

 

I have planned a route that takes us past various Abbeys and castles.

 

It does not mean we will be stopping at all the Abbeys unless people wish to. 

 

 

• Kirkham Abbey
• Castle Howard.....ok its not a castle but it starts with Castle.
• Ampleforth.
• Rieveaulx Abbey.
• Rosedale Abbey.
• Whitby Abbey.
• Scarborough Castle.
• East Ayton Castle. 

 

The roads and views are lovely.

 

We will stop at Rieveaux Abbey and a further stop at Rosedale Abbey for dinner at a great country pub.

 

We can stop in Scarborough for a coffee by the sea.

 

Would anyone care to join us.

 

Here is my route.

 

[Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO]

Looks like a good run with some nice roads, how many miles is it?

I won't be able to make it though, think I'll be painting all weekend.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Hi Robin.

 

Sorry you cannot make it.

 

I think the mileage is about 130 miles.

 

Its only a short one but a lot of the roads are single track roads and only about 30mph. 

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Just a reminder about Sunday.

[Dave-P-H]

Hi Geoff,

 

If this run goes ok I should be with you on the Kielder forest trip,

 

See you Sunday morning

 

Dave.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Hi Dave.

Great news on both counts.

See you Sunday.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

The weather is looking good for tomorrow.

 

Does anyone not want to come out and play.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Dave and Rob.

Looks a lovely morning out.

All ready and will see you soon.

[kmd1154]

Hi Geoffrey, got your text thanks, but Our Lass has other plans for me today. Enjoy the ride.

[Dave-P-H]

Thanks Geoff for a well planned route and a pleasant day out, just a shame Whitby was gridlocked, cheers Dave.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Thanks Dave.

 

It was a really great day.

 

You just don't know what roads are on your own doorstep.

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

Here is a video of our day.

 

I have tried to show what the roads and areas are like that we travelled through.

 

I will post some pictures and a write up sometime tomorrow.

 

I hope you like the film.

 

[Geoffrey Carter (Buttercup)]

What a great day we all had.

I spent a long time plotting and researching a number of roads and we were not disappointed.

Two of us met on time and one didn't...I think Rob has issues getting out of bed in a morning.

We set of for our first stop and this was Kirkham Abbey.

The abbey is in a beautiful setting next to the river and the ruins are bigger than you think. Really clean toilets, nice coffee machine with reasonable prices and the friendliest shop assistant I have ever met.

We drove over the pack horse bridge that spans the river and headed towards Ampleforth Abbey via Castle Howard.

The roads were smashing, miles upon miles of single track with very few cars and really pretty villages.

The next stop was Byland Abbey. This place is massive.

We stopped again in a really clean and welcoming coffee shop. Really clean toilets and a garden to sit in outside. The cafe was also all very rustic.

Next was Riveaulx Abbey.

We went via Hemsley and passed Helmsley Castle.

Riveaux is a beautiful Abbey in a stunning location. Again there is a cafe here and toilets.

From here it was over more single track roads and the roads were amazing for our cars. We went through woodland and up and over the moors.

Whilst on top of the moors we met a group of triumph cars. Everyone of them said hello....[not like some].

Dropping down into Rosedale Abbey we stopped for dinner and we were given a table that was reserved for another group...they did not look happy. Some of their party was late and the landlord said they needed to carry on serving customers.

Sunday dinners and chicken and ham pie was the order of the day here.

Whitby was next on the agenda via Grosmont. Grosmont is where the steam trains run on the NYMR and was used in the Harry Potter films.

Really twisty, single track roads and this chap in a Mondeo would not let us pass, so were were stuck.

Whitby was heaving, so we didn't bother on a cruise through town or visiting the Abbey. We headed for Scarborough and the castle.

Stopped on the sea front and a group of people asked Rob if they could have their picture with his car. Rob said yes and then they all started climbing in....We thought they meant "stood with the car"

I told two chaps to get of Buttercup and one asked if he could drive and you can guess what I said...They all just looked so heavy handed and we were all worried about damage.

That was then the end of our marvellous day and what a great day we had.

Big thanks to Rob, Dave, Emma and Carol for all joining in.