December was the last time we got a day off together, it has been a long nine months. Finally, we had a light at the end of a long tunnel and the opportunity for a quick couple of nights and a Day away. If you have read before you will know we have a child on the Spectrum. Autism can be hard, made even harder by the current state of affairs in the world. At least though, that long needed respite was in sight and we booked to go to Harrogate, for those who don’t know a town in North Yorkshire, England.
After everything was sorted out with work on the Wednesday morning and after a nice drive, over from Southport on the A59 – through Preston and out into the Ribble valley. Past Whalley, Clitheroe and Gisburn. Onwards through Skipton, stopping for a spot of late lunch, before continuing on to Harrogate. All the afore mentioned places are well worth a visit, if you have never been. Our destination though was set.
We arrived at our hotel at around 3, a little later than planned. The weather was not great! We were staying in the Cedar Court Hotel and I must say we can only recommend it. The staff were excellent, the rooms clean and the saftey of guest at the forefront.
The hotel itself is set about 10 mins walk outside of town along the Stray, a long area of public parkland in the center of Harrogate, comprising 200 acres of grass parkland. It made for a fantastic view out of the bay window as we sat with our drinks. Watching the world go by. The rest of the afternoon and eveing was just about relaxing, a few drinks and a lovely evening meal.
Thursday was a different story, the sun was blazing in as we sat and took our breakfast. We finished up and headed into town. The images below are just a few I captured as we spent the morning in Harrogate, roaming through the Valley Gardens and taking in the sights before heading to Ripon in the Afternoon to Visit the Cathedral. We did pass by mother Shiptons Cave, Knarsbourgh, The number of people though, I just don’t know how anybody could be socially distancing.
I hope you enjoy the images and I have included links to more information about the places we visited. Thanks for reading
https://www.visitharrogate.co.uk/in-the-area/harrogate
https://www.visitharrogate.co.uk/in-the-area/ripon
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