We have just returned from our weekend away at Harrogate. We had to stop overnight both ways as it was a long drive for oldies but we stayed withour son and his family and it was great.
The hotel was very nice and they fed us well but we hadn’t realised how hilly Harrogate is. Here on the South Coast it is flat and we don’t have stairs in our bungalow so our knees weren’t used to steep slopes.
As everywhere, there were closed shops but Betty’s was open and we queued for lunch and bought some fat rascal scones to bring home. ( They didn’t get any further than our son’s!)
On Sunday we strolled round the gardens – for two hours! Hubby went to look for somewhere he had stayed in the 1960’s but it had been knocked down in 1976 and rebuilt.
That’s our holiday for this year. We were glad to get home and will now continue our search for a four legged companion. The local kennels has a nine year old schnautzer, but I’m not sure about that. We usually get a mongrel.
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I loved Harrogate the one time we went. It was spring and all the daffodils were out on the big stretch of green which has a name I can’t recall. We had afternoon tea in Betty’s.
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Tidalscribe, you’re referring to the Stray.
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I’m glad you enjoyed Harrogate, just twenty minutes from my home. Did you visit both Valley Gardens and Harlow Carr?
Harrogate is surrounded by such interesting places to visit so I hope you managed a little sightseeing. I love Knaresborough and Castle gardens, then there’s Ripley Castle, oh, I hope you managed that visit, so lovely and of course, there’s the jewel in the crown, York.
I’m afraid most of Yorkshire is very hilly especially here in the Dales.
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WE know York and only had one free day so we stuck to the valley gardens. One of our party fainted at York and ended up in hospital but is recovering. Too much excitement after 18 months of lockdown!
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I misread your post, I thought you were there for the week!
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PS. At least you won’t get dog hairs everywhere with a schnautzer, they don’t lose hair.
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Rechecked the information. Dog is epileptic, not diabetic. So may not enquire.
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Diabetic dog would have been less worry for you, and easy to manage, correct food, watch weight and No treats or titbits. Shame about that.
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Gosh, poor thing, I identify with the sore knees. My kids live in a lovely old house built in 1910, their 30 stairs are steep and high and my knees complain bitterly. I love my children. I still visit. What to do?
Glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Muriel
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