What are you all up to

Yes, Bowes Museum and Raby Castle. The middle one is Egglestone Abbey, which makes a good destination for a circular walk from the free car park at the rear of the museum, along the Teesdale Way.

We are staying in a grand, new CL just 3 miles outside of Bernard Castle, Viewforth Meadow. Today we did a circular waymarked walk from the Blackling Hole Car Park in Hamsterley Forest.

A Bow Bridge near the Abbey, especially for WN, and the waterfall at Blickling Hole

 Caernarfon Castle

A Bow Bridge near the Abbey, especially for WN, and the waterfall at Blickling Hole

Cheers Nellie. Mrs WN asks that you send it to her in an email and trusts you haven't copyrighted it yet as she has designs on it for a painting project.

We've nearly finished most of what we set out to do in the garden, housekeeping wise, after another couple of hours first thing these last 2 days so now we have some space to allow some things to breathe and grow, albeit it won't be until next year when we see the fruits of our labours. We'll probably put some pots down on the areas for the rest of this summer. Have been regulars at the recycling centre and need to go again tomorrow.

Another hot week in store for most by the sound of it. Take care folks.

We got home early this afternoon from a nice weekend at Ayr Craigie club site weather Friday and yesterday was good so we made good use of the Cadac also met up with an old work colleague yesterday who lives in Ayr so that was nice. Site very busy lots of kids as it’s the school holidays. Easy 30min tow home today and I finally managed to get the van and the Volvo washed they both had around 1200 miles of road dirt on them so not both sparkly clean and the van is back in it’s space on the drive where unfortunately it will stay for the next 4 weeks as we are busy with family commitments the next 3 weekends as we have relatives visiting from Canada will be nice to see them after 3 years. Hope everyone else has had a nice weekend 

Recovering from a big local outdoor event that didn't end by 11pm as promised, the revellers were in full swing till 2am....I had forgotten how pleasant our summer evenings had been until last night. 

Trying to sort the van for a short break and have booked another get away in September.

Forecasts of 34C so not much to pack for this coming trip...although it's extremely dry I'm glad we've had a proper summer and people have had good holidays down here.

Hope you have a good time with your Canadian visitors Francis and nice to see the photos from others who are away just now.

I saw the recent photos of Aysgarth Falls looking, well not looking like falls at all, is the water situation now better further north?

At last a day with no rain, so we’re busy silaging. Only mechanical breakdowns slowed us down. Fortunately we have very good neighbours and were able to borrow a machine (a rake for rowing up). 

Tomorrow a contractor is coming with a specialist machine to get in our Wholecrop (barley and peas undersown with grass).

No drought here, and plenty of green grass. 

Not had much of a sunny summer so far here, its been dry and warmish but not overly sunny  most days cloudy and blowy, we've had it like that for months always windy.

Been busy making a mozzie screen for the PVCs big sliding door, all made but can't fit it into place as it to windy 😩 if it's the same tomorrow I think I'll get OH to turn the van round against the wind.

Had a nice cycle ride this afternoon, been awhile since we did that.

OH been busy cut the 2 big hedges and making more 3D printed brackets so far he has made 50 sets all been posted off to happy V-Liners who can now remove their sinks to clean the undersink. Another 30 sets on order so another couple of weeks before he's finished.

Good to hear folk getting away in their vans and having family visits. 

Lovely to hear about all the out and about visits.  We went to Barnards Castle earlier on in the year.  I remember visiting Egglestone Abbey and Bowes Casle.... and also Low Force Waterfall which we really enjoyed.  We went on to High Force but decided not to stop as the car parking was an extra cost + a bit of a walk.

At present we are in Newton Abbot.  Today we have driven down to Bovisand, near Plymouth, overlooking Plymoth Sound... weather was great today...

David

Glad you had a good weekend away Francis. Hope you have a good family visit. And hope you are having a more restful evening brue. I am enjoying all the photos of the days out.

We took son and family's cat to the cattery first thing as they left for their holiday in the early hours. We then took ourselves out for a very enjoyable day out at Deene Hall and gardens. It is such a lovely place. It has been owned by the Brudenell family for centuries. One of them (The Earl of Cardigan) was of The Charge of the Light Brigade fame. We then fed daughter and family's cat, rabbit and guinea pig on the way home - families, don't you just love them!!

Cheers Nellie. Mrs WN asks that you send it to her in an email and trusts you haven't copyrighted it yet as she has designs on it for a painting project.smile

Will do, but it might be tomorrow as I have just read your post. Love to see the finished item though. I know nowt about copyright, so if Mrs MW wants to do that all I ask is a small percentage of the profits.😄

No photos of interest today, but we did visit a couple of industrial archaeology site, Gaunless Lead Smelt chimney and site, and the lead mine tips up on Eggleston Moor, where we had a decent walk. Then visited Eggleston Hall Gardens and Nursery on the way back to the site, which is full tonight.