Sunday, 29 May 2011

A Visit To Tadcaster!

I went for a bike ride to Tadcaster, to take some photos and have a wander around...



Walking into town...


I had a drink in the Coach And Horses later on :-)


I locked my bike up and headed towards the town centre...




The Angel And White Horse pub.
Next door to that is the Samuel Smith's brewery (just to the right of the pub).


The Sam Smith's brewery chimney.


And here is the John Smith's brewery, just a bit further along the street!




A nice seating area opposite the brewery.




This is the Tower Brewery.
Molson and Coors beers are brewed here.
This used to be a Bass brewery.





Next stop, the old railway viaduct!


The entrance...





The viacuct.


Some steps leading down to the riverbank.



Me on the viaduct.




Here is some video footage, just to give you a feel of the place...





Time to head back into town.


Some metal sculptures...


Walking back into the town centre...


Then i went to the pub for a drop of wine, and then cycled back to Wetherby.

Saturday, 21 May 2011

A Visit To Harewood Castle!

I went for a bike ride to Harewood, to see the castle.
I used to go there when i was a kid in the 1980's.

Entering Harewood...


The village shop.


The entrance to Harewood House.


The pub.


The main road...


The path to the castle is at Bondgate!



Public footpath this way...




My great Grandma lived here in the 1940's and 1950's (after she left the farm at Brackenthwaite).


Follow the path...


Through the tunnel..


To the wooded pathway...



And you will find The Castle!


Lets cross the stream and explore...




All the doors and windows are boarded and barred up, so i could not get inside (when i was a kid i used to be able to get inside and go up one of the towers).


Looking inside...








Looking inside again...





One of the towers!


Peeking inside... 


Lets look in here....


Not much to see!



Me outside the castle!


Time to leave...