A Picnic in the Fog on Ilkley Moor
We went for a drive out to Ilkley today, thinking that the weather would be fine. The plan was to climb up onto the moor and have a picnic but when we got there, it was a bit foggy.
As we started up the hill, the spa bath-house was shrouded in mist. In the Victorian age, people used to come to this spa to 'take the water.' They probably needed a drink after climbing up to it and it wouldn't have been the spa water either.
We certainly needed a sit down when we got there. Normally, on a clear day, you get a good view of the town and surrounding countryside, but today, we could just about make out the car-park! The little lass at this stage wanted an ice-cream, as if an ice-cream van was halfway up a mountain.
As we were preparing to set off further up the hill, a great big bank of mist started rolling up towards us. It was moving pretty fast and we were in two minds wether to carry on, but we were brave and set off. We were glad we did, because after 20 minutes it started to lift and the sun was shining quite hot through the mist.
We started to see some stunning scenery as the fog lifted. This picture is a rock outcrop millions of years old. The actual Ilkley Moors start just over the top of it. Just a bit further on is were we sat down on some rocks, next to a stream, to eat our egg & cress sandwiches. It was nice and peaceful up there listening to the birds twittering and the sound of the stream.
After lunch was over, we made our way down and into the small town of Ilkley. There's not a lot to Ilkley but it is a nice friendly place and the shops are interesting. There are plenty of tea-rooms and upmarket cafe's, (not my cup of tea I'm afraid.)There also, for some strange reason, seems to be a lot of charity shops.
The most famous of all the tea-rooms and the most expensive, happens to be Betty's. They have the main one in York, but there is one in Ilkley. I took a picture of the nice display of bread and buns in the window. The wife wanted to go in but the wallet said no, so we carried on. The sun was shining by this time and it was quite warm. The kids were tired, so we set off home a happy band.
As we started up the hill, the spa bath-house was shrouded in mist. In the Victorian age, people used to come to this spa to 'take the water.' They probably needed a drink after climbing up to it and it wouldn't have been the spa water either.
We certainly needed a sit down when we got there. Normally, on a clear day, you get a good view of the town and surrounding countryside, but today, we could just about make out the car-park! The little lass at this stage wanted an ice-cream, as if an ice-cream van was halfway up a mountain.
As we were preparing to set off further up the hill, a great big bank of mist started rolling up towards us. It was moving pretty fast and we were in two minds wether to carry on, but we were brave and set off. We were glad we did, because after 20 minutes it started to lift and the sun was shining quite hot through the mist.
We started to see some stunning scenery as the fog lifted. This picture is a rock outcrop millions of years old. The actual Ilkley Moors start just over the top of it. Just a bit further on is were we sat down on some rocks, next to a stream, to eat our egg & cress sandwiches. It was nice and peaceful up there listening to the birds twittering and the sound of the stream.
After lunch was over, we made our way down and into the small town of Ilkley. There's not a lot to Ilkley but it is a nice friendly place and the shops are interesting. There are plenty of tea-rooms and upmarket cafe's, (not my cup of tea I'm afraid.)There also, for some strange reason, seems to be a lot of charity shops.
The most famous of all the tea-rooms and the most expensive, happens to be Betty's. They have the main one in York, but there is one in Ilkley. I took a picture of the nice display of bread and buns in the window. The wife wanted to go in but the wallet said no, so we carried on. The sun was shining by this time and it was quite warm. The kids were tired, so we set off home a happy band.
posted by Freddy at 9:45 pm
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