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Yorkshire Dales

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  Thursday 13th June We started our holiday today by travelling to Stafford where we stayed in a holiday inn. The journey this far has been wet with some very heavy downpours. Friday 14th June We continued our journey today to Ingleton in much better weather. It was possible to view and enjoy the scenery. Arriving at our destination, we checked it out and then went and found the local grocery store to stock up for the week. Saturday 15th June Today was a complete wash out especially in the afternoon. We did walk to the visitors center and find the local coffee shop in the morning and explore the street. The coffee and cake were excellent.  Sunday 16th June Another very wet morning but the afternoon looked promising.  We popped out for another coffee before having an early lunch. We explored the village and all the back roads in the afternoon.  The Ingleton viaduct is grade II listed and was built between 1846 - 1849. It has eleven arches and spans the River Grete. Wh...

Lincolnshire Holiday

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  Friday 12th July We started our holiday today driving to Kirton, just below Boston. We settled into our accommodation and decided which days we should go where depending on the weather. Saturday 13th July One of our reasons for travelling to Lincolnshire was to see the Boston Stump, better known as St. Botolph church. It is one of England's largest parish churches and has the tallest tower in the country for a parish church. Work on the present church was begun in 1309.  It was only a short journey from Kirton. The tower could be seen long before we arrived and parked the car. It was easy to find the church as you couldn't miss it. It stood by the side of the River Haven. It looked very majestic, standing so tall and proud, looking down on all around it.  There was some beautiful stone masonry around the windows and especially above the west door. If we thought the outside looked grand the inside was even better. The 17th century Cotton pulpit remained after the screens...