Yorkshire Day
August first has been a day to celebrate the beauty and culture of England’s largest historic county since 1975.
“What is your favorite place to visit in Yorkshire?” I asked Rick.
His immediate answer, “The Yorkshire Dales. It has so many places of interest. We’ve been to most of those places.”
So to honor the day, the man, and this beautiful place, I give you scenes of Yorkshire.
The beautiful Yorkshire Dales is a national park. Such vistas prompted Rick’s immediate response.
Our most visited place is Yorkshire Wildlife Park, about a 45 minute drive from home. It has seven miles of paths winding through the habitations of animals from the artic (polar bears) to the Antarctic (penguins coming soon.)
My favorite animals are giraffes and those seen here.
Hadrian’s Wall forms part of Yorkshire’s northern border. It stretches 73 miles, and its building began in 122 AD. I visited it in 2014.
Whitby Abbey, founded in 657 AD, sits high above the town we visited on June tenth this summer. It was never rebuilt after King Henry VIII demolished Catholic churches when he became head of the Church of England.
The Shambles is a well-preserved medieval shopping street that has been in York since the 1300’s. This city is the second most visited city in EngIand, after London. I first visited here in 2003.
The Chantry Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin sets beside the River Calder, running through Wakefield. On the bridge in front of the chapel, Richard, third Duke of York, was beheaded during the Battle of Wakefield, 12/20/1460.
We pass it every time we to downtown Wakefield, of which Crofton is a suburb.
This is the main street of Haworth, a village located in the Pennine hills. It is most famous for being the home of the Bronte sisters. I have visited here twice, the first being in 2003.
The Ribblehead Viaduct is a famous railway viaduct with 24 grand stone arches built between 1869 and 1874. Marching through The Yorkshire moors, it is used by the Flying Scotsman, one of the oldest continuously operating rail services in the world since 1923.
