{"id":32279,"date":"2023-05-31T04:25:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32279"},"modified":"2023-05-31T04:25:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:25:44","slug":"fountains-abbey-england-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32279","title":{"rendered":"Fountain\u2019s Abbey, England  2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 29th May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 170 kms from Ribblehead to Pickering in North Yorkshire \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited:\u00a0 Fountain\u2019s Abbey and Pickering \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Big Bear RV, Pickering. \u00a312, N54.24410, W00.78060\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 7 days @ \u20ac101 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Damn it was cold in bed this morning, I should have put the thermal cover on the Hymer\u2019s front windscreen yesterday evening.  The wind has dropped and the skies clear and it\u2019s cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After sitting out Saturday and Sunday of the bank holiday weekend in Ribblehead it\u2019s time to get moving.  After coffee and fruit Pam heads off for a short walk whilst I get the Hymer ready to for the road.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where on the road early once again hoping to avoid the holiday traffic.  The road is narrow and winding, but there\u2019s little traffic. We stop in the market town of Leyburn for a shop at the COOP as the cupboards are empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>By 10.30 we are parked at Fountain\u2019s Abbey carpark, having had a second coffee, we prepare ourselves to pay the princely sum of \u00a318 pp entry fee. No point joining the National Trust this year as we only plan a couple of their sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fountains_Abbey\" target=\"_blank\">Fountains Abbey<\/a> is the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monastery in\u00a0England. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years, becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its\u00a0dissolution, by order of\u00a0Henry VIII, in 1539.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So enjoy the photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32282\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2051-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The chapel of the Nine Alters and the Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32285\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2044-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cellarium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2049-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32286\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2049-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2049-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2049-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2049-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2049-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2049-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I cannot remember everything<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32287\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2047-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Chapter House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2043-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32283\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2043-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2043-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2043-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2043-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2043-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2043-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking down the nave its enormous <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Abbey we follow the pathway to the Studley Royal Garden, created in the 18th century long after the monks had gone.  The garden is traditional English in style, that is expansive lawns, fully mature trees and sculptured ponds. They are not gardens in the Monti Don style of imaginative creativity but more enduring from one season to the next, if that makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32290\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2055-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Canal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32291\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2057-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Moon Pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32288\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2056-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Half Moon Reservoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fountains Abbey and the Studley Royal Gardens\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhmhhqe2N1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Our visit to Fountains complete, we drive on the market town of Pickering.  Still in North Yorkshire it\u2019s 45 minutes in the right direction.  It has a small RV stop behind a bike shop with services at \u00a312 per night a bargain for England I can assure you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After chatting to our neighbour in another camper and an afternoon rest we head off exploring <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pickering,_North_Yorkshire\" target=\"_blank\">Pickering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32298\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2073-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking down Market Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32300\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2075-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pickering is the ideal place to take your tractor down to the Lidl for the weekly shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32301\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2078-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Moors railway line runs from Pickering to Whitby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32302\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2079-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There are no steam trains on the service today otherwise we\u2019d have been on our way to Whitby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32296\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2069-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We find ourselves at The White Swan rather than The Black Swan. These two pubs stand at either end of Market Place.  Pam quickly settles in to a local SB (see the cover photo).  We chat with the barman who tells us Pickering is very popular with the shooting fraternity, grouse and pheasant he tells us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway that was our day\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael + Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 29th May 2023 Travelled: 170 kms from Ribblehead to Pickering in North Yorkshire \u00a0\u00a0 Visited:\u00a0 Fountain\u2019s Abbey and Pickering \u00a0 Stayed: Big Bear RV, Pickering. \u00a312, N54.24410, W00.78060\u00a0\u00a0 Budget: 7 days @ \u20ac101 per day Damn it was cold in bed this morning, I should have put the thermal cover on the Hymer\u2019s front [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":32299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25],"tags":[88,81],"class_list":{"0":"post-32279","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-england","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-castles","10":"tag-english-villages","11":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32279"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32304,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32279\/revisions\/32304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}