Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
We did a number of lovely things during Julia and Allan's stay, including a trip to one of our favourite places - Kirkby Lonsdale. Parking as usual at Devil's Bridge, we walked along the beautiful River Lune to the Radical Steps. Unfortunately Ruskin's View is not accessible due to the landslide, but we got an inkling at the top of the steps. The church, St Mary's, is not only historic but sits in a charming setting. This time we ventured inside and were not disappointed. Next to Swine Market............. and then, past the Sun Inn (no food unfortunately).........which was fine as we hit upon a real find. This was Avanti where we sat in the courtyard for lunch, and imagined we were somewhere in France or Italy (really not difficult to do). After lunch, we just strolled around town and enjoyed the streetscape and buildings. We returned to our car along the beautiful riverside path........ Driving home across the Trough of Bowland, we stopped at the centre of the UK ( as determined by O S ). We could have been the only people there......... ..........apart from a family exercising their llamas on the village green (as you would expect). We couldn't then make home without calling at the brilliant Inn at Whitewell. On another day, walking from near home we walked along the north bank of the Ribble ......and across fields to Mitton, where we didn't call at the Three Fishes or the Aspinall Arms (both terrific), but instead had a lovely lunch on the back terrace of the Mitton Hall Hotel. The views from Mitton are pretty good......... We then took the bus to Whalley where we walked through the grounds of St Mary to the Abbey which we hadn't really exlored before. It was something we will certainly do again. A final trip was to Houghton Tower high on its eminence. The tour around the house was interesting if a little basic, and we noted a few things which could have been done more imaginatively. What a lovely week we had. When friends visit you do try to get out and about, and enjoy as much as possible. We certainly did.
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