Overall a very enjoyable day out.
It's this way dad. Had a great day at the Maize Maze in Cawthorne, didn't take long to get lost, We set out with the intention not to use the map but after an hour and half we decided the map was probably a good idea. On your way round you have to collect answers to a simple quiz and fill in your sheet for the chance to win a day where you go and watch the calves been fed and the cows been milked. We forgot to hand our sheet in so no luck there. Oliver enjoyed it in the maze and helped with the map reading, It took us two hours to get out of the maze and once out there are some good ol fashioned games to play and a tractor ride to the farm and back. This farm makes it's own ice cream we bought a large tub of it to take home.
Overall a very enjoyable day out. Mother Shiptons Cave Had a great day out at Knaresborough today to see Mother Shiptons Cave, We were a bit disappointed with the cave, It's more of an alcove than a cave, it cost us a total of £15 to get in and park up for the day, you can leave the half mile walk to go to the other side of the river, That's what we did and went boating had a meal and walked to the castle. I didn't get ant decent photographs today only shots that were only good enough as snaps. If you go to Knaresborough and don't go to the cave you won't be missing much. Having said that it is good for the kids, a kids imagination will fill in all the blanks that adults don't see. We went to Tropical Butterfly House in North Anston, Sheffield today, They have got some nice birds there, a lot are just walking around and are quite tame, They have some little tiny goats that we fell in love with and wanted to smuggle a couple out under our coats but thought it might look a bit sus so we changed our minds. You can see 18 of the 248 pictures that I took in the Tropical Butterfly House section in my photographs. Tuesday we went back to Haworth to do the walk that we wanted to do last week, This time it didn’t rain so we managed to do the walk. We followed the signs that said Bronte Falls, Along the way we must have diverted as the signs had disappeared so we didn’t know which way to go, Horace decided to stand on some rocks and then he slid down them it was quiet worrying and at the same time amusing to see him sliding down while trying to stop himself. We tried to coax him back up a safer rout but as soon as we started to walk to the safer rout he just ran back up the rocks he just slid down. After that we found a path and followed that, we could see a sign coming up and as we got closer we realised that we had just walked round in circles, But this sign said the Bronte Falls are in 2 different directions so we decided to go back the way we came and eventually we came across another sign so we went the way it told us. We kept walking and looking out for these falls and we came across these falls but we then thought nah these are a bit small so we carried on... After a bit more walking we came across this fall...Getting bigger but again too small... So on we went taking a few pictures on our way, The pictures aren’t brilliant as it was a very overcast day. We got there in the end but we are unsure as to which are the falls, either way it’s a very nice area. Horace went for a paddle in the water and then got very excited and was running around like a mad one, We didn’t get any footage of this as we didn’t think of it till afterwards.
Went to Haworth today for the day, When we got there it started raining so we found a cafe called Ye Olde Bronte Tea Rooms and gift shop, Run by two very pleasant and welcoming ladies, They also welcome well behaved dogs and they get a slice of toast free too.
Once it stopped raining we went to the tourist information point and got a map for a walk, we set off and the heavens opened up our map got wet so we decided to turn back and go for a ride on the steam train instead. The steam train is part of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, It cost us £16 return for 2 adults, The train goes to Keighley and back to Haworth, There is a 20 minute stop in Keighley while they turn the train round. While we where there there where some morris dances and a small beer festival. When we got back to Haworth and in the car home the rain stopped and the sun came out, Oh and there was a Halloween parade up the main street too, But we missed that. Oh well maybe next year. We still had a good day out though. We went for a drive up to Marsden Moor today to give Horace a trip out and a change of scenery. We went up towards Emely Moor mast which is a TV transmitter that stands 330.4 metres (1,084 ft) tall. Its an iconic structure for thousands of people around Yorkshire, It’s one of those buildings that say your home after a long journey. I took this picture today from about a mile or two away. In the opposite direction from where this photo was taken is a small wind farm, I got some quick snaps of this, I need to go back and get some better shots with a better camera sometime. After this we went up to Marsden Moor. On the side where we climbed there are these small chimneys that have water vapour coming out of them, We are not sure why these are there. And there is a little memorial cross for the 7th Battalion 2nd/7th Battalion in memory of the Duke Of Wellingtons Regiment 1939 - 1945. This is a panoramic view from the top of Marsden Moor. Horace loved his day out he got all excited when the wind was blowing and we started doing a kite man. Bless him.
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