Weekend Visits

July 13th, 2010 Posted in DIARY, The Other Side Of Me

Had a great weekend.  Saturday:Took a friend to lunch at the Buck Inn, Thornton Watlass between Masham and Bedale in North Yorkshire. Excellent meal in a friendly pub. Pretty village. Its cricket field is the village green ! Yes it’s big enough.  Pleasant attractive cottages and houses surround it. It’s not too far from me but I’d never been before but I’ll certainly go again. Probably pay the Theakston brewery a visit on the way home!

Sunday: Met my eldest daughter, her eldest son and his girl friend at Sledmere House in the Yorkshire Wolds. Great place. A medium sized stately home (I like ‘em that size) and lived in. Beautiful grounds – park land, walled garden. Much of interest in the house in the way of  paintings, furniture. An electric organ was played beautifully all afternoon in a way that carressed the music with new life and added an  atmosphere to the house, that is missing in many stately homes. Well worth a visit and you will not be disappointed by the menu available in the tea room.

  1. 2 Responses to “Weekend Visits”

  2. By Shirley Wells on Jul 14, 2010

    What a lovely weekend you had!
    I know Masham and the brewery well – but must look out for the cricket field that doubles up as the village green at Thornton Watlass. That’s some village green!

  3. By Bill on Jul 14, 2010

    I’d have loved to play on that cricket field. I did play on one that was the village green at Crakehall near Bedale. It had a big tree on part of the outfield. If memory serves me correctly you got a six if you hit the tree snd were out if the fielder caught the ball one-handed off the tree! That was many years ago – don’t know if they still have a cricket team that still plays on the same ground. Someone out there might tell me. Happy days !

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