Christmas greetings

Sending you and your family Christmas greetings and best wishes for a healthy and happy 2010 from a snowy Coach House....

With love from Alison, Pam and Oli Siddall

Photos: Sept-Oct V: Four walks

H,H, Z & J's visit in late October included 4 walks.

First was the Ullswater lakeshore walk: take the steamer from Glenridding (at one end of the lake) to Howtown (midway along one side) and walk back along the lakeside.

(photo by Hanka H)

(photo by Hanka H)

Second was a circular walk from the village of Hartsop, in Patterdale, between the two lakes Brotherswater and Ullswater (photos by Hanka H).

(with a fellow walker)

The third was from Winder, the hill behind the Coach House, to the Calf another of the hills in the Howgills range (photos by Hanka H).

(the ponies were still there!)

(a sheep fold)

Finally, a walk by the sea at Arnside, at sunset (photos by Hanka H).

Photos: Sept-Oct IV: Three walks in the Dales

In early October Barbora, Zuzana and I went for three walks in the Dales:

The first was a walk in Swaledale (photos by Zuzana)

From the village of Muker...
....home of Swaledale Woollens (www.swaledalewoollens.co.uk) a company making mostly handmade knitwear from the wool of....

Swaledale sheep

....along the River Swale....

....from one bridge...

....to another...

...through countryside characterised by sheep and barns...

.....horses....

...cattle and dry stone walls.

The second was the Ingleton waterfalls trail (www.ingletonwaterfallstrail.co.uk) (photos by Barbora)

Pecca twin falls

Thornton Force

Triple Spout

Finally, Barbora had some especially close encounters with sheep and horses when she climbed Winder, the hill behind the Coach House! (photos by Barbora)

Photos: Sept-Oct III: Castles, Cathedrals and Literary Locations

On the cultural side, we saw 3 castles.....

Bolton Castle (http://www.boltoncastle.co.uk/)

Bolton Castle window 1: looking towards Wensleydale

Bolton Castle window 2: the vineyard


Bolton Castle window 3: the maze

Pendragon castle (photo by Zuzana)

Skipton Castle (photo by Zuzana)

......visited 3 cathedrals....

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral - interior

(http://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/)
a prize-winning piece of art by Tracy Emin

Chester Cathedral (photo by Barbora)
(http://www.chestercathedral.com/)

Chester Cathedral - interior (photo by Barbora)

York Minster (http://www.yorkminster.org/) (photo by Zuzana)

York Minster - interior 1 (photo by Zuzana)

York Minster - interior 2 (photo by Barbora)

....and looked round 2 literary locations:

Haworth 1: The Parsonage Museum (http://www.bronte.org.uk/) - former home of the Bronte sisters
(photo by Barbora)

Haworth 2 & 3: The local church....

.....where they are buried (photos by Zuzana)

Haworth 4: the main street (photo by Barbora)

Haworth 5: the old chemist's shop (photo by Zuzana)

Askrigg 1: the location for the filming of the BBC TV dramatisation of the books by the Yorkshire Dales vet James Herriot

Askrigg 2: On the walls in the Kings Arms are stills from the series (photos by Zuzana).