So we started out at Our Double Tree Inn on St. Maurice Rd in York

 

Turn right onto St Maurice’s Rd/A1036    (223 feet)

  The Danes conquered York in 867 AD and retained it as their Northumbrian Capital

 

Turn left onto Monkgate (105 ft)

 

 The city’s present name is derived from the Danish  Yorvick.

 

York’s Viking History and Where to See it Today

 

Continue onto Goodramgate (746 ft)

 

York is home to the smallest Street with the longest name in the world:

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate.

 

Continue onto Deangate (397 ft)

 

   However, unlike neighboring cities such as Leeds and Sheffield, which present visitors with a variety of adult entertainment venues to choose from, York has only one of those.  (no I’m not listing it– look it up yourself if you must)

 

Continue straight onto Precentor’s Ct. (30 feet)

 

 Another thing the city lacks is an option to dress up and visit a casino.  Instead, visitors must rely on a variety of online entertainment, including live dealer casino tables which are said to be just like the real thing—Sorry don’t know about that either.

 

Slight left onto Duncombe Pl—–Our destination is on the right (72 feet).

 

 

 

  The  Dean Court Hotel,  Duncombe Place, York  The Tour starts opposite this hotel  which is next to the York Minster.

 

  This location is in the heart of York and approximately 10 min. walk from York Railway Station.

 

 

The Main picture above of the lion is near where we met the bus.

 

 

North York Moors and Whitby Day Tour from York

 

 

Our Guide

The Tour was: By Bus

Food and drink not included

No Children under 5 years and not suitable for wheel chair users—alot of those old bumpy steep out and about in UK areas to tranverse.

Adults (17-99)

Kids (5-16)

Bring:  Comfortable shoes

                              Rain gear—it is England you know

                        Cash—a must for all vacations

 

 

Meet your driver guide in Duncombe Place, outside the York minster to begin your tour.

Us (well one of)                                                         and them–one lovely lady

We said good bye to the lovely people of York

and headed out to see the North Yorkhire Moors and Whit

   We would travel over the moorlands and enjoy views you don’t ever see in Florida

Explore Goathland which was made famous by a movie of the magical sort

And eat fish and chips not far from where they came ashore

 

Our first stop was the charming market town of Pickering

From William the Conqueror to Oliver Cromwell and Harry Potter, several notable historical and fictional characters have graced the town of Pickering throughout the years adding to its rich tapestry.  As far as small towns go in North Yorkshire, there will be few, if any, that boast a castle, a heritage railway and a church with world-renown frescoes; all of which attract thousands of visitors each year in their own right.

 

Pickering is a small town packed with a wealth of heritage.

 

Gateway to the North Yorkshire Moors Pickering has a long and fascinating history. Step back in time and enjoy exploring what life was like in this thriving market town. Visit shops from the past, discover the ancient craft of the blacksmith and marvel at our magnificent printing press (see events for demonstration dates). With special events, changing exhibitions, family activities and a beck side location for picnics there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

The Heart of Pickering’s Heritage

 

St Peter and St Paul’s Church

 in Pickering is renowned for its beautiful frescoes.  Many people make a pilgrimage to see them from all over the world.

 

 

The medieval wall paintings, which give the church its fame, were probably first commissioned in 1450, and were painted the following decade, as details in the costumes and armour of some of the figures makes clear. Nikolaus Pevsner, the renowned expert on architectural history said that ‘This is one of the most complete set of wall paintings… and they give one a vivid idea of what ecclesiastical interiors were really like’. They are in fact one of about five sets of such extensive wall paintings still in existence in the country. The images vary in scale and in what they depict: some are large single figures; others tell stories. Details of each scene are given in the guide book, available from the Church bookstall.

 

The Mediaeval Frescoes of St Peter and St Paul’s Church

 

PICKERING CASTLE

If you’re coming here without a guide and/or a tour try these in adddition to the items we saw with tour and I listed that day:

Pickering Castle

and

 

Things To Do In Pickering, 12 Attractions & Places To Visit

 

We also went to

 

RIEVAULX ABBEY 

 

Rievaulx Abbey is the perfect choice for a peaceful day out and is part of the tour as well

 

      In a secluded North York Moors valley.

 Founded in 1132 it was first Cistercian monastery in the north of England.

 

 

 It was one of the great abbeys in England until guess who  seized it in 1538.

 

 

Yep that 8th Henry and his

Dissolation of the Monasteries

that he continued to have done–reportedly he made a nice profit from it.    It is estimated that he made 1.3 million pounds (over 500 million today–or $642,800,000.00)

 

    When it was shut down it had appox 72 buildings (the one above wasn’t one of them)

 

Which was occupied by the head man:  The Abbot

 

 

21 Monks

 

as well as 102 lay employees

 

 

 It’s income was  £351 a year which is  £372,802.84 pounds in today’s money or $479,275.33 United States Dollar

 

 The abbey also included a blast furnace at Laskill

 

 

It is said that it was efficient producing cast iron as good as any modern furnace of our days

 

 

As was often done the buildings were stripped and made unusuable and any valuable contents in their structure such as lead was removed for re-use.

 

The site was granted to Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, one of Henry’s advisers.

 

It eventually  passed to the Duncombe family

 

16th and 17th centuries Rievaulx was an important iron-manufacturing site

 

 Today the abbey ruins are in the care of English Heritage.

 

And you’ll never believe what happened to that lead they took from the buildings in the 16th c—

 

In the 1920’s the current owner took it out of storage and gave it to York Minster

 

 For the restoration of York Minster’s Five Sisters window,

 

 

 Yep back to the bus again.

 

 

 

Helmsley is a lovely market town on the banks of the River Rye

 

 

 and it sets sheltered below a medieval castle

 

 There’s a fine market square and ancient market cross – market day is Friday

 

Britain’s Best Market Town in the Great British High Street Awards 2015.

 

Another peaceful corner is Helmsley Walled Garden, dating from the 1750s and originally used to provide fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for Duncombe Park.

 

Helmsley, England – A Guide To Seeing It All

Royal Oaks Hotel

Why Choose US?

The property is 6 km of Ampleforth Abbey and 4 km from the bound Cistercian Rievaulx Abbey. William Sissons Gallery lies a short distance to this Helmsley hotel. Also, the accommodation is placed beside shops and a market.

 

11 English and British Dog Breeds

 

OK let’s do some UK residents that you might love

 

 

There’s over 30 dog breeds that come from the United Kingdom

British country life where design and dogs are as intertwined as roses and Wellingtons.

At Home in the English Countryside: Designers and Their Dogs Hardcover – March 17, 2020

 

The earliest archaeological evidence of dogs in England comes from

Star Carr in North Yorkshire

 

Excavations at this Mesolithic site have revealed thigh bones belonging to dogs from around 7,500 BC

 

Dog Collar Museum

 

The skeleton of a dog dating from around 4,600 – 4,500 BC has also been found at

Grime’s Graves in Norfolk.

 

 

7 Dog Museums Every Dog Person Should Visit

 

One of the unexpected effects of the global pandemic – and the resulting series of lockdowns – was an increase in demand for puppies.

 

Exhibition of dog paw-traits opens at London’s Wallace Collection

 

And the extent of that soaring in demand has been shown by the latest registrations statistics from the

 UK Kennel Club.

 

Dog friendly Museums, Art Galleries & Libraries in London

In 2021 they registered a remarkable 349,013 dogs, compared to 250,659 in 2020 – an increase of 39.2 per cent year-on-year

DOG-FRIENDLY DAYS OUT

 

Of the 221 different recognised breeds of pedigree dog, many saw huge increases, including the ever-popular Labrador Retriever with 61,559 registrations in 2021 compared with 39,905 the year before.

 

 

Fetch Your Bags, It’s Time to Visit a Dog Museum

And many of the rarer dogs also had a good year – for example the Glen of Imaal Terrier enjoyed a 130 per cent increase in popularity from 36 registrations in 2020 to 83 in 2021.

 

FAMOUS DOG MUSEUMS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD

British dogs were particularly prized as companions in the hunt in the Middle Ages, and were exported to continental Europe for this purpose at least as early as the Roman period.

 

The World’s First Sausage Dog Museum

 

Ok that’ s part one of Day 11- –next week we’ll have a bits and pieces issue

Then the next week after that we’ll look at Day 11 part 2 and do Whitby and The Moors and the pictures I’ve taken and the information that will go with them.

 

 

Places to visit in North Yorkshire