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by **JoM** » 21 Aug 2019, 13:10

Frank, that's brilliant advice - thanks so much for taking the time, I've copied it all and passed it on to him

by **Workingman** » 21 Aug 2019, 15:35

Jo, I was stationed just outside Taddy at RAF Church Fenton and I have family and friends in Newton Kyme, Clifford and Boston Spa.... I also had a contract at the Thorpe Arch Ind Est (TAID) so I know my way around fairly well. The first part from Wighill to the fest is the route I used to use to get home from TAID, but at the Wattle Syke roundabout I took the Leeds option.

Time was when you could get to Bramhan Estate from Wighilll via Boston / Clifford but when they upgraded the A1 to (M) it got cut off.

by **JanB** » 21 Aug 2019, 21:10

Early night for us - the last few nights lack of sleep is still catching us up :roll:

The house dogs are still out and barking at cars on the track, but they will go in later.

Hoping for another quiet, peaceful night 8-)

by **JoM** » 21 Aug 2019, 22:09

Workingman wrote:Jo, I was stationed just outside Taddy at RAF Church Fenton and I have family and friends in Newton Kyme, Clifford and Boston Spa.... I also had a contract at the Thorpe Arch Ind Est (TAID) so I know my way around fairly well. The first part from Wighill to the fest is the route I used to use to get home from TAID, but at the Wattle Syke roundabout I took the Leeds option.

Time was when you could get to Bramhan Estate from Wighilll via Boston / Clifford but when they upgraded the A1 to (M) it got cut off.

It looks a lovely area Frank, I was having a nosy on Streetview and Google Earth.

I've never looked around Leeds itself, just driven with a friend to the university to pick up another friend who worked there before going to stay at her house in Otley.

by **saundra** » 21 Aug 2019, 22:59

No as WM would tell you the arcades are fantastic for shopping and the markets
We went to the armmories museum once
Leeds reminds me of cardiff

by **Workingman** » 21 Aug 2019, 23:39

It's a really old area, Jo, with many places mentioned in the Domesday Book and it is still relatively sparsely populated. A lot of the original parts of the villages are typical C16th or C17th and made of Yorkshire limestone - very chocolate box. The road from Leeds Uni to Otley (about 5 miles away) passes right past my place.

The Dales officially start only a mile or so outside Otley and in an arc from the north west to the east the only places of any size for many a mile are Harrogate and York. It's a day walkers paradise and on a 'reasonable' day you can't move for us, no matter where you go!

And Saundra is right about shopping in Leeds, but get yer walking boots on as it's almost all a pedestrian precinct.

by **JanB** » 22 Aug 2019, 22:04

The fuel drivers strike which has been on, off, on and now off, is on again next month :shock:

Grumpy has always, since I've known him, run on a very small amount of fuel - which I hate :cute:

In my car, I was at least half full.

When I had to go to Castro Verde urgençia, he had to stop first, to get petrol. So he is a little better since then.

Now?

The tank is full :lol: