Hunton, Aysgarth Falls, Bedale, Wensleydale, Swaledale & Castle Bolton
North Yorkshire

2nd - 3rd September 2011

Hunton

Countrymans Inn

Hunton Roadside flowers

Hunton roadside flowers

Hunton

Hunton

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth Falls

Swaledale

Swaledale

Swale

From the previous image to this in a few miles

Swaledale

Swaledale

Swaledale

Swaledale

Swaledale

Harebell on bank

Swaledale

Swaledale

Wensleydale

Wensleydale

Wensleydale

Wensleydale

Castle Bolton

Not as you may believe, a medieval toilet but a hand basin

Courtyard side portcullis

Courtyard Main Portcullis

Courtyard, another side portcullis

Blacksmith

Dungeon

More often than not people were placed down and totally forgotten, hence bones found still in manacles

Garde Robe

or as its known today - a bog!!

The Castle Well

Broken section

Herbalist's

Accomodation built into wall

Scribes Accomodation

View From Queen Mary's Room

Mary Queen of Scots stayed here for a long time

1634 is date on back plate

Nursery, overlooking inner courtyard

Mary Queen of Scots bedroom

An exact copy of an embroidery made by Queen Mary

In her secret letters she used a code, the key to the code can be seen in the embroidery IXXI

Lord Scropes Bedroom

Above those rooms allocated to Mary Queen of Scots

Garde Robe

of Mary Queen of Scots

Modern day vineyard

The Falcons Lodgings

a local private joke!! The birds of prey are resting beneath the canopy

Barn Owl

Hive with a perspex access to the outdoors

Entrance/Exit to Hive

Close up of bees using entrance

Wild boar have been re-introduced to the area

Bedale

St Gregory's Bedale

Railway Signal box