What are you all up to

Moulesy hugs for Harry, not easy for you all at all.

Takethedogalong glad you enjoyed the Ouse cruise, we did it a few years back in similar weather - beautiful. I take it it was to the Bishops Palace? Rather your OH walked the Walls in this heat, how kind of him to take a photo for you and your mum and light a candle for your dad. If it's coming up to the anniversary it's never easy 😢, my dad's been good almost 17 years but he's always beside me 😉.

Milliehull are you in Northern Ireland? I do hope so and that your OH blood has sorted itself!

Not seen a post from Tammygirl for a bit, still working through her jungle garden after their break?

Went to Holkham Hall yesterday. Caught the bus good 15 minute walk to the Quay to get the bus, dropped off almost at the bottom of the drive. Nice shady walk up, long way to the arched gate and cattle grid.  Free parking on the right as you walk up plenty of space no height issues but still a good distance to walk. Assumed once through the gate it would be but a short walk. WRONG 😲😲. Onwards we go, reach the paying car park. Loads of room same charge for cars and motorhomes! Reckon we'd walked for about 30 plus minutes from the bus stop. Purchase tickets, £16 each no age concessions, small - not sure how much, discount for HHA we're not members, but that was for walled garden, hall and field to fork exhibition. 

Had taken a picnic but treated ourselves to a cuppa. A teabag in a mug £2 😲. If only we'd driven as OH suggested 😂😂. My bus fare £3 return so cuppas would more than have paid for the fuel 😃

Had a wander after a decent sit down. Discovered the walled garden a further 20 minute walk from the house, but they have a buggy express. Visited the Hall as it opened at noon. Both rather disappointed hard to put into words but we both thought it felt cold,  unfriendly and unwelcoming odd as it is lived in family home, including the rooms viewed. We preferred the old kitchen but then maybe that says more about us about and our station in life!

Caught the buggy express, that created it's own very welcome and pleasant breeze to the walled garden and found a spot for our picnic. Even in its partially restored state we loved it.  6 acres of bliss, lots of work to do on the greenhouses and beds but they supply the house and Victoria Hotel with produce and flowers. I must say lovely flowers in the hall all fresh 😃. Knowing we had a long return walk we hopped on the buggy again and managed to do the field to fork exhibition and film and finish it before 5pm close 😃.

Needless to say our first really hot day with lots of hard surface walking we were quite tired when we finally got back to site for the late late dinner. (Not as late as Malcolm sometimes is 😉). Certainly didn't need any rocking come bedtime! 

Thus today, very cloudy and humid this morning, has been a recovery one, chores and lunch then after lunch the clouds and humidity lifted we walked to the beach. Naturally we chose the wrong path at the woods and went a very long way round, but found a shorter one back.

Now having a catch up on here before making another late dinner 😉

Wherenext you asked about the facilities after  upgrade, they are fabulous everything showers and toilets very roomy. 2 blocks both with laundry, dishwasher and elan waste 2 family toilets and 2 disabled showers but I realised today when a mum and young child were showering no family shower - which by the sound of the mum trying to use smaller area may have been a big oversight as there are now lots of families on site. We also spoke to folks at the beach and on site who've used both the old and revamped site and they say facilities brilliant but it's lost the small spaces and hedges. It's definiely large and no open on site and no sign of shrubs.

Gee about time I finished I'm bored you all must be 😂😂

Told you it was a long walk! I know what you mean about being a "cold" place. It's very opulent, but not cosy anywhere. 

We are home after a lovely last day spent visiting Beningborough Hall. Been a very nice break, totally different for us, and of course wonderful weather.