Thursday, 31 October 2013

Wednesday 30th October
This evening we visited 'Illuminating York' with Rachael and Mike.
www.illuminatingyork.org
Our first stop was in the Museum gardens to watch a projection experience telling the story of the Viking king Eric Bloodaxe.



From there we walked to York Minster where, for the first time this decade, the pews had been removed from the nave leaving an impressive space.


Some of the country's top urban graffiti artists were working at one end of the space.



The most atmospheric event was the spiral of light created by candles lit in memory of a loved one.


In the Memorial Gardens we walked a trail around a series of fiery sculptural instillations.


Our last stop was at the National Railway Museum where all six of the remaining Class A4 locomotives were displayed with effective light and sound.




Friday, 18 October 2013

Thursday 17th October
As the forecast was very good, we visited Beningbrough Hall near York.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beningbrough-hall/  


We walked into the garden after lunch and we were just in time to join a tour of the fruit trees led by the very knowledgeable head gardener.


Outside the main garden the south facing borders were full of colour.



Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Sunday 13th October
We enjoyed the Autumn Festival at Harlow Carr. After sampling the freshly pressed apple juice, we came across this cookery demonstration. Bread, risotto and fruit pudding were passed around the audience and were very tasty.


Nearby this display was set up in a corner of the greenhouse  and local growers were selling their produce at small stalls.



Monday, 7 October 2013

Sunday 6th October
After parking on the side of the road because the car park was full, we walked along one side of Fewston Reservoir for an hour. We were surprised by how low the water was.