Part XIII 8th June - Thursday We reluctantly left Bolton Abbey and headed for the A1, hoping we had left the van more or less how we had found it as Sandra and Paul were coming to stay in it for the weekend. We went via the A59 over the moors to Blubberhouses and in to Harrogate, an elegant and famous spa town we drove down the Stray, an area of open parkland some 200 acres (800,000sq m), which runs through the centre of the town. Harrogate Stray was created in 1778 by an act of Parliament and is very impressive. We did not stop to try the disgusting spa waters - Linda had tried it and wanted Howard to suffer too! From there it was on to Knaresbrough and the A1 and M1 all the
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