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Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » Tadcaster October 10th 2022

Let’s try yesterday’s update again after a good night’s sleep. We had a quick breakfast at the hotel before getting on the road. The first place we wanted to stop was the Glasgow Necropolis. It’s a huge Victorian era cemetery on a hill overlooking the city of Glasgow. We walked through several different areas of the cemetery imaging what life might have bee like for some of its residents. From there, we hopped on the highway south towards England. We made two castle stops in the Cumbria area of England. Both were 12th century castle ruins that were part of the estate of Lady Anne Clifford a 26th century noblewomen who’s father reneged on providing her inheritance when he died and she was 15 - leaving all of his property to a male cousin despite the ... read more
At the Necropolis .
Brougham Castle .
Inside the four storey keep at Brougham Castle. .

Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » Tadcaster October 10th 2022

We’d planned a traditional rest and relaxation day in the country today and it did not disappoint. We slept in and went for a late-ish breakfast here at the castle. We booked a couples massage at the spa which was a nice relaxing treat. Then we had high tea for lunch - which really made us feel like we were in the Victorian era. The castle historian joined us for a bit and provided some background of the castle. He took us on a brief tour of the great hall which dated back to the 13th century. The castle was owned by the same Catholic family for 900 years from about 1158 to 1908. Their family head did a great job of playing politics through all the the wars in this area to hold on to ... read more
Chapel front
Some of the family tombs.

Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » Tadcaster October 9th 2022

We arrived at Hazlewood Castle after a very eventful day in Yorkshire. Since we’re exhausted, will write more tomorrow morning about our exciting day. ... read more




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