Trip 3: March 2024
Willow Lane campsite, Beverley.
Another trip over the Humber bridge, this time stopping at Beverley instead of driving past to Bridlington.
The campsite is a 5 pitch site which is now surrounded by modern estate houses. It is basic with water and Elsan point. There is metered electric which we have used.
The campsite is less than half a mile from Beverley Minster which is nearly in the centre of the town.
After setting up and having lunch we went for a walk towards the Minster. Outside the Minster are a couple of pubs so we chose one, The Sun Inn, and we went in for a pint . It was a pub with a good atmosphere and it was busy. There was even a group of people playing bingo in the back.
We left the pub and walked into town which is only a few hundred yards away. It is very vibrant with a lot of people walking about. There is a large quantity of mostly independent shops, but also a lot of well known brands that were unknown to me but Sue was in her element.
We walked through the town centre which is pedestrian friendly and came to St Mary’s church .
It is quite impressive so we went in to look around. Inside a lady explained certain features, one of which was how people had paid for arches or pillars and they then got their name engraved on the arch. One pillar was paid for by three musicians and their images were carved as part of the pillar.
There is no shortage of money in this town. We had a look at some watches which started at £900, but they did not count your steps so we did not buy any today.
After a walk about, checking out the town, we called into the Queens Head for refreshments, the sun was still out so we sat outside and people watched before heading back to Iona.
Tonight we are having prawn risotto.
Day 2:
Our first walk today was to Lidl for some Easter eggs for the grandchildren. We found a footpath that took us right to the shop, although some of it was a bit muddy.
We left the shop and walked to Beverley Beck which is basically a small canal that links to the river Hull. The Beck was used to export leather from the Tannery which was at the end of the Beck. Stone for the Minster was also brought into Beverley on barges. At its height it was an important port for Beverley.
We spoke to a man on one of the moored boats and he told us that he had been there since December because the water board had shut the barrier to the river Hull because of the heavy rain we experienced in November & December. The barrier was opened three days ago and he was getting ready to leave. We left the ‘harbour’ and headed back to Iona for lunch.
After lunch we walked into Beverley to look at the market. It was a bit disappointing. There was not many stalls, the two main ones were fruit & veg and a plant stall. We walked further into town and Sue went shopping for some trinkets.
I sat outside and then Sue came to get me because she had left her purse in the moho. So I paid and as I was waiting for a receipt Sue found her purse in her bag. I must try that ploy myself.
We left the town centre and headed to the Minster. It is a fantastic building and we spent some time admiring the windows and carvings as well as the history.
There was a large tomb for an army commander who was at the battle of Bosworth Field, September 1485. The tomb was solid unpolished marble.
Another interesting section was a memorial to all the soldiers of the East Yorkshire regiment that lost their lives in the Great War. Every battalion was listed with the soldiers named and listed by rank. There were hundreds named, it was very thought provoking on how costly the Great War was in terms of lives lost.
We left the Minster and found ourselves near the Sun Inn so we stopped for a drink before heading home. Today we walked 7 miles in total.
Day 3:
Today we walked away from Beverley. We were heading for Beverley Parks but we were not sure what that was. The first part of the walk was on footpaths but then we were off road.
The path was well used and went around the edge of a building site before fields took over. We came to the ring road and on the map it looked like the path went under the road but the only tunnel was for a stream.
We crossed the road and then the path went across a flooded field. We managed to negotiate most of the muddy bits before leaving the field, it was now only a short walk along a lane to the Millennium Orchard. We walked the circular route around the orchard and passed a number of bee hives.
Next stop was the Beverley Park which was a field with some new trees, but the path branched off through a wood where there were a number of unusual bird boxes. The local school had been having woodcraft lessons and there were a number of dens being built. We followed the path which took us back to our start point.
We walked back to the orchard where there were tables & benches. We stopped for coffee and a hot cross bun. We then headed for Long Lane which would take us back to Willow Lane and the campsite.
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