Tuesday, September 14, 2010

and on to Thornton Abbey - still 12th part 3 (suggest you scroll down to part 1)

so from skeggy up the coast to a stunning building from 1139... yes i know.. 1139?? like cmon, building stuff like this nearly a thousand years ago??... anyway.. i guess it goes without saying just how spectacular it was,  the gate house is awesome, oak stairways and HUGE sandstone and stonework.


Once youve walked through all around the gatehouse inside its walls and large rooms, you can head out to the ruins of the abbey it protected... watch out for mad Monks...




see the little Nic up there  :)

and so to the end of  day 1... our little cottage in Barrow upon humber... the princely sum of 22 pounds for the night (less a cashback of 10% woohoo)was a lovely little cottage just what we needed.

2 comments:

  1. hi nic glenn
    just been reading your three day blog it looks as if you had a good time it still looks nice and warm it was interresting to see skeggy again its 23 years since i was there with mam for a few days but then it was raining havent seen sunshine since about 1963 the sea front dosent look much different near the clock tower but there was never any sea wall there they had a once in a 10000 yere flood ther in the 1970's the sea went right inland flooding
    100's of house's and doing millons of pounds
    damage nic looks good in the photo with her head through the hole i must say glenn you make a great mad monk cant quite reconise nic
    up the tower but i will take your word for it
    glad you had nice accomadation its nice to
    relax after a hard days sightseeing tried you on skyp tonight you might still be gadding about or shopping i had a email from freedom
    with her new kittens only three weeks old i
    wish more people had her feelings will try you again tomorrow have a great day love mam bill
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  2. Hi you two,its lovely to go on holiday with you and see all the sights ! I remember now where the shop was Glenn, I was right about the camping etc., it was at Ingoldmells, would have been in a row of newly built shops in 1962/3 and not too far from the beach cos I walked it with you in a pram and the other two!!Love Mum

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