First was Knaresborough, the cutest little town I’ve ever seen. Residing on a hill above the River Kidd, Knaresborough is a small market town, with a lovely little town square. There is a particularly old castle ruins right next to the town, which along with a park sits above the river, with amazing views down the river where the rail bridge is.
We stopped for breakfast at the Lavendar Rooms, a small café upstairs at the town square, in a building which happens to be the oldest chemist in England, although isn’t a chemist any more. If you are ever in the neighbourhood, we highly recommend you drop in for a meal. The service was friendly, the rooms were homely, and the food was divine.
After that, we caught the train on to Harrogate. Helen’s been here before, and will no doubt return again! We walked for an hour through a rather busy shopping centre. There is obviously plenty of money in this town. The reason for this visit was that Helen wanted to return to Betty’s Tea House, having visited before. We had to wait 40 minutes to be seated which I wasn’t impressed about, but people in the know queue for a reason. The service, and the food, and was nothing short of perfect. By the time we left, I was converted, and I would return without much protest.
Our day ended with a train ride back to York, where it had turned particularly cold. We warmed up by having Mexican for “supper”.
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