Yesterday, 06:14 PM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 06:20 PM by Malcolm Parker.)
A lovely spring day so I got the Austin & out and went for a run. Within a mile from home in Boltby the car had to tackle the fearsome 1 in 4 Sneck Yate bank, a hill that will get the better of a standard Chummy with two up. Taking it steady on a cold engine the Austin got up no bother. First stop for a photo was overlooking Hawnby.
Passing through Helmsley, full of weekend bikers, I took the road that leads deep into the moors and back, the Cockayne Loop, extensively used in road rallies of old.
Returning via Helmsley I took the scenic route past Rievaulx Abbey then plunged down the '3-ply' road to Caydale Mill ford, once one of the most feared fords in Yorkshire. Until about 15 years ago you were driving along a river bed and the water could be very deep on the bend. It has since been concreted and is pretty tame.
Then back down Sneck Yate, much more scary than going up, and back home , a trip of about 50 miles.
Then back down Sneck Yate, much more scary than going up, and back home , a trip of about 50 miles.