On March 2nd Brother and Sister Wood gave us a ride to Loughborough and early the next morning we left with Aunt Valerie on a 4 day Holiday Couch Tour.
Day 1: Our first stop was in the Village of Haworth where the Bronte Sisters wrote the novels of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. We could see the Moors they referenced in their novels. It was a very quaint Village with an Old Church with some beautiful stained glass windows.
Street in Haworth Sign on Haworth Church
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| Bronte Sister's Museum |
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| Stained Glass in Haworth Church |
The Moors in the distance
Day 2: On route to Southport we passed the Preston Temple (so close but so far!) . When we arrived in Southport the tide was out and we could hardly see the ocean from the pier. Southport pier is the second longest pier in Britain! In another two and one half hours the tide had come all the way in (unbelievable!).
You can just see the Temple's spite in the distance
Tide out Lunch in Southport
Tide in
Day 3: We traveled to the Lake District stopping at two villages on opposite sides of Lake Windemere: Ambleside and Bowness. A very picturesque area.
Ambleside:
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| Stream in Ambleside |
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| Old Church in Ambleside |
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| Stained Glass in old Church |
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| Flowers in bloom |
Bowness:
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| Edge of Lake Windemere |
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| Fancy Chocolates |
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| Boat Marina |
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| View of Lake Windemere |
Day 4: Trip Home stopping at Salford Quays - A "modern" city near Manchester - also home of the BBC. There were no old historic buildings to be seen.
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| BBC Headquarters |
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| Lowry Outlet Mall |
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| Standing on the Quays |
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| Entrance to Mall |
A wonderful trip together!
Stay tuned for another blog telling of our journey home.
Love David and Rosalie
Hi I notice from an earlier blog you are a relation of Edward Benjamin Kiddle .. I too am a relation that would make us related my email is fester380@me.com
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