Phillip and I spent some time with his parents Jenny and Volker travelling North.
We visited alot of little towns from Yorkshire to the Dales to the Lakes district then down to the Cotswalds.
There is a fantastic gallery/park called "
Yorkshire Sculpture Park" worth visiting in West Bretton with sculpture of
James Turrel, Antony Gormley, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolazzo,
Rachel whiteread and the list goes on and on. The James Turrel light installations were as exhilarating as epected. "Light is his material and obsession."
Rachel whiteread had some interesting metal etchings displayed near the canteen. An interesting technique I did not realise she played with. You can also see her work that was at the Tate Modern
here.
Here are some of the photos from the trip. They are mostly scenery and i did not take many.
Bolten Abbey It was totally pouring down with rain so that we could not even see much. We nearly gave up and went back to the car but I was determined to follow in the footsteps of
Constable and see this amazing Cathedral. It was well worth the drama!
Yorkshire Dales - I have never seen so much water. With waterfalls coming down the sides of the mountains everywhere I felt like a small child in wonderland. What a beautiful place to be! We stayed in some cute little B&B's. My favourite one had a bar with an honour system. This is where I aquired a taste for Sherry. I think Sherry should make a comback.
On our way across to the Lakes district we drove on some pretty hairy scary little roads on the top of the mountains. I now understand what mini minors are for.
Castlerigg Stone circle (Keswick) - This stone circle was way better than stonehenge as you could actually walk right up to the stones and around them and the view was spectacular across the cumbrian mountains. It felt like a very special place and I am glad that I fought the wind and sheep poo to see this.
Muncaster castle
