Distance - 6.25 Miles
Geocaches - 7
Walk Inspiration - Jarrold 49 Yorkshire - Walk 11
Off to the Cathedral City of Ripon for more water course based walking.
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| Ripon's Prime Assets in one Photo |
The narrower River Skell runs through the City. Shallow enough for a dog to wade across but you do worry about whether the rapids will whisk her away. This leads to the mightier Ure, where we do a two sided lap - crossing the river at North Bridge and Hewick Bridge.
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| River Ure |
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| Guide Dog in Training Abi |
Must be a first - a circular walk, taking in the banks of two rivers.
With a handful of perfectly place, hand crafted Geocaches, we arrive back in the City at midday, looking for refreshment.
Two potential Good Beer Guide Ticks - The King William in darkness and doors bolted. Google (which of course I should have checked first) states that its opens at 4pm. Mrs M decides that the exterior is unworthy of photographic recording for posterity. Onwards to the One Eyed Rat - which has a sign outside declaring Covid adherence and the large beer garden that we would have surely taken advantage of. 5pm opener.
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| I just want a nice pub, open at lunch! |
The other pubs in the City did not look too inviting. A couple of Green Kings and assorted establishments guarded by smokers in doorways, where you can only hope their coughs aren't that serious.
Instead, I decide to follow a couple of brown signs on the drive back to Harrogate. Bishop Monkton has two - both closed at lunch.
Success found at the Malt Shovel in Brearton. From the outside, you would think you'd be lucky to get a pint of mild and a pickled egg. On entry, it became obvious that we had entered a world far more gastro.
The fishfinger sandwich was "haddock goujon" and came with a soup spoon to slurp at the unexpected Cream of Mushroom in a teacup.
Theakstons Best - beyond gorgeous.
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| Which is best - this or Soup in a Teacup |
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