Tuesday 29 July 2014

Mom's Visit 2014

York's National Railway Museum

Queen Victoria's Carriage

The Mallard, world's fastest steam train 






Taking a break at the outlet mall's Caffe Nero

Visiting the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire's grounds at Bolton Abbey





Bolton Abbey ruins






Mom & Molly's trip to Bath--Sally Lunn's buns for lunch



Mom's is Welsh Rarebit and mine's brie and cranberry

The original downstairs kitchen



One of my favorite pubs in Bath, the Crystal Palace

The Jane Austen Centre

One of the houses Jane lived in, 25 Gay Street

The Circus



The Royal Crescent

Pultney Bridge and the Weir


Lacock Village (National Trust village, amazingly preserved and used in period films--Pride & Prejudice, Cranford, etc.)

Not quite so authentic with the cars, but people actually live here!



The Red Lion was used for the ball where the Bennetts first meet the Bingleys and Mr. Darcy




Lacock Abbey






The Cloisters were used in the first two Harry Potter films








The Chapter House was used for the room where Harry finds the Mirror of Erised
















I'd love to hear how the experiment is going...


Famous dog wheel spit at the George Inn, Lacock


Jane Austen Centre


St Swithin's Church where Jane Austen's parents were married and her father is buried







Bath Abbey, rebuilt 1499
















Entrance hall for the Roman Baths












Roman Bath Selfie


Laura Place, where Lady Dalrymple stayed in Persuasion


Bristol Temple Meads




Afternoon tea at Wedgwood Visitor Centre






Ancient High House, Stafford


Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley

Abbey House tea room



Pub Lunch in Hawes




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