A short run up the M1 and M62 to the certified site by the Cock o' the North microbrewery in Hipperholme. We've been here quite a few times before to see our friends, who live locally, although the site is now surrounded by a massive housing estate when it used to be fields and woods. It's a basic place frequented by people who seem to have taken up residence there, but it is handy and friendly and you couldn't get any closer to an excellent bar.
Having quickly set up (we know how to park here to get absolutely level) we wandered up the hill to the Co-Op to reprovision before meeting Jane and Tavis and heading off to the Hove Edge Bowling and Working Men's Club for a wonderful evening chatting with old friends.
On Tuesday we caught the bus into Halifax, found the wonderful market and had a typically Yorkshire lunch in t'cafe in t' market. She had a spam, egg and cheese butty and I had pie, mushy peas and chips wi' gravy and mint sauce. We felt very local indeed. After lunch we had a look around the Piece Hall, then in the evening we went for Fish and Chips at Peach's house. A reet northern day out.
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| Ethnic grub |
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| Piece Hall |
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| Borough Market, Halifax |
On Wednesday we walked down (and up - plenty of bumps in West Yorkshire) to Shibden Hall, home of the diarist Anne Lister (who the BBC series Gentleman Jack was based upon). It is a lovely place to visit and we thoroughly enjoyed our wander around. We eventually found the cafe down a very steep hill, but it was too packed for lunch so we had a sticky bun and eventually found a very steep staircase to get us back on the road home.
Later we went into the Cock o' the North to meet Jane, Sarah and Tav and take part in the pub quiz. We were crap, but it was a good night out.
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| Shibden Hall |
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| Gentleman Debs |
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| Lightning rod disguised for the filming of Gentleman Jack |
On Thursday we packed up, but of course the A1 was closed as some poor unfortunate had been killed crossing the road outside RAF Wittering. It is very sad and we feel very sorry for his friends and family, but why do they have to close such a major road for over 10 hours following an accident? Eventually we got home, exhausted, and unpacked ready for more visitors who had decided that they WILL visit us 2 days after we got back from an exhausting trip. Oh well. Family eh?
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