We have not been able to write the blog for a week or so as we have been in Wensleydale where there is no internet connection. Wensleydale is in the heart of Yorkshire. We stayed in an old farm house . In the kitchen there is an Aga stove. The garden is full of plants, birds and a fish pond. It also has a ghyll (mountain stream running through it which I sat in and got very wet).
We visited a town called Hawes and when round a creamery where they make Wensleydale cheeses - if you have ever heard of Wallace and Grommet then you’ll know how nice Wensleydale cheese is. We also visited a rock and fossil shop and I bought a sharks tooth that is 40 million years old.
The next day it rained but we were OK as we visited a place called the Forbidden Corner. It was a garden full of very odd and funny things to look at and explore. The scariest bit was a big cat who came out of the dark with glowing green eyes. There was crystal mountain which we walked underneath and there was a statue of a little boy who peed on me when I walked past. We also when into a dungeon and had to choose the right door to get out of.
Today we went on a steam train from Leyburn to Redmire stations. The engine driver let us go in the cab. The engine was black and it had lots of knobs and leavers. The steam came in the window as we went along and it made a tic tic sound. We got off at Redmire and followed a path through the fields to Bolton Castle. It was very big and partially ruined. The best bit was the dudgeon which still has prisoner in it. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here and we saw her room.