Scarborough; Monday, 24 October, 2011

With my luggage securely stored in the left luggage office on York station I grabbed a ticket and headed over to the town of Knaresborough near Harrogate.

I had originally intended on visiting here when I was in Leeds at the start of the year, but the main reason for visiting, the Petrifying well and Mother Shipton’s Cave weren’t open at the time so I didn’t bother.

After arriving in the town I had a bit of a wander around taking in the church and the ruins of the castle before heading down to the riverside and the cave and well.

Having made my wish in the wishing well and witnessed children’s toys slowly turn to stone, I wandered back through the town and stopped off at a very nice riverside pub for a late lunch, before heading back to the station to start my journey home.

I got back to York with a little over 90 minutes to spare before my train back to London so I had a bit of a wander around the city centre before wandering back to the station, picking up my luggage and heading back home.