Distance Walked: 7km
G&Ts: Haworth Deckchair Gin (Not Very Good), Beer: 1/2 pint Timothy Taylor's Landlord (Harmless)
Today was spent getting from Ambleside to Skipton via bus and train. I was so nervous about missing the bus from Ambleside to Carnforth I ended up getting an earlier bus than I'd originally planned. This meant I had 2 hours to kill in Carnforth. Apparently they filmed parts of the film Brief Encounter at the Carnforth railway station here in 1945. The tea room has been renovated so it looks like it did for the film set and there is also a small railway museum. The volunteers who run both the tea room and the museum were very friendly. As I'm not particularly interested in trains and had never heard of the movie this was a bit awkward. Still, it was a pleasant way to pass the time.
The train station here in Skipton is about 10 minutes from the centre of town on one side, while my B&B is 10 minutes out on the other side, so that was my walk for today. After settling in I planned to do the proper tourist thing and visit Skipton Castle and perhaps the museum and art gallery, but it was just too cold (all of about 9C). I have enough layers to keep warm while hiking, but not for wandering around town. In the end I browsed in shops, read a book and did some of the communal jigsaw in the local library before settling in at a pub.
I ended up at the Narrow Boat as they have good beers and the bar staff were friendly and welcoming. I tried their gin of the day which, sadly, was horrid. It was strawberry flavoured which was just wrong. For dinner I had sausages and mash and then sticky toffee pudding with custard. All Harmless. Sticky toffee pudding is becoming my test dessert of this holiday. This one was OK but the toffee needed to be a bit more caramlised so there is a touch of bitterness. The custard was a pleasant change from the usual scoop of indifferent vanilla ice cream though. A good effort.
Today it is back to hiking but this walk, the Dales High Way, is only rated Medium rather than Difficult so my knees should be happier.
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