Hi Folks,

I'm off to spend a week down in a place called Holwick in County Durham. Just a week's holiday.
Anyone familiar with the area? Any suggestions for good roads, places to eat and see?
(staying in a cottage. No caravans will be involved).
Stuart

stooby wrote:

Hi Folks,

I'm off to spend a week down in a place called Holwick in County Durham. Just a week's holiday.
Anyone familiar with the area? Any suggestions for good roads, places to eat and see?
(staying in a cottage. No caravans will be involved).
Stuart

Don,t forget to pack your Breathalyzer kit ... (opps sorry that, france !!!)

Real ale is nice in that part of the country I seem to remember , enjoy  Wales
Were the mud is thicker, and the ruts are deeper.
(And we have the water to wash it off, and more on the way..! )
Sd4 and chrome Ar*e piece, Auto box for best fun
09 Xs Gone
12 xs Gone
HSE with Leather seats and 4 years warrenty.. staying for now !

Your'e on the pennine way there, just below high force so
1 places to see High Force waterfall, Cow green reservoir( to look for mountain gentian(, very rare plant,) bowes castle Middletyon in teasdale, the killhope wheel in weardale
2 nice roads the road from barnard Castle to middleton in Teesdale then up beyond high force to Alston in Cumbria then come back down the road through weardale and cut back accross to middleton
3 places to eat Well the rose and Crown in Romaldkirk used to be epic, but i've not been for 20 years
several restaurants in Barnard Castle
Sorry about spelling Firefox is playing up and wont allow capitals

Thanks for the tips!

Stuart

I have stayed at Staindrop not far from there - with the caravan

Nice tea room on the green at Staindrop

Barnard Castle worth walking around and although we did not have time Raby Castle & Bowes Museum supposed to be good

Hope you get some decent weather  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

... decent weather? Anything short of a storm is decent this summer.
Mind you I did have 4 days at 28C in Abernethy Forest which was brilliant. very few midges too for some odd reason.

I'm almost tempted to ask if there are any local pottery shops in the area. Only so I know where to avoid (the other half loves such things).

Stuart

Mine too

Barnard castle full of little shops like that  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

You know the misery of getting dragged around pottery shops....Oh the misery.
I'll never understand the attraction.
In the last few years I've come to accept it. It's like giving up on life itself.....

Stuart

Tell me about it - I got the caravan to get away from work at weekends and for pub lunches/walks in the country but every time we go away SWMBO drags me around shops

I might as well stay at home and nip to york or hull  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Never had the 'shopping' misery my wife can't stand shopping, jostling around and navigating the aisles, she much prefers the moors, the hills, the countryside walking. In fact she'd rather walk on her own cos when I talk it ruins her peace and quiet
Not sure if its a blessing or the opposite

Hey Stooby,
This is my neck of the woods.
Bowes museum definitely worth a visit- Barnard Castle.
Killhope Lead mining museum
Cowgreen Resevoir and high force.
Food- Rose and crown at Romaldkirk, chippy in middleton is ok too.
Roads- lol no... we have pretty bad bumpy roads round here at the moment after "the flood"... oh actually they were pretty bad before then! If you fancy a bit of off roading there are a few byways in weardale- up and around cowshill... check out the OS people for better instructions. Also may be worth going to Hamsterley Forest for a drive around the forest- walking too... downhill biking if you are brave.
have lots of fun. PM me if there is anything I can do.
MM

Oh don't get me wrong. She loves the hills etc but for some reason pottery shops are irresistable.
General shopping she hates.

Mighty mildred! thanks for the information. It sounds like there's loads to keep us occupied and well fed.
I'll keep an eye open for FREEL2 stickers driving around..

Stuart

Pack your waterproofs. This was Barnard Castle yesterday:

But shouldn't be a problem for a FL2  2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

Tandemman wrote:

Your'e on the pennine way there, just below high force so
1 places to see High Force waterfall, Cow green reservoir( to look for mountain gentian(, very rare plant,) bowes castle Middletyon in teasdale, the killhope wheel in weardale
2 nice roads the road from barnard Castle to middleton in Teesdale then up beyond high force to Alston in Cumbria then come back down the road through weardale and cut back accross to middleton
3 places to eat Well the rose and Crown in Romaldkirk used to be epic, but i've not been for 20 years
several restaurants in Barnard Castle
Sorry about spelling Firefox is playing up and wont allow capitals