We stayed at The Barn, Warcop, as guests of Owen And Alex 2-5th July 2013

 

2nd July 2013. We set off for the north at 10:00 and stopped for lunch on the motorway about 12:00 then, arriving an hour earlier than expected, we decided to visit Larch Cottage Nursery north west of Appleby.  It has expanded and the prices have risen but it is still a fascinating place to visit. We arrived at 16:00 at The Barn, and were welcomed by Alex and Owen	Bronze Fountain Larch Cottage Nursery	A lurking lion	Bird Scarer or ornament
Looking at the Japanese area	A cow eating ivy on our evening stroll through Warcop.	The Bridge at Eden Gate	Panorama west of Warcop
Looking down on the Eden River	Map of walk on 3rd July	3rd July Owen & Alex took us on a gentle walk, starting at Smardale Hall going along the disused railway across the Smardale Gill Viaduct and then following the valley south to Ravenstonedale for lunch at the Kings Head Hotel and back on the other side of the valley. See the red dotted line on the map alongside	Mirror in the Living Room of The Barn
Smardale Hall, a farm fortified against marauding Scots.	Settle to Carlisle Line passes over one and near another disused railway line	Drystone wall with sedum flowering on it.	Early Purple Orchid beside the path
Other Walkers (Pretty Young Things)	Rock Roses on the Smardale Gill Viaduct	Spotted Orchids	Scandal Beck
Smardale Bridge	Scandal Beck	Farmhouse	A pretty Cottage Garden
Kings Head Hotel, Ravenstonedale for lunch	Monkey Musks growing in the Scandal Beck by the hotel	A converted Barn	Over the style
Scandal Beck	. Twisted Hawthorn tree	Disused Quarry Face	Lime Kilns
Railway Cottages now an owl habitat	Bloody Cranesbills	Smardale Gill Viaduct	Arch on Settle to Carlisle Railway
Fisherman on the Eden at Great Musgrave	Tree in Grounds of St Theobalds in Great Musgrave	Fields where wild flowers are encouraged	St Theobald's Great Musgrave
Owen contemplates in St Theobald's	Wild Flower Meadows	A distant Oyster Catcher in wildflower meadow	Evening Light on trees seen from The Barn
An evening of Bridge with the Cullens getting amazingly good cards and winning 4th July First thing it was raining so we decided to visit the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle with its 3500 items and, at the moment, an Exhibition of Tim Walker's weird Dreamscape pictures backlit in a darkened exhibition room.	The Bowes Museum was copied in style from a French Chateau.	The Gang mirrored on the staircase	Napoleon reflected
Music Room	Clothes and foundation garments	Collected Arch, Roman style	A Frolic in Porcelain
Dining Room	Ghostly reflection	Bustle	Wasp Waist
Self Portrait	Bedroom	Curators	Wooden (I think) Bas Relief
An angry Old Man	The famous 18th Century Automaton Silver Swan	Sisters	A lady in charge:  Anne van Weluwe (c.1528–1561)
Wooden  carved reredos of the Crucifixion	Transparent Chairs	Fruit and Flowers by Henri Fantin- Latour	Stained Glass window
Pipe Smoker: self portrait by Hyacinth Florentin Lepesqueur	Bust of Louis Fontanes (1757-1821)	A very self satisfied Cat	Large English Jardinière
General Graf Von Molke	Toothpick holder	Model Stationary Steam Engine	Tiled Bird
Flying Saucer	The picture on the left, copied from the web, was the only one of Tim Walker's photos that we could not see how it had been done. Is the Saucer cut out and stuck on? We did not photograph in the exhibition.	Gates Shut	We returned home for lunch and, as the weather had improved, went for a circular walk from Dufton over the moorland, see the map in next frame
Map of the second walk	Owen leads the way	Mother and Daughter	Foxgloves
Bracket Fungus	Two Trees	Great Dun Fell disused mine at the far end	Disused Silver Mine entrance
Startled sheep	Great Rundale Beck	A long straight wall	The Girls
Narrow Bridge	Ogre	Lamb	Footbridge
A barn	Great Rundale Beck	St Cuthbert's Church, Knock	Evening Light seen from The Barn
The hay has been cut behind The Barn	We arrived back at the Barn and after supper played bridge and this time  Alex & Owen had good hands, justice perhaps, and won everything.	The Barn, Kennel Garth	5th July We set off about 09:30 and had a trouble free run home where Sammy and Freddy seemed pleased to see us. The Lingrens had had to dispose of a dead pigeon during their cat sitting!  This was a very pleasant break in Cumbria