Shaun & Carol are driving us up through northern England to Edinburgh and we head north this morning.
First stop is the Rutherford Abbey for tea, cakes & soup. Our route takes us through Sherwood Forest (!) and on to Haddon Hall and gardens. Magnificent country with beautiful views. We cut through Lower Bradford (home of the Ronksley clan) and observe a spirited game of lawn bowling and dine at a local pub whose garden area is loaded with chickens. Along the route is Chesterfield, home of a very curious ‘twisted’ spire. Legend suggests it’s the devil’s work, other thoughts are that green wood was used in construction and twisted as the wood aged. I like the devil angle.
Shaun and Carol’s son Kieran lives and works in Sheffield where he’s been kind enough to lodge us for the evening. He prepared a wonderful paella for dinner – really, really good!
