ON OUR FINAL TRIP OF 2022, we decided to revisit North Yorkshire to find glorious autumn colours to photograph.
We booked a stay at Cote Ghyll Caravan & Camping Park, in a lovely location just outside Osmotherley, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.
We always try to use public transport to explore the area, but this was rather impossible here, so instead we took to the road in the car.
Bedale beckons
Our first stop was in Bedale, a market town seven miles from Northallerton, in search of morning coffee. We paused at The North End café, then strolled along the main street, with its fine Georgian architecture. One such building is the 18th-century Leech House, in Bridge Street - as the name suggests, this was originally a store for apothecary’s leeches.
With more to see and limited time, we returned to the car and headed to Leyburn, a lovely market town in Wensleydale, the perfect base for the Yorkshire Dales.
Leyburn has lots of free parking, making it a vehicle-friendly place to visit. Known as the Town for All Seasons, it has spectacular views of
