Gunnerside Tea Rooms

Outing to Gunnerside

A bit spur of the moment but worth it. Another lovely sunny day! Travelled up to Hawes and went up and over the Buttertubs and past Usher gap. Mosied on down to Muker village but it was quite busy so we didn’t stop. Then past Oxnop and Crowtrees farms. Then we journeyed on past Satron and down into Gunnerside, in Swaledale. Swaledale is Spenks old stamping ground. (Born and bred) He farmed there all his life until his retirement.

When we got off the bus and were walking over the stone bridge to the tea-room Spenk checked to see if his initials were still visible in the stone where he had carved them as a young lad. They were!! S.T. He also told us that someone had actually carved an aeroplane into the stone. (Whoever it was must have had a lot of time on their hands). Liz had a look and found it. It looked like a spitfire? and in very good nick.

We timed the visit to the tearoom (Ghyllfoot) just right, nice and quiet. Mary and Spenk were delighted to see and chat with the owner Mrs. J. Calvert (nee Waggitt)

Mary had not seen Mrs. Calvert since they were at a wedding breakfast together at the Kearton Guest House, so they did a bit of catching up.
Spenk also met up with another old acquaintance Mrs. M. Batty. They had a good chat about old times.
The coffee and the food were excellent but when I came to pay for the tea a certain someone had decided it would be good fun to hide my purse. They did not let me spend too long looking for it. (Good job too you know who!).
Back into the bus and on through Low Row to Reeth. It was market day and quite busy so we did not stop. Then over Reeth moor road and down into Redmire, then back up to Carperby for our normal drop-offs.

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