W15 Rosedale to Grosmont - I like roll topped baths

This was the day we dropped off the moors into some beautiful villages, arriving in Grosmont after about 5 hours. We only did 10.3 miles but we had to stop at a small cafe (annex to a bungalow) at Glaisdale for tea and cake, and then we also stopped at a lovely pub (Horseshoe Hotel) at Egton Bridge. The weather was good - in fact we have been so lucky. Grosmont is famous (well in my opinion) for its steam engines, being the location for engine sheds etc that are part of the North York Moors Steam Railway. Tomorrow is the last day and the last post.

Longer version
Another great day weatherwise. We left the moors of Rosedale and walked gradually down hill to the village of Glaisdale. Supposedly the best time to see the moor is late August, early September when the heather turns purple, but to us it was peaceful, calm and quite beautiful in June.

The only annoying thing that ruined the calm was a series of scramble bikes who charged up the moor causing dust storms (each to their own: I am sure they were having fun). Due to the easy walk (and with Eric and Neal from Northern Ireland speeding us both up) we made cracking time.

The C2C is the small business / retirement plan dream. The majority of the B&B's we have stayed in are run by people who are semi-retired. But in Glaisdale we met a retired couple who had set up a small cafe: the cheese scones were the best Andrea had eaten in years. At Glaisdale you start to walk in the Esk valley: it is again easy walking with lots of woods and small villages. At Egton Bridge we stopped at a lovely pub

We are staying very close to the North York Moors Railway - so close we can see them. This is a LMS Stainer Class 5 4-6-0 built originally in 1937

It is a major tourist attraction but I do wish they would not insist on blowing their whistle so often. They run it as a proper railway with full servicing etc. More than I can say for this tractor we met on our travels

Supposedly it still goes.

BTW it is raining but who cares when the B&B room today in the Gallery at Grosmont is this ! I have never had a bath in the room but I could get use to it :-)