Travel by train... Hellifield To Carlisle

[Nemesis]

Steam specials this summer:

http://www.kingfisherrailtours.co.uk/pressrelease.htm

Wonderful scenery, amazing machinery, fantastic architecture.


http://www.kingfisherrailtours.co.uk/dalesman.htm



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Ribblehead Viaduct


More dates:

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs07.htm

 

[chuckey]

That must be an old photograph - the snow melted a couple of months ago !
Frank

 

[Nemesis]

Hey lad - this is oop north!

Could return any time.

 

[KN]

Vist me too!
Hellifield Peel B&B now open!

Karen

 

[Nemesis]

Right!

More details please...

I see Hellifield Peel is no longer considered a Building at Risk! Good!

http://www.castlestudiesgroup.org.uk/page29.html

 

[skier-hughes]

Karen,

How far are you from the station? I was just going to ask if it was leaving from the same Hellifield.

Graham

 

[Nemesis]

It is the same Hellifield.

And here's Carlisle:

 

[KN]

About 1/2 mile, or a very kind lady can drop anyone off!
I walk it in about 20 mins.

Our website is http://www.peelcastle.co.uk
You don't have to stay, call in for a cup of tea.

Great Tea room at the station too.

Karen

 

[KN]

Or you can look at this one.

http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/103/hellifield.htm


Hotel is a bit grand though!

Shame the trains aren't on the other Hellifield Line as we would get a great view from the roof.

Karen

 

[skier-hughes]

Karen,
I'll be in touch shortly.

Graham

 

[KN]

Just realised that I have the 'press release' lady for the trains already booked in for B&B.

It all helping pay those final bills!
Can't afford the train trip yet but sounds like a fantastic day out.

Karen

 

[Nemesis]

Sounds fine!

http://www.peelcastle.co.uk/index_flash.html

 

[Nemesis]

A reminder - this service operating very soon (and of course B and B at Hellifield would be very good...).

I see winner of the nation's favourite Grand Designs house 2007, and as featured in the SAVE 2007 Buildings at Risk book 'Opportunity Knocks'.

So well done Karen and Francis, hope the B and B and hols lets takes off to pay all those bills incurred rescuing the place.

http://www.savebritainsheritage.org

PS good rant by Gervase in there too re building regs and period buildings.

 

[Moo]

I can't seem to get into the site, despite following its advice to install Adobe Flash Player (it's given me the 9 version).

Has anyone else had the same problem, or is it just me being thick?

 

[Nemesis]

I haven't had a problem, although I do have Flash installed.

Very useful.

Maybe it's the Mac that's the problem? Is there a different Flash for that?

 

[Moo]

The Adobe site gives choices about what computer to instal the gizmo in, and my Mac said that it had been successfully installed. So I'm mystified.

 

[Nemesis]

Me too!

But then computers always mystify me...

 

[plumbers mate]

Did you go on one of the walks across Ribblehead in July? I couldn't get but it sounds as though it was busy.

 

[Nemesis]

No - wish I had though!

Illness and flood prevented it!

 

[KN]

B&B bookings going very well thank you. Have space on some Steam Train Sundays.
Only been going a month now, getting cash in to pay the final bills is a good feeling.

Sorry about the website, I know Mac's have problems viewing it. I've been asked to ask what browser people use.

For more photo's internally see:
Articles in Septembers Dalesman Magazine, Yorkshire Ridings Mag and Grand Designs October issue (out Sept) if anyones interested.
All free advertising thankfully.
And Lilliput Lane minitures are making a model of the house for sale in September.

KAREN