Tracks to the Wall

Today we planned to roam York by foot. A trip to the National Railway Museum was a must, as was a look at the York Minster. The Minster first, as rain was forecast for early afternoon and we knew that the Museum was totally undercover. 

The Minster was incredible, we walked the whole perimeter outside and were amazed at the detail and scale of the 13 century stone cathedral. Scaffolding was erected on a couple of sections for restoration work and there was a workshop set up which had quite a few freshly carved pieces of stone waiting to be installed.

Onto the Museum which is the best set up Museum I have ever seen. There were two massive buildings to make our way through including a restaurant and cafes. 

Standout displays included a loco that could be viewed from underneath, a loco and tender that had the whole of one side cut away to reveal the inside workings and a full cast iron bridge which we could climb up and down and take photos from the landing.

There were many locomotives and carriages to view including ones in all their splendour used by Royalty over the years.

We could have stayed many more hours but closing time was approaching so we zipped up our coats, donned hoods and ventured back to the B&B via the old city walls. Another mind blowing feat of stone building on a gigantic scale.

Rain was constant, not heavy, but enough to wet shoes and the legs of trousers where coats don't cover. Not wishing to head back out  again for dinner we stopped in at the Mason's Arms for an early burger and Cider . It was great to sit in front of the fire before heading back out in the rain. 

Another great day despite the wet ending.