hgdover50sforum.org.uk » Forum days out https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk A Voice for Older People in the Harrogate District Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Another wonderful day out https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/another-wonderful-day-out/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/another-wonderful-day-out/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:59:11 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=6722 Ampleforth AbbeyWe had a wonderful day on the cider (tour) at Ampleforth, yesterday – the weather was just perfect for it.  Warm sunshine, lovely views & autumnal colours. Tea, coffee or apple juice on arrival, an interesting talk in the orchards & so many varieties of apples to try if we wished.  Amazingly the cider presses & bottling area took up little more than a shed the size of two double garages.  Lunch consisted of broccoli & Stilton soup with a huge whole meal granary bread bun, followed by Yorkshire Tapas – ham, beef, pork pie, small sausages, gherkins, leaves, tomatoes & two types of cheese presented on a sharing board – all local produce & as much tea & coffee as required.  Bottles of apple juice, liqueur & apple brandy were available at a discounted price after sampling all of these with lunch.  Then it was on to the main building & Abbey for the rest of the afternoon.

Thanks go to Ann Hill for continuing to provide a wonderful annual programme of days out. Thanks also to Tania Brightmore for her reports on our events.

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