Canal Trip Through The Yorkshire Countryside. Take a peaceful and leisurely trip by boat on a summer's day through the countryside along the 200-year-old Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Heading west towards the old market town of Skipton, your journey will start amidst a canopy of trees that line both sides of the canal. Then watch as the Yorkshire Dales open up before you. On your journey you will come across other canal users, people on the towpaths enjoying an afternoon's stroll along with other boat users. You pass through a variety of swing bridges and travel under bridges (just remember to duck).
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Car Journey Through The Yorkshire Countryside. A gentle drive in the country, away from it all can be quite therapeutic when the scenery is as breathtaking as this. Starting from around Kirkby Lonsdale and driving round narrow twisting country lanes lined with leafy hedgerows and trees, quaint picture post card country cottages with their gardens in full bloom. Drive up hills, down valleys aside streams, through tiny villages and into wide, wide-open space. This is a journey after which you will feel totally invigorated. A sense of well-being will overwhelm you and all from the comfort of your own home. |
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| Balloon Flight Over The Yorkshire Dales. The launch just north of Skipton heading eastwards towards Harrogate over the Blubberhouses you will feel relaxed as your mind and body floats among the clouds in a balloon. This early morning flight with the sunshine and morning mist will take you over an area of outstanding natural beauty, (part of the Yorkshire Dales) and give you a unique perspective of the scenery. Float gently over green fields, pastures and meadows. Look down upon the farms and farm animals grazing and admire the many colours of the moorland heather of these beautiful Dales. |
Leisurely Cruise On Lake Windermere. Relax and enjoy this leisurely boat ride along Lake Windermere, England's largest natural lake. Your journey will start at the southern end of the lake and head northwards. Being a busy lake you will see many other lake users, canoeist's, sailing boats and passenger ferries. From these wondrous waters you will pass wooded shorelines, gaze upon the magnificent mountains in the distance and pass by lovely tranquil islands. All of this contrasting and beautiful scenery has been an inspiration to writers and artists for centuries. |
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| Cruise Along The River Bure On The Norfolk Broads. This has to be one of the most pretty and picturesque parts of the River Bure on the Norfolk Broads, heading from Horning towards Wroxham. Relax in the sunshine and enjoy the spectacular views that pass before your eyes. Beautiful and colourful riverside homes, some with the owner’s boats moored along side. See the colourful sailing yachts tacking majestically from one side of the river to the other. The ducks and moorhens swimming on the river and the trees that adorn the riverbank. All of which adds up to make this cruise a memorable one. |
Cruise Along The River Thurne On The Norfolk Broads. Let the stress of modern day living dissolve away on this cruise along the River Thurne towards Potter Heigham on the Norfolk Broads. It's a gorgeous sunny afternoon and beneath the clear blue skies the air is filled with the fragrance of newly cut grass in the fields and the scent of wild flowers in the nearby meadows. Admire the windmills on the edge of the riverbank, the many sailing yachts and the quaint riverside homes at Potter Heigham. You will feel totally relaxed and refreshed after this tranquil journey. |
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| Summers Morning Car Drive Through The Countryside. Starting near to Horton In Ribblesdale and heading towards Settle you follow some of the roads around Ingleborough Hill and Pen-Y-Ghent. It's a sunny morning, the sky is blue, the clouds white and fluffy and the air is so fresh, you feel that you just have to go out for a drive into the countryside of West Yorkshire. Sit down, make yourself comfortable and take in the spectacular scenery and the wide-open spaces that this small corner of the country has to offer. The journey will take you through small villages, past dry stonewalling and tree-lined edges into the open moorland. See the sheep grazing along the roadside and pass by walkers out for a leisurely stroll along with other motorists enjoying the beautiful countryside. |
Cruise on Coniston Water In The Lake District. Enjoy this peaceful and relaxing cruise along Lake Coniston. Take in the splendor that the scenery has to offer, the tree-lined coastline and the volcanic peaks to the north that help to make the Lake District what it is. A romantic and picturesque part of the country that has helped inspire many a poet, Wordsworth and Gray to name but two. The Lake is also noted for its fateful attempt at the world water speed record in the winter of 1966/7 in which Donald Campbell's attempt met with tragic consequences. |
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