73 Friday 18 - Sunday 20 June 2021 Bradford
There weren't too many weekend options at a reasonable price so we chose Bradford and stayed at an Ibis hotel for a reasonable price. We found it easily enough because it's near the football ground which I've been to many times.
The room was very compact but clean and the staff were pleasant.
On the Friday night we ordered a KFC through Deliveroo. The portions seemed a bit measly compared to what you get in a restaurant. Later I nipped across to Tesco for some further provisions.
On Saturday morning we walked into the city centre passing two large mills, one converted to office accommodation, the other derelict.
We  noted  The  Midland  Hotel.....
and  the  City  Hall.
We  had  breakfast  at  a  Wetherspoon's  where  the  doorman  was  telling  everyone  repeatedly  about  a  customer  who'd  waved  their  mask  in  his  face.
We  then  walked  across  to  the National  Media  Museum  where  we'd  booked  tickets. We  worked  our  way  through  all  the  exhibitions, We  particularly  liked  a  couple  of  the  exhibits  in  a  photography  exhibition. The  first  one  is  called  Damsel  in  Distressed.
We  then  went  for  our  pre-booked  slot  in  the  Games  Lounge. I  beat  Simon  at  Pong  while  he  beat  me  at  Street  Fighter. I  had  a  go  at  old  favourites  like  Space  Invaders, Asteroids  and  Defender. Our  slot  was  over  too  soon.
We  then  went  for  a  disappointing  lunch  in  the  cafe  there  before  visiting  other  exhibition  areas. Simon  enjoyed  the  hall  of  mirrors.
We  then  went  to  the  Imax  cinema  for  a  showing  of  a  documentary  about  Antarctica. We  had  ice  cream  appropriately  enough.
After  we'd  finished  there,  we  decided  to  visit  the  cathedral  but it  wasn't  open. We  clocked  a  place  for  dinner  later, a  Chinese  buffet  place  called  Azuma's. We  went  back  to  the  hotel  for  a  couple  of  hours  first. Azumas  was  a  bit  disappointing, friendly  service  but  very  average  food.
We  had  a  bit  of  a  lie-in  on  the  Sunday  before  setting  off  for    a  walk  in  the  Worth  Valley.  We  stopped  for  breakfast  at  the  Toby  Carvery  in  Keighley. Again,  it  was  a  bit  disappointing , probably  because  we  were  towards  the  end  of  the  breakfast  sitting  and  the  food was  a  bit  overcooked.
We  parked  the  car  at  Ingrow  West  station. We  took  a  country  lane  to  Damems  station  
We  then  went  up  the  hill  - a  bit  of  a  pull - to  a  level  track  which  took  us  most  of  the  way  to  Haworth. Simon  was  amused  by  one  of  the  road  names.
We  had  something  to  eat  at  a  cafe  in  Haworth  then  wandered  up  Main  Street  to  see  the  Parsonage.

















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