I departed from Gilling to commence the long drive home. After a little less than an hour, I stopped at Wetherby to visit a few shops in order to start  re-stocking my kitchen. It is a pretty town, proud of its floral displays, and major maintenance work was in progress.

The market square provided coffee in very tasteful surroundings. The butcher supplied black pudding and lamb chops. From the greengrocer, it was spring greens and potatoes and there was bread from the baker.

Gilling West

Garden maintenance in Wetherby

Coffee in the square

Narrow streets and lots of flowers

From Wetherby, I drove down the motorways in increasingly sunny conditions to Birstall, where I arrived at Cliff & Hilary's at lunchtime. We departed immediately into the centre of Birstall village to the best of the local pubs. We ate very unhealthy lunches in the garden and enjoyed the sunny weather.

Right: Another healthy lunch