After leaving Leyburn we drove just a few miles down the road to a place called Middleham. This is just a village, although it does have a castle. I've found a little tour of the place for those who would like to take a walk round. (See below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1DkIXp1Mg4&list=WL&index=1
The reason for the visit here is that this is where mum was living and working when dad met her. The pub job was just side work, her real job was working at a horse racing stables nearby. We couldn't actually go to the stables but we had a walk around the village and I enjoyed listening to mum talking about things her and some of the other stable girls go up to in and around the village. She was around my age and a little bit older when she lived in Middleham and was living away from home with some of the other girls so it sounds like there was a lot of high jinx going on. Nowhere near as well behaved as me - well, since I've been with them anyway.
After Middleham we drove to another market town called Richmond which is where we stayed for the night. We were just out of town but close enough to walk in and get a meal, I had fish and chips again! Mum said I needed to have something else but dad stuck up for me saying that I was on holiday and to let me have what I wanted. I like fish and chips so much that there is never anything better on the menu. I guess if we go out tonight though I will have to try and have something different.
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