We actually had a viewing yesterday afternoon, and very encouraging it was too. A large 4 bedroomed house with a huge utility, an office, a big enough garden and an integral garage. And within our price range. That's set us off in the right mood. We also spent an hour strolling round the village, and it was heartening to see our nearest pub quite full and lots of walkers around on a cold damp November evening. I reckon a lot of villages of this size would be deserted now.
We're staying in a grade 2 listed ex-magistrates court, which is very comfortable and convenient. Tom settled in straightaway - always a good sign. He also slept right through the night, which was surprising given that he's picked up a nasty cough that seems to get worse whenever we're outside. We need to get him better before we think about lugging him up Ingleborough.
After a good breakfast, we went for a longer stroll round the village to see what houses are up for sale. We were even shown round two new homes still being built; one had a good size garden but was too small, the other was big enough but had a tidy garden.
We stopped at Dalesware, a huge outdoor store on the main road, which Tom charged round like an utter looney for a good 20 minutes, giggling constantly and charming all the staff. He's certainly not letting his cough get him down. We then passed a pub with a menu board outside (see photo) that horrified Wilby & Bertha, until we explained that mammoths weren't actually on the menu.
We then had a very pleasant lunch in one of the many tea rooms in the village, during which we got lots of info on the village schools, activities etc from the ladies inside. All very useful.
So, a very good first day all in all.
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