Yorkshire Day trip to Lavender Farm and Beverley

My first day trip by coach!
I headed to up to the eastern coast area of Yorkshire (not all that far from skeggy in fact) to the small garden of the Yorkshire Lavender Farm. Sadly the lavender was not in bloom yet and as such the displays were un-inspiring, a real shame as i would have managed some stunning images with the lavender in bloom.  No worries though as it was still a great looking garden and i managed some decent shots.

 
After walking round the garden a couple times i spotted some bees and flies, they were already warmed up from the sun (it turned into a very hot day) but i did grab a couple of snaps.

Anyway after the farm we headed to Beverley.
Stunning town to visit! I was soon drawn to a massive building that happened to be the Minster of Beverley! Damn it was big and impressive, so big i couldn't even fit it in frame. May have to get a 10mm lens or something for next time.

An incredible building to say the least and again the size - Incredible! I wanted to check the interior out aswell but there was a wedding taking place so i had to move on. Next time though i'm spending more time with this building.

After that feast for the eyes i found the smaller but still impressive St. Marys church and several other interesting buildings.

The town is incredible for images! But sadly i just ran out of time to keep exploring, i did however check out the local tourist information and bought a book about the history of the town (very interesting read thus far) and also a simple map and a few walk guides. Didn't even get a glimpse of the water way area.
This was a great place to visit and i hope i can return and perhaps spend a full day just wandering and exploring.

Hell ain't no bad place to be!

Shortly after my time in the Spire i went off in search of new local locations for future photo opportunities, checking my maps i came across a place called hell bank plantation.
Well with a name like that i had to check it out!  All i had to go by was a small stream and "falls" stated on the maps.

It's just outside of Beeley and in a round about type of way connects to the moor which is another that interests me.  When i got to the plantation though i was surprised, it was like a mini Padley Gorge! The stream was small but there were falls everywhere, joined by babbling brooks and what appears to be the odd man made rock faces - guessing there was a Mill here at some stage.

Anyway i had a blast! Here's some pics

Pretty cool eh? 

This is definitely a place to return to and most of the falls were easy and safe(ish) to get to aswell, though i did almost slide down to my demise a couple of times!

  

The Spire

I went into Chesterfield today and for once i brought my camera!  Sadly i had planned on taking some shots of the older buildings with wooden fronts early on before too many people turned up but the day started grey and misty so not much good from that. No worries though as i can soon try again! However i did take some shots of the Crooked Spire, a landmark and icon of Chesterfield that is very well known. Weird how i've never taken shots of it before really, but as the day progressed i was rewarded with some lovely light and took a few shots.

Not the best but happy none the less and i do plan on visiting more often in different seasons and light conditions. Shortly after this though i went inside, something i have never done.
Stunning building! Very ornate in it's design with a beautiful high ceiling and 3 or 4 smaller chapels inside, i did pick up a little info booklet but not read it properly yet. Anyway working inside a dark building with no tripod or flash was tricky but doable and i managed a few captures at ISO 1600! As such there is a bit of noise.

These don't do the place justice at all and once i register and become better at buildings i may contact them and perhaps arrange a day where i can take my tripod in and take some proper photos (also though taking images is permitted they don't wish the images to be used for commercial purposes)

Dark  buildings may be a pain but stained glass windows are easy to photograph and the windows in this church were some of the best in terms of condition i have ever seen!

Beautiful right?

I am definitely coming back here for more images and indeed practice with exposures. Hope you liked these images and before i left i just couldn't resist taking a shot of the ceiling.