Whitby, Santa special and home

Hello everyone

I hope you have all had a lovely weekend. 

Mine seems to have gone very quickly. 

I apologise as my post from yesterday only seems to have uploaded today.

So today mum, dad and I went to Whitby. We had a look at a lovely Christmas market on the quayside where one of mum's friends had a stall. The market had been running since Thursday and finished today. It looked really lovely as all the stalls were in beach huts.

We then had a wander around the shops and had some very scrummy fish and chips for lunch in a restaurant called Hadleys. 

After our lunch we went to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to have a look at their Santa special trains. I even got to meet a Santa! 

After the railway we drove home, I slept most of the way so for me it was pretty uneventful. 

When I got home I had a new friend waiting for me, his name is Olaf (apparently he is quite famous). I've decided he seems like he could be a good friend so I'm sharing my jelly crocodiles (bought in Whitby earlier) with him. 

Next weekend we are off to Norfolk. I'll let you know what I get up to.

Hope you all have a good week

Lots of love

Ben

Christmas market

I thought this stall looked really amazing, I love gingerbread too!

Lunchtime fish and chips

Really cool looking pebble at the restaurant 

Santa special train

Meeting Santa 

My new friend Olaf

The sweets we've picked out to share

North Yorkshire Moors Railway (again)

Hello everyone

I hope you are all well.

We have come to see my grandparents for the weekend, so today we went on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. 

It is so beautiful yet different from when we went on it in September.

I love the ever changing scenery of everywhere. The leafs (what are left of them) on all the trees are beautiful colours. Everywhere is starting to look Christmassy  too.

We went on a return journey from Grosmont to Pickering, I had hot chocolate and biscuits on the way up to Pickering. Then we had a wander around the antiques markets and flea market stalls before having some lunch at Botham's tea rooms opposite the station.  I also listened to a brass band playing Christmas carols in Pickering market place. 

It was starting to get dark when we came back so we had a look at the Christmas lights in Whitby (we are going there tomorrow too) then back to my grandparents' house. 

It's been a rather busy day today so I'm off to bed now.

Speak soon

Ben

Ready to leave Grosmont

At Goathland (aka Aindensfield in Heartbeat and Hogsmead station from the first Harry Potter film).

Watching the scenery going by.

Having my hot chocolate 

Christmas tree at Pickering station.

Traction engines

Hello everyone

I hope you are all ok.

I am good. Because of the dark evenings I have been looking at books on traction engines. I love traction engines and would really like one of my own one day.

Maybe I could learn how to build my own. 

This weekend I'm going to Yorkshire, I should be going on a train and hope to finish off my Christmas shopping. :)

Apparently there are only 30 shopping days left till Christmas so I need to hurry up and finish my shopping.

Night night everyone

Lots of love

Ben

Quiet evenings

Hello everyone

I hope you are all very well.

I haven't been out much in recent weeks, but don't worry I haven't forgotten about you all.

I've been spending my evenings hanging out with my friends and reading. 

We should be getting up to something at the weekend so I'll keep you all posted. 

I thought I would share a picture of me reading my book, it's a kindle (which I love) but same difference!

Hope you all have a lovel evening.

Lots of love

Ben