28 May 2023
Today we felt very lucky because we were able to spend the
day with Dad’s cousin Patrick and his wife Hillary at their lovely property
just outside of Harrogate. After a relaxing and yummy lunch, Patrick took us
for a trip into Harrogate itself, and led us on an enlightening walking tour
around the town. Harrogate is well known for its spa waters, and consequently
has numerous 18th century hotels that catered for the influx of
sickly visitors. I found modern day Harrogate to be a charming mix of heritage
buildings and stunning gardens, with green spaces being a key feature of the
town. In the Valley Gardens, there is a New Zealand Garden first created in
1953 to honour the 23 New Zealand aircrew buried at the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission Cemetery at Stonefall in Harrogate. The plants were gifted and grown
in Wellington and shipped over to England. It was nice to see a little bit of home.
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