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| East Riddlesden Hall, West Yorkshire |
The the above image is of East Riddlesden Hall which, over the decades and centuries has seen several owners who have extended the hall - yes, they built extensions - and at some point a lot of land was sold off. Inside there are plenty of things of interest, like a huge tapestry, but it was the circular windows that caught my main attention. You can see them in the image.
Down the walkway approaching the entrance are apple and pear trees and it was interesting to see a James Grieve apple tree full of maturing apples as I have a James Grieve miniature apple tree in my small garden. I can recommend it as the apples are crisp and sharp, and good both for dessert or cooking, I understand.
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| Shaped trees at East Riddlesden Hall |
The above trees close to East Riddlesden Hall are really beautiful but, unfortunately, I could find no information about them. The leaves reminded me of the leaves on a Rowan tree but apart from that, I don't know what they are. There is a large duck pond in the grounds and I'll be showing images of that in another post.
There is a cafe at East Riddlesden Hall which is above the gift shop. There are a few tables downstairs at the back of the shop but the main area, with serving counter, is up many wooden steps. I might mention (just in case you plan on visiting) that I found the food and the coffee to be good and the prices reasonable for a place such as this. The hall itself is not particularly disabled friendly and I don't think there is any facility for the disabled in wheelchairs or walker to see the upper floor of the hall, unless they pull them up on a rope and then lower them back down!!! There is no entry fee concession for the elderly or the disabled.