Everyday Adventure: Bolton Abbey

We finally got to take the adventure we intended to a few weeks ago when Alfie got sick...it was a spectacular day for it!  The sun was shining here, the temperature was in the 60's, and Alfie was feeling great.  A perfect adventure day.

We went to ruins at Bolton Abbey - just outside the town of Skipton.  Built between 1200 and 1500, it is a stunning structure in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales.  I find each of the abbeys we have visited to be hauntingly beautiful - how these magnificent, massive stone structures fell into such disrepair is incomprehensible.  What remains is a stunning look back to another time.  In addition to the abbey ruins, there are lovely trails across the River Wharfe that we enjoyed exploring for even more views.

Fun fact!  A foggy view of Bolton Abbey was on The Cure's Faith Album Cover

Bolton Abbey from afar

A view from across the river

I loved the reflection of the arch...and the clouds!

My 10-year-old self wished I wore my wellies to take a walk across the stepping stones! 

From the inside of Bolton Abbey

Alfie contemplates the ruins from the river 

Just amazing...my favorite gravestone read "Bolton Abbey, her heaven here on earth"