The Inn at Whitewell

A long day in the car today; seven hours in total, with six hours of actual driving.  W's sister is having a 'big birthday' in a couple of days so we decided we would come up and make a break of it and spend a few days somewhere nice.

The journey up was quite windy but otherwise bright sunshine all the way until we crossed the Pennines from Yorkshire into Lancashire.  Almost exactly as we passed the 'Lancashire' sign it started raining quite heavily and went very dark; as a born and bred Yorkshireman I wasn't surprised.

We're staying at The Inn at Whitewell; an old fashioned coaching inn and my picture is of the front.  Our room is in a nearby coach house block and is very spacious and comfortable.  Umbrellas are provided which I think will be needed when we walk over to dinner even though it's only a minute away!