Just to the west of Ripon is Fountains Abbey, a ruin these days, thanks to Henry VIII. It's seen here from the River Skell.
Fountains Abbey remains in 1975.
A look around the ruins.
Fountains Hall is next door.
On the former line to Ripon, the NER station at Wormald Green.
To the east, the village of Bishop Monkton - the ford and bridge (Creative Commons License).
Bishop Monkton church, dedicated to St James the Baptist.
The village pub is the Masons Arms.
Our next stop is Boroughbridge, with the station here out of use in 1961 (Ben Brooksbank).
Procter's once served Boroughbridge.
In Boroughbridge, there are some standing stones called the Devil's Arrows. More info here.
The next place to visit is Helperby, where Eddie Brown Coaches had a depot.
Just to the north, the long closed Brafferton station (Ben Brooksbank).
To the south east is the main line and Alne station, seen here in NER days.
Alne station was rebuilt by the LNER when the line was quadrupled.
The Easingwold Railway had a bay platform at Alne.
The Easingwold Railway was an independent concern until 1948. It borrowed this loco, LNER no. 1758, in 1932. This is at Easingwold station.
Easingwold station in 1927.
Outside was the Station Hotel, a brewpub at the time of the photo, but now closed.
Buses still run into Easingwold. Stephenson's, however, have ceased trading (Creative Commons License).
Reliance operates a regular service to York.
Here's a view of Easingwold town centre (Creative Commons License).
We end today at the George Hotel in Easingwold.
More bits of North Yorkshire next time. Don't forget. you can follow the route here.
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