One place we visited was the town of Sedbergh, the ancestral home of one of Linda's great, great-grandparents. Below are some pictures of the town and Greenwood Hall. Greenwood Hall is the farm that her great, great-grandfather, James Braithwaite, came from. The current occupants weren't home but had given us permission to look around the grounds.
Here is Linda by the entrance to Greenwood Hall.
The family gathers for a picture in front of the old homestead.
Some of the many flowers around the farm.
In this picture we are in the back of the home. Just behind us are some rolling hills with sheep grazing which you see in the next picture. The view in every direction was about the same - rolling hills with sheep grazing. It's kind of like time stood still.
The next four pictures are of the town of Sedbergh a short distance from Greenwood Hall. Originally we thought this would be a small village with not much to see or do. We were pleasantly surprised that just the opposite was true. It was small but had a number of quaint restaurants, shops, churches, and bookstores. We had a good day exploring the town and homestead.
The family gathers for a picture in front of the old homestead.Some of the many flowers around the farm.In this picture we are in the back of the home. Just behind us are some rolling hills with sheep grazing which you see in the next picture. The view in every direction was about the same - rolling hills with sheep grazing. It's kind of like time stood still. 
The next four pictures are of the town of Sedbergh a short distance from Greenwood Hall. Originally we thought this would be a small village with not much to see or do. We were pleasantly surprised that just the opposite was true. It was small but had a number of quaint restaurants, shops, churches, and bookstores. We had a good day exploring the town and homestead. The first four pictures below are of one of the streets and some of the restaurants and shops followed by a picture of the church Linda's ancestors most likely worshipped in. The last one is of Linda and I enjoying a typical English lunch. The lunch came with a huge wedge of cheese which was delicious!
North Sea Beach
In this last section you'll see pictures of Jeremy, Nathanael, Sarah and Bill at the beach by the North Sea. Linda, Jackie, and Will had decided to stay home and take a break. It was a cool, cloudy day (normal for England) but in spite of that we had a great time at the beach. This beach would be fairly close to where the Vikings first invaded England thirteen hundred years ago.
Jeremy and Nathanael looking for treasure.
Sarah and Nathanael work on building a few sand castles.
Three generations wading in the North Sea. Good picture Sarah!
The next picture is of the cliffs by the beach that rise above the sea. Then in the next four pictures we are exploring the caves between the beach. 
Three generations wading in the North Sea. Good picture Sarah!
The next picture is of the cliffs by the beach that rise above the sea. Then in the next four pictures we are exploring the caves between the beach. 
Well, that's the end of this rather long blog of our vacation in England. I have almost 700 pictures so consider yourself blessed that I didn't post all of them!Thanks for allowing us to share our trip with you.
Bill and Linda
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