Continuing the never-ending list of Yorkshire places used by TV and film, we come to Holmfirth - seen as 'home' to the characters of 'Last Of The Summer Wine' for almost 30 years.
This is Norah Batty's house - now known as the Wrinkly Stockings tea room.
and this is Ivy's cafe - still exactly as it was
The nearby open moorland of Holme Moss used to present a problem with people driving motor vehicles. A problem which has thankfully I believe now been rectified.
On the summit of Holme Moss is a car park with an amazing viewpoint over the surrounding area.
There is also a radio transmitter, ideally located to transmit to a huge area.
It used to be, that if you stopped your engine to take advantage of those wonderful views, your vehicle wouldn't start again, and the only cure was to freewheel down the hillside in either direction, until you were far enough from the transmitter for it not to affect you!
Further out past Holme Moss, the road climbs up over Saddleworth Moor - a bleak, desolate and wind-swept place. I rode over it in torrential rain, which only served to add to the misery and memories of the horrible history the place had during the early 60s.
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