Haworth

As last week was half term and Daniel and Eleanor were off school, Mick decided to take yesterday off work so we could all spend the day together. The day dawned bright so we decided to drive over to Haworth, home of the famous Bronte Sisters.

Here you are able to take a tour around the Bronte Parsonage Museum, but we gave that a miss as we had Archie with us.

One of the things I love about Haworth is Main Street which is lined with lots of interesting little shops.

There's some beautiful scenery from the top of Main Street.

My favourite shop of all is Rose & Co Apothecary. It looks just as it would have done in Victorian times and sells wonderful bath and beauty products as well as having an annex which sells old fashioned sweets.

Eleanor loved Oh La La, a shop selling vintage clothes and other treasures.

Another of my favourites is Daisy Days, a florist which also has a huge range of gorgeous gifts, including Cath Kidston.

I loved the colourful display of springy animals in the window of Oates & Wiles, a shop selling all manner of gifts including jewellery and glassware.

After a good couple of hours exploring the shops, we travelled about five minutes by car to Coldspring Mill, which as well as selling outdoor clothes and equipment, sells knitting yarn at discount prices. They sell Debbie Bliss, Louisa Harding and Mirasol amongst others.

I was under pressure to make a purchase quickly as I had left the family in the car, and eventually decided on five 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran. It was marked as £22.50 RRP, however, having looked online, it seems that most retailers sell each 50g ball for nearly £5.00, which makes my purchase, which cost £11.25, an absolute bargain.

I don't know what I'll knit with it yet, but I'm sure the perfect project will become apparent in time.

On our way home we came across Keelham Farm Shop, and we soon realised why the car park was packed. The fruit and veg looked lovely and fresh, was competitively priced, and where possible was locally produced. There was a large meat section and we decided on a nice piece of beef for our Sunday dinner, along with some locally laid free range eggs and some fruit and veg.

I do like to support local businesses as well as buying locally produced food but it's sometimes hard to find a good farm shop near by. It's a shame that Keelham Farm Shop is so far away as I would definitely use it every week, though I shall go back from time to time.