8 discoverbritainmag.comNEWSILKLEY, YORKSHIRE
New walking holiday takes in best of the DalesWhen it comes to seeing the best of an area,
Wendy Carter is the person to know. As the founder
of The Carter Company, she has been designing and
planning itineraries across the UK and mainland Europe
since 1989. By exploring areas and relying on the
expertise of local guides, each route has been carefully
planned to avoid traffic and alight upon must-see sights.
The latest self-guided addition to the portfolio kicks off
in Ilkley, an attractive Yorkshire village that dates back
to the Bronze Age. From here, you will walk through
the Yorkshire Dales, taking in Bolton Abbey [pictured
right], Ribblehead Viaduct and more, before finishing
on the banks of Lake Windermere in the Lake District.
All transfers and accommodation are planned so you
can just relax and take in the views.
The company’s other new routes include a cycling
tour of Snowdonia in north Wales and a gentle walking
holiday through the castles of Kent, the “Garden of
E n g l a n d”. http://www.the-carter-company.com NATIONAL TRUST/RAH PETHERBRIDGE/VISITBRITAIN/LEE BEELAnglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
Priceless sculpture found on top of cupboardWe’ve all unearthed something that we’d forgotten about or
lost during a good old spring clean, but rather than finding
a pair of old socks down the back of a sofa, experts at
Anglesey Abbey came across something far more valuable.
During a four-year project to research and catalogue all
6,000 sculptures in the National Trust collection, a forgotten
bust found on top of a cupboard at the Cambridgeshire
property was, in fact, revealed to be a rare 15th-century
carving by Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden [pictured left].
The Abbey’s then-owner, Lord Fairhaven, bought the
walnut bust in the 1930s. It shows St Agnes holding a lamb
and was part of a set of four sculptures commissioned for
a church in Alsace, France. Having realised the error, the
newly-identified bust will now take pride of place in the
dining room. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/angleseyabbey007-008_DB_wish you were here_AprMay20.indd 8 26/02/2020 12:8 discoverbritainmag.com
NEWS
ILKLEY, YORKSHIRE
New walking holiday takes in best of the Dales
When it comes to seeing the best of an area,
Wendy Carter is the person to know. As the founder
of The Carter Company, she has been designing and
planning itineraries across the UK and mainland Europe
since 1989. By exploring areas and relying on the
expertise of local guides, each route has been carefully
planned to avoid traffic and alight upon must-see sights.
The latest self-guided addition to the portfolio kicks off
in Ilkley, an attractive Yorkshire village that dates back
to the Bronze Age. From here, you will walk through
the Yorkshire Dales, taking in Bolton Abbey [pictured
right], Ribblehead Viaduct and more, before finishing
on the banks of Lake Windermere in the Lake District.
All transfers and accommodation are planned so you
can just relax and take in the views.
The company’s other new routes include a cycling
tour of Snowdonia in north Wales and a gentle walking
holiday through the castles of Kent, the “Garden of
E n g l a n d”. http://www.the-carter-company.com NATIONAL TRUST/RAH PETHERBRIDGE/VISITBRITAIN/LEE BEEL
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
Priceless sculpture found on top of cupboardWe’ve all unearthed something that we’d forgotten about or
lost during a good old spring clean, but rather than finding
a pair of old socks down the back of a sofa, experts at
Anglesey Abbey came across something far more valuable.
During a four-year project to research and catalogue all
6,000 sculptures in the National Trust collection, a forgotten
bust found on top of a cupboard at the Cambridgeshire
property was, in fact, revealed to be a rare 15th-century
carving by Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden [pictured left].
The Abbey’s then-owner, Lord Fairhaven, bought the
walnut bust in the 1930s. It shows St Agnes holding a lamb
and was part of a set of four sculptures commissioned for
a church in Alsace, France. Having realised the error, the
newly-identified bust will now take pride of place in the
dining room. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/angleseyabbey