Embsay, England (Where the hell is that?)

Embsay. Amazingly, this small town (marked only by a TINY shrub-obscured sign) has a Wikipedia entry. Wikipedia explains that Embsay has its own cricket team and a pub on each end of town. At one of those pubs—the Elm Tree Inn—we enjoyed a local brew and our first taste of countryside cooking.  But where the hell IS Embsay?  It's in North Yorkshire, England--practically half way between London (4.5 hours from Embsay) and Edinburgh (about 3 hours from Embsay).

This church was the halfway point in our walk between our B&B and the Elm Tree Inn. Looking gentle and quaint as we passed it on the way to dinner, it took on different air on our way back later that evening.

At Bondcroft Bed and Breakfast, owner Bobby gives us a special treat--letting us watch as he works his champion herding dogs.