Notable Nostell

 Wednesday 14th October 2026.             Notable Nostell

For today’s outing it would be just over a handful of the Lads that would make the trip to Nostell Priory. This is a picturesque setting on the outskirts of the city of Wakefield, formerly the ancestral home of the Winn family. The house itself is set in over 4000 acres of exploratory grounds that includes woodland, open meadows and magnificent lakes, all waiting for our group to walk around.

Those explorers would be John, Brian, Dave and Kevin, Derek and John Howarth would join these guys at a later stage in the small cafe located near the main entrance, not the cafe in the main stable block 

courtyard.

The first group of lads have made arrangements to meet up at Wakefield Bus Station at around 10:30, their intention is to board a No. 496 bus heading towards the small village of Nostell , about a twenty minutes ride away. These guys eventually arrived at the main gate of this sprawling estate just after 11:am.and soon found themselves heading along the roadway leading to the Main House, there in all it’s splendour with magnificent views from it’s vantage point. 

Now with the late morning sunshine on their faces and pleasant walking conditions it was time to explore a little further into these grounds, following a designated trail off in the direction to the distant Obelisk a mile or so away.

This journey taking them down towards one of the lakes surrounded by woodland, plenty of water fowl to catch a glimpse of at this particular spot. A few hundred yards on and they noticed several other pathways leading in various directions ( maybe to be explored at a later date). The Lads continued in their specific direction taking them on over an open meadow and eventually to the Obelisk structure built on the far reaches of this estate. A few moments were taken admiring the vistas etc before it was about turn and head 

back towards the main house and then finally on to the cafe.

By this time contact had been established with the two groups and a rendezvous time set up of around 12:30 was confirmed. So with still a fair amount of sunshine on offer the now group of six found themselves sat at an appropriate table on the patio of the cafe and about to enjoy their chosen lunchtime meals etc. The lads spent a good amount of time here discussing this that and the other before it was off to a nearby bus stop and eventually get back towards Wakefield. Once in the vicinity of the nearby bus stops some hesitation now ensued, some good 15 minutes were spent standing at a very busy road junction wondering in which direction the next bus would approach, as per usual 2 turned up , we all boarded the first and began our rather hectic and speeding journey back to the city. It was a quick exit from the 496 for most , this was in order to catch our respective buses homeward bound. John Hey heading for the railway station and his train back to Leeds.

Upon Reflection today’s adventure for the group was both rewarding and a truly enjoyable experience.

Cheers Everyone.