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One day a week is allocated as a day off and in the past years it has been Friday. This when students can relax and do as they please at the bunk barn, or participate on organised visits to local attractions. Below is a description of activities on these days in the past years and will give you an idea what you could be doing on your day off.
York
York is visited by the students most years. Last year the students met up with a lecturer from Bradford University who took them on a tour of the town. The students visited an archaeological excavation and the Yorvic centre.
Skipton
This is a trip that has been conducted nearly every year. Skipton is a small picturesque town on the edge of the dales and has a few interesting places to visit. Most students visit the castle, church and the musuem for example. During this trip the students take the opportunity to go shopping in the local shops or in the market.
Pen-y-ghent
The three peaks consist of Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside which are a popular walk in Britain. In one year a small group of us went up Pen-y-ghent. The start of the walk lies at the small village of Horton in Ribblesdale. The route that was chosen was to follow the steep path up the south side, and then we had lunch on the peak. After a rest we came back down the on the west side, which is a wide gravel path.
Caves
One day a group of us decided to go for a walk into Settle via a number of caves. We walked from Stainforth along a footpath that assends 100m steeply up the side of the Stainforth Scars before leveling out on the plateau. After about another 1.5km we reached the first of the caves, by this time the unpredictable weather had hit us and we sheltered in the massive Victoria cave for a short time. When the rain had stopped we visited three other small caves before walking another kilometer south the Attermire cave. This cave consists of several caverns separated by small passages and is quite breathtaking. After leaving Attermire cave we took the east pathway 2km into Settle where we stopped for fish and chips before getting a fortunate ride home in the minibus with Randy.
A swim in the river Ribble
In the afternoon of a hot friday a group walked along the Ribble, which flows at the bottom of the bunk barn property, to a popular swimming place along its banks. Everybody had a lot of fun at the river and a few even went into the water.
Edinborough
This trip is an other good example of what could be done if you organise the trips yourself. A group consisting of several MSU organised a trip to see Edinborough. This meant leaving on thursday afternoon and taking the trains up to Scotland. The students stayed overnight and came back on friday evening. The group enjoyed the city a lot.
Staying at the bunk barn
This is a popular choice of most students for at least one day off. It is a possibility to have a lie in and to have a good rest.
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