EasyPeez
Veteran
- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
On the way home from a rather spiffing ride in glorious sunshine on Saturday with @Pale Rider @Littgull @ColinJ @Buck and @Slioch I was met with a downpour of almost biblical proportions.
In keeping with the theme of blessing & redemption I found myself, by some minor miracle, passing, at the very moment the first heavy drops started to fall, this little beauty on the outskirts of Burnby, East Yorkshire -
Now it may not look much, but since the Googlebot went past several years ago this old bus shelter has fallen out of use (the buses no longer go that way) and some kind souls have taken it upon themselves to turn it into a welcoming little refuge for cyclists and walkers. As well as now being surrounded by flower beds and having bike stands outside the shelter also houses a track pump, puncture repair kit, spare inner tubes, maps, newspapers, novels & books of poetry, a wall-mounted essay on local history (turns out, nothing has happened in Burnby since the Romans left), a box of oddments and nicknacks that you can take from or add to as you see fit, useful local phone numbers and a guestbook!
Myself and my bike fit comfortably inside and it proved to be the perfect place to shelter for an hour while the rain subsided
The guestbook showed that it has been used recently by humanity in all it's myriad glories - from local club roadies to Dutch cycle tourers, Burnby teenage lovebirds to Japanese tourists, far-flung walkers looking for somewhere to cook their tea, to a toddler who loves their granddad. And, of course, some idiots.
It got me thinking - what other little hidden gems are tucked away amongst the nooks and crannies/crooks and nannies of the wonderful British countryside?
Undiscovered micropub, Overgrown historical relic, Hidden garden, Secret path, Timely shelter, Charming honesty box, Creative graffiti, Unexpected vista...share the hidden gems that you've come upon without foreknowledge that have saved your ride, brightened up your mood, or just brought a bit of much-needed simple human kindness into your day.
Cheers,
Andy
In keeping with the theme of blessing & redemption I found myself, by some minor miracle, passing, at the very moment the first heavy drops started to fall, this little beauty on the outskirts of Burnby, East Yorkshire -
Now it may not look much, but since the Googlebot went past several years ago this old bus shelter has fallen out of use (the buses no longer go that way) and some kind souls have taken it upon themselves to turn it into a welcoming little refuge for cyclists and walkers. As well as now being surrounded by flower beds and having bike stands outside the shelter also houses a track pump, puncture repair kit, spare inner tubes, maps, newspapers, novels & books of poetry, a wall-mounted essay on local history (turns out, nothing has happened in Burnby since the Romans left), a box of oddments and nicknacks that you can take from or add to as you see fit, useful local phone numbers and a guestbook!
Myself and my bike fit comfortably inside and it proved to be the perfect place to shelter for an hour while the rain subsided
The guestbook showed that it has been used recently by humanity in all it's myriad glories - from local club roadies to Dutch cycle tourers, Burnby teenage lovebirds to Japanese tourists, far-flung walkers looking for somewhere to cook their tea, to a toddler who loves their granddad. And, of course, some idiots.
It got me thinking - what other little hidden gems are tucked away amongst the nooks and crannies/crooks and nannies of the wonderful British countryside?
Undiscovered micropub, Overgrown historical relic, Hidden garden, Secret path, Timely shelter, Charming honesty box, Creative graffiti, Unexpected vista...share the hidden gems that you've come upon without foreknowledge that have saved your ride, brightened up your mood, or just brought a bit of much-needed simple human kindness into your day.
Cheers,
Andy
