North Yorkshire & the Lake District

We have come up to North Yorkshire today( October 14th).On the way we visited Hardwick Hall, another National Trust property. It was built by Bess of Hardwick in 1590. She married 4 times and was a lady- in-waiting to Elizabeth 1st. With her 4th husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury, she looked after Mary Queen of Scots in exile for 15 years before she was executed. The Hall was full of exquisite tapestries and beautiful 16th century furniture.
We are staying in a cute little cottage in a little village called Patrick Brompton on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. It is a karst or limestone landscape and each valley or 'dale' has its own distinct character, with heather moorlands, stone-built villages, stone bridges and drystone walls.The countryside is very pretty.
Today(15th Oct) we have driven through Cumbria to the Lake District. We left in rain but the weather fined up as we headed west. The weather is distinctly autumnal, grey skies with frequent showers and a watery sun when it comes out. We had lunch in Keswick on Lake Derwent with lovely old stone buildings with slate roofs and cobbled streets. We then drove to Grasmere, which was Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter country, then to Ambleside and Lake Windermere. The autumn colours were absolutely stunning and there were lots of long-tailed sheep with black faces. Look at the sheep on the roof!!