Wednesday was the day of our much-anticipated trip to the National Railway Museum in York (a couple of hours from Hayfield). Needless to say, Ollie was pretty excited! We met everyone there - Carole & Maurice, Steve & Al and the girls, and also Alison's parents, who live in York. The museum is huge and filled with dozens of trains, some of which you 
can climb onto and explore, one that's set up with a walkway underneath so you can look at the underside (cool!), and some great gift shops! I think pretty much every generation of train that's ever been made is represented here, even Japan's speed-train. 
We spent a lot of time in the outdoor playground as well, where there was a little train ride you can go on with the kids (see below, the kids ready with their tickets!) - we all had a big picnic lunch and basked in the glorious sunshine. It was such a fun day out, I was just sorry that we didn't have time to visit York Minster while we were there... I think next time we're going to need an overnight in York. 
After a great day out, we headed home and the kids fell fast asleep in the car. We had a nice walk around town later, and another trip to the local playground down the road. Andy taught Ollie the trick of "super fast sliding," using your jacket under your bum for extra speed and low resistance!
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