Morrowvale is big, but not as big as all that. It’s bigger than Hove, if you’ve been there. It’s also bigger than Manchester, really, by only a few people, but at the same time, it’s also smaller – and compared to London; much smaller yet. And yet, it looks so much like London even on a good day that you’ll likely want to buy a ticket on a coach and get completely out of Morrowvale, just to be able to go off and say to someone, anyone, that you’ve had a nice day, geocaching or tasting the seaside delicacies and not just stranded inland in under dark sauna with only 5 hours of light during winter in a city that looks just like the London you escaped in the first place while trying to design an appealing holiday. If you’re a fed up Londoner, than Day Trips are the option(s) for you.
So instead, why not book a trip to The Whyss Valley…
That’s a rhetorical question, it turns out Whyss Valley is quite nice.
It’s a charming getaway destination but don’t bother packing more than a rucksack or purse, really, you won’t need a suitcase or travel bag, its your choice but really you just won’t need to bother going through all the hassle of packing something you’re only going to unpack the instant you get home questioning, “Did I even get any of this stuff dirty? And why did I bring it?” So in short,
“The Whyss Valley is a perfect day trip with no special strings attached. Nor any luggage.”
Mildred Scuttle, 2018 visitor
Wyddlecombe
OK, there’s not much in a name, especially a village with a name which apparently even made the great bard Shakespeare blush and say, “There’s little way to cover up a city with a name so desperate for attention.”
Day trips to Wyddlecombe by coach are approximately £38-74 RT and result in a nearly 100% return rate. Occasional wayfaring day trips occur spontaneously and the coach drivers are usually disciplined, and/or replaced. Frequent offroading stops include Port Benn, Pinmouth and Veltokken (only once, driver was dismissed and a very capable member of the audience was able to navigate and drive home.) Rest assured, these are not typical excursions, those are just fine.
Stepford-Upon-Whyss
Home to many of the Great Beard’s plays and sonnets, Stepford is pleasantly situated along the… you guessed it, Whyss River with such a casual and meandering pace to it all that you feel you might just be on one of those Wodehouse pontoons, sipping a Martini with Bertie Wooster as you travel up Whyss creek without a paddle. The sights are many, including Mrs Grimbsy’s knockers, which tower over the front door mat in such a manner as to show off the front of the house to the entirety of the barging community. Give or take, as Mr. Soames’ Belt Collection, attached to a long sleigh pole over the river itself, reminds one of how fleeting life can be. Mr. Soames’ trainers, dangling a matter of feet from the ornamental classic belts, is a daily reminder to exercise some caution and jurisprudence in the Stepford community, with its unforgiving attitudes (sometimes) to tourism.
Port Benn
Scenic beyond belief, it has been referred to by Lord Byron as “A poor man’s version of Manarola” and by Time Out as “If you live here, then stay home, there’s nothing better out there.”