Our Favourite Yorkshire Dales Walk
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- Just before the beginning of July, every year the Yorkshire Dales village of Muker had a host of wildflower meadows, which you can walk through and wallow in the beauty of a traditional English countryside. We park at Muker and walk through the wildflower meadows and the 3 miles to the small village of Keld, where we head for the local farmers café to enjoy a cold drink in the sunshine before making our way back to the car. One of our favourite walks in the Yorkshire Dales, as always, it did not disappoint.
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Such a lovely walk.Just love a day like this. Have a great Sunday.
Thanks very much, you too and appreciate you stopping by, cheers Alan
Really enjoyed watching this and loved the music.
Thanks very much for watching Wendy, really nice of also take the time to leave a comment as well. One of our favourite walks in the Yorkshire Dales and one we hope to be doing again in the next couple of weeks, cheers Alan
My wife and I talk about coming back here all the time. Such a beautiful village and such a beautiful walk.
Muker is less that 40 miles away from where we live so we go there quite a bit but always love it at this time of the year when the wildflower meadows are out in full bloom. I hope you make it back one day. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Awesome day with your wife. Beautiful fields of flowers too. Lovely! Pretty neat to see all the stone fences and buildings. Lots of sheep too. Looked like you had a wonderful day together. Nice to hear about how you met. Well done. Take care and have a great day.
Glad you enjoyed it and a favourite walk of Mrs Metalmans, especially at this time of the year when all the wild flower meadows are out. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
That is probably the most perfect walk with weather and scenery Alan! Thanks for posting. Matt
Thanks very much for watching an a place we always enjoy visiting but at this time of the year, even more so, cheers Alan
The Flowers are so beautiful. Very nice walk!
Thanks very much for stopping by and a favourite walk for us both, especially at this time of the year, cheers Alan
Beautiful and peaceful palce to walk around amazing scnery of place thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it and a walk we both enjoy, always so colourful too at this time of the year. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Looks like an awesome time!
Yes Dave, we had a fun time, nice walk and we were blessed with great weather too :o)
This thumbnail is brilliant Alan, such a beautiful green meadows! Phenomenal atmosphere!
A walk we both always look forward too, especially at this time of the year, always so colourful and a real pleased to complete. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Alan, you always find these gorgeous little villages. What a bliss!
It really is, we love it there and quite local for us too, so a place and an area that we visit a lot. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Beautiful scenic hike. Magnificent rock walls and structures. Enjoyed hearing about your meeting Mrs. Metalman. Thanks for sharing the video.
Appreciate you stopping by Carroll and a favourite walk of Mrs Metalman, especially at this time of the year. Yes, 45 years has sure flown over, they need to slow down a bit now lol, cheers Alan
Beautiful walk, so pleasant to see all shades of green around... so peaceful feeling in the countryside. Great stop for a cold drink or two ;-) Take care Alan & Co.
Thanks for visiting and a real joy to visit here, a place we go to every year and always enjoy it. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Those meadows are beautiful and another blue sky day for you. Ohhh noooo , no ice cream and that was the reward for getting to the destination 😣. On the plus side you had a few things with you, and another thing, those lambs didn't look as menacing as the cows last week haha What a lovely story about you & Mrs Metalman, it was worth a Thursday night out I think 😍
A real windy day but super warm too, so by the time we got to Keld we were in the need of a cold drink and ice cram, thankfully we could still get both it was just the hot food they were not doing this day. A real favourite walk of Mrs Metalman so we always do it every year at this time. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Beautiful place to sit and rest. Lady Metalman did not seem motivated for the hike back. Deb, great question.
My thoughts exactly lol, she was expecting a nice long stay there with some hot food and some cold drinks but I suregested getting back to where we started as they have a real nice tea room there. It was only when we got back I saw they were closed too - yikkes! Appreciate you stopping by, cheers Alan
What a beautiful sunny, breezy day for a nice walk and visit. Thanks so much for taking us along!
Such a nice walk Kat, less than an hours drive for us so a place and an area we visit a lot in the good weather. In the Winter it gets a bit bleak and the roads get cut off with the snow. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Beautiful day out there.
One of Mrs Metalmans favourite walks at this time of year when all the wild flowers are out in the meadows. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
A lovely sunshine walk. Very nice 😊
We both love it there Rachel and a walk we do every year, always enjoy it but must remember not to go on a Wednesday lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Tearooms closed on a bloody Wednesday!!! These people deserve to go bust! A beautiful walk amongst wonderful scenery and old stone buildings, plus Mrs METALMAN also looked stunning. Is the weather always that good up north? Another farm tea shop closed due to family emergency1 surely somebody could hold the fort? This country would never have won two world wars with the attitude of those shops. Take care Alan and this was a great film. Cheers Mike 👍
We are in the middle of a thunder storm here at the moment lol. Agree with you on the tearoom situation, there were plenty of people about, all hot and thirsty, no wonder so many go bust. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
What a gorgeous walk, easy to see why it is a firm favourite with you and Mrs metalman🥰👍. Perfect for a sunny day, the wild flower meadows were so pretty. I bet you were both gasping for a cup of Yorkshire tea though🙈🫖. Shame everything was closed, but as you say, hopefully this was a one off🤞. At least you had brought some back up supplies, we always carry emergency snacks too😆👊👍. We really enjoyed coming along on this relaxed walk, will be adding it to our ever growing list👍
Thanks for taking us along
Have a great week
Shell and Pete😊👊👍
It's a favourite walk for Mrs Metalman, especially at this time of the year when the wildflowers are out but the farmer cuts them down by mid July. Yes, thank goodness she was prepared with some food and drink, could not believe that everything was closed lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hey there Alan MM, Always Love the views you capture and the flower meadow view was so fun and beautiful. Absolutely looks beautiful there with the lush greenery and rock fences and buildings.
Very cool museum 👍🏻
So cool how you and Mrs MM met, and 45 years later still walking that’s awesome 🙌🏻
See y’all next time 😉🤗❤️🔥🙏🏻🤟🏻❤️🔥🙏🏻🤟🏻
Thanks so much for watching Donna, always appreciate it and we both love this walk, just far enough for Mrs Metalman and when we were also blessed with such a sunny day - perfect, cheers Alan
what a amazing place my friend
Thanks for visiting John and a favourite walk for us :o)
All is so beautiful and green! What a perfectly lovely area for a great wander. Just looking up in the hills and seeing all the rock walls is simply an amazing sight...love it! Take good care now and you and Mrs. Metalman have yourselves a wonderful week. Bruce and Otis
Glad you enjoyed it and such a great area to take a hike, so many great walks around that area, which is less that 40 miles away from where we live. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
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Thanks very much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, very much appreciated, cheers Alan
The public paths over there are so interesting..
Yes, we have the 'public rights of way' which go over private land and farms, so as long as you stick to those 'rights of way' you are fine. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Swaledale is one of the most beautiful of the Yorkshire Dales. A great time to visit when the wild flower meadows were at their best.
A favourite walk of ours as well, we often go back over Kisdon or down the other side of the Swale.
TFS ATB Alistair 👍
Couldn't agree more Alistair and less that an hour from us so an area we both like to visit, always a joy, especially at this time of the year. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Wow! Looks fantastic Alan. Another one for my list.
It's a real nice walk but at this time of the year (farmer normally cuts all the meadows now my mid July), when all the wildflowers ate out, it's brilliant, one we always look forward too. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
A great little hike Alan, definitely avoid a Wednesday. I suppose they close as they are open on Saturday. Takes me back to Wednesday half day closing back in the day. All those years ago, if you wanted to meet someone, you went out. Getting to be a thing of the past now. I know all our local haunts are closing at a rate of knots. We were all growing up in a great time. Thanks for sharing Alan.
I remember the Wednesday half day closing Chris and it was all the shops as well where we lived and looking back, I am sure pleased I grew up when I did. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Still a nice walk despite everything was closed. Lovely weather ya had. You're blessed to have access to these majestic places.
Glad you enjoyed it and the weather had been great for the last 4 weeks here, shame it is now starting to come to an end. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, what a lovely walk in the Yorkshire Dales. Shame about the shop and tea room being shut. At least there were loo’s. Lovely buttercups. Lovely shady area in the trees. Oh no! farm shop closed. I would have been disappointed too. Loved hearing how you and Mrs Metalman met. Lovely video thank you for sharing x Julie and Tony x
Glad you enjoyed it and one of Mrs Metalmans favourite walks, especially at this time of the year. Shame about the tea rooms and café being shut, as it was last year, when we came on the same day - you would have thought we would have learned out lesson lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Awesome walk, local cafes are the best :)
Yes they are but only when they are fully open.. Mrs Meatmans favourite walk at this time of the year and to be honest, one I always enjoy too. Thanks very much for watching. cheers Alan
Great video Alan. Wishing you a wonderful week 👍
Thanks, you too! Real nice to do a flat walk for a change, Mrs Metalman always enjoys those the best. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Lovely walk that Alan I walked that when I did the coast to coast amazing place , another great vid 👍
On nice one and yes the whole area is so nice, a favourite place to visit for us and it is less and an hours drive, so we visit there a lot. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Too bad everything was closed but it was still a nice green walk for you guys! It's great to hear the story of how you and miss metalman met and 45 years later still going strong!!
Yes, cannot believe it has been that long to be honest, seems like yesterday! Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Beautiful day in the Yorkshire Dales! Lovely walk with Mrs. Metalman… fun to hear how you met! 😄❤🥰💘 Really pretty countryside and wow, lots of wonderful yellow flowers in the meadows! I can see why this is your favorite hike in the area- I would love to hike there. Very nice that they have benches and some places to buy snacks and drinks, (most of the time.) 😉😄 Cheers! Happy trails - Jen
Glad you enjoyed it and it seems like yesterday we first met, so surreal. A favourite walk of ours, especially Mrs Metalman who likes the flat walks now but more so when the café and tea rooms are open lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Hi friend! Great tour and amazing scenery! I really enjoyed to watch. Have a wonderful day my friend 🦇 👍
Thank you! You too! Nice of you to stop by and a walk we both love. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Wow! What a beautiful spread of flowers! 4;49 That looks like something out of a movie! Love the story of how you and Mrs Metalman met - just as cool as meeting on Snowden because the end result is a lot of memories & smiles :-)
Thank you so much! A walk we both enjoy but at this time of the year it is Mrs Metalmans favourite local walk that we do, never miss it every year. Real good of you to stop by, appreciate it, cheers Alan
Hi Alan and Mrs M! Shame the tea rooms were closed! What a beautiful meadow with all those lovely yellow flowers (were they buttercups?) Oh no, the cafe was closed too! Good job you had some provisions with you 👍 What a beautiful day, such an amazing blue sky. The walk looked delightful. Thank you for sharing it with us. Great question from lovely Debs. Enjoyed finding out more about you both 💕
Yes buttercups and some other wildflowers mixed in. The farmer lets them grow every year until the beginning of July when he cuts them down for winter silage. Yes it was a good question and had me thinking how fast 45 years has flown over, luckily, they have been happy years. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Boo on the tea rooms being shut. The buttercups are magnificent, its lovely to have a staple of walks that you return to each year. This is still a walk we haven’t tried, its a real beauty isn’t it? Oh no, the farm shop is closed too, what rotten luck, good job you came packing! Its a part of Yorkshire we never get to! Great question Debs, what a lovely story! And your still walking her home to this day ❤
Mrs Metalman is always prepared, thank goodness, as it would have been a very quick march back to the car to find something open, so I could have food lol. The whole area there is so nice and less than an hour away for us, so an area we like to visit on a regular basis. I hope you are having a fantastic time away! Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMANoh thanks Alan, bit of a misleading post that, wasn’t meant to be, we are not away, but we do have everything booked for our holiday in September. We missed out on our favourite spot last year by leaving it too late. To be fair we almost did again this year, the place we like gets booked up very quickly. I remember looking last year how long it would take us, its a 6 hour return trip. If i remember correctly when you went last year we were in neighbouring Wensleydale on the same day!
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I absolutely love this area Alan. So beautiful and you got gorgeous weather. Always lovely to see Mrs Metalman out doing what she loves as well. Enjoyed this 😊
Glad you enjoyed it and yes it such a beautiful area, so many places to walk and visit all around there, so a place we always enjoy visiting. Thanks very much for watching, appreciate it, cheers Alan
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Hi Alan, love that area for walking, a area that if you could go back to in hundred years would still be the same, thanks for taking me back cheers nigel
Glad you enjoyed it and I sure hope it is the same in 100 years, things are moving way too fast for me at the moment and not in a good way. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
A lovely walk for you both together, and a lovely couple going strong! 🤗🤗 shame things were closed but beautiful little village and a gorgeous area to explore
Thanks so much 😊, a real favourite walk of Mrs Metalman and at this time of the year it's always nice with all the wildflower meadows. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Awww... next time it's hopefully open.
But as usual wonderful views.
Thanks for another great video Alan.
Nice to see Mrs Metalman and hear the story about how you both met.
Cheers 🌼🌼🌼🌼
We both love this walk, quite local for us, as it is less than 40 miles from where we live and it is a real scenic journey to get there too. It is particularly nice at this time of the year when all the wildflowers are all out in full bloom. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Afternoon Al, hope you’re resting after your big day with Ashley yesterday …. Done some miles this week
Great walk this with some stunning scenery, always good to see Mrs M, and nice hearing how you both met, defo made it that far and I’ll catch you in the next one 🤜🤛
We did another 12.5 miles yesterday Alan and three small Fells but 2 of that had real steep descents. This one was more of Mrs Metalmans kind of walk, nice and flat (most of the time) and a nice tea room half way around - shame it was closed mind lol! Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Hi Alan this looks like a stunning place on a beautiful day but what a shame that the tea rooms were closed. Loved the flower meadows. That old ruined building looked interesting and the sheep were definitely agreeing with you about it being the best walk in the Yorkshire Dale's 🤭 it looked stunning and the gallery/ museum looked good to potter in. Shame that the farm shop was closed, we always take food and drink with us too, wise move 🙂The buttercups were gorgeous as you walked and it was Interesting to hear how you met Mrs M on a Thursday 😃 Thanks for showing us around :) ~ Anna 👍
Funny enough it was closed last time we were there but I think that was a Wednesday too. We both love this walk, not too taxing and when the wildflowers out, always so colourful as well. Real pleased we took stuff with us or we both would have been real disappointed with the farm cafe being closed lol. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Beautiful walk Alan👍 Shame about your tea break! Looked a warm day...the odd patch of shade is a real blessing on days like that👍 All the best and take care 👍😊
It was boiling Des but because of the wind, you did not realise how hot until we got home. Still a great walk out and one Mrs Metalman always enjoys. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Beautiful landscape. England is such a beauty ! Perfect timing of the bah with you talking eh lol 😂
Yorkshire is definitely a place I’d love to go see and experience. 😇🙏☀️
We are real lucky as this is less than an hour from home for us and one of Mrs Metalmans favourite walks, so a walk that we do at least a couple of times a year. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
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What a beautiful place alan❤ great day and views. I enjoyed hearing how you guys met. That's so awesome. 👍 Glad you asked if you could walk her home.
Had me thinking how fast 45 years has flown by, thank goodness they have been happy years and I wish I could turn back the clock 45 years and start all over again. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Beautiful hike. Nice to hear about the clubs an how you met ms metalman. Good you brought some food and drink. 👍 Cheers to you and happy trails
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much for watching, real good of you, cheers Alan
Hi Alan. Cracking walk mate, and great to see Mrs Metalman out again. You certainly had a nice day for it. Thanks for sharing as always mate, cheers Dave 😀🥾⛰
Glad you enjoyed it Dave and such a lovely walk, especially at this time of the year. Yes, this is Mrs Metalman type of walk now, not too long and not too steep. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
beautiful part of our region 👌 just remember not to go on Wednesdays 🥴 good to see mrs metalman out👍
Yes, I should have learnt my lesson last year when we went on the same day with the same result lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
It’s a nice walk I’ve already got this saved on my list!
Hope you enjoy it! It is particularly good at this time of the year when the wildflower meadows are in full bloom but the farmer cuts them all down by the middle of July. Appreciate you stopping by, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN welcome mate
Have a good day🙂👋
Thank you - you too :o)
I can see why this walk is your favorite!
Oh yes, Mrs Metalman always loves this walk, especially at this time of the year too. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Looks stunning Alan. Ive never been to the yorkshire dales, i always think if ive driven that far that i might as well go a little further to the lakes. But looking at this makes me want to go someday. Great video as always, hope you are having an adventurous weekend, cheers from barnyz
I know what you mean and I think a few people think the same if they have travelled from down South but it is well worth a visit, so many places to visit and a lot quieter than the lakes, which is always a bonus. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Nice walk Alan...we have camped in Keld for many years...some great walks around there...we always find time for a walk to Muker [ with a visit to the Farmers arms ]...Nice
Lovely area and about 40 miles from us, so a nice local day out. A bit on the breezy side but with the sun out and it stopping dry, we were not complaining. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
I guess going on the Thursday night 45 years ago worked out pretty well for you! 😁
Beautiful walk and going for a drink on the way is fun and a closed pub a pain, so good to check out in advance when to go! 😊
All the best! Kaat
Yes, that Thursday night was one of my better decisions looking back 😉. Quite a local walk for us, less than 30 miles away and a favourite walk of Mrs Metalman, especially at this time of the year. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Wow that fort is so cool!! Enjoy that sun and rest together💜💜it’s a museum? I think that I’m missing nature so much and feel like you’re bringing it to me 🍄🌈🌸hot tea cake? The flowers are gorgeous! God bless your union with Metalmans 💜💜💜have you ever visited the US?
I have always said if we ever won money on the lottery the first place we would visit is the USA, always wanted to visit there and if we did, we would be looking you up too. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Great hike and sharing Alan. I enjoyed watching 7:59
Thanks so much for watching, really appreciate it and a real nice walk , especially at this time of the year when all the wildflowers are all out, cheers Alan
Many a camping and hiking trips there following the river up to the Waterfall all the way to tan Hill pub🙂
Yes, it's such a lovely area and so much to explore up there. It's about 40 miles away from us, so an area we visit a lot. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
Interesting that Thursday night was a lady's night! Seems like you found a good one too!
Yes, thank goodness or it would have been a miserable 42 years lol. Thanks for watching bud, cheers Alan
Hi , Alan,
Isn't it gorgeous, a blanket of yellow and white wildflowers?
Aweee, Mrs. Metalman is like walking on French countryside. 1:18 lovely! those dry stone walls and a building constructed with similar stones are not seen in the US.
Oh, no..roofless 2:11 Do you know what happened to those buildings?
Fascinating trail marker on the stone 2:41
Awee how sweet story about the first meet of both of you.
Thank you for your patience on my belated comment. I fell during filming my hike and that left me nasty bloody knees, bruises and muscle ache. Well, ciao until next time.
Oh, sorry to hear about your fall and so easy to do and so fast as well, I have have a few but been real lucky so far, I hope you are okay now and fully on the mead. Take care and thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN Thank YOU, Allan.
Did you try the Keld Green Cafe. About 200yards past the museum on the main road 👌
No Steven we didn't, to be honest I do not recall seeing it but Wednesday seems to be a day there when all the shops seem to be closed. Thanks so much for watching, cheers Alan
mate nice one stayed at usha gap farm for a week went to keld plan was gorge to wainwath walk on road to fsrmers arms hitch s ride back oct. no one there no sattelite phone or poles too risky went above village nice view safer on to farmers arms pint back to cottage mostly motor tour just didnt work out meadow walk muker did take footpath above usha gap.farm above caravan park briefly not to high up nice view of kisdon fell
Nice one and it is such a great area to go hiking in and I bet it is even better to stop there for a few days too. When the wildflowers are out all the meadows are a riot of colours and we try and catch them every year if we can. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, real good of you and very much appreciated, cheers Alan
thanks mate oct after bank holiday only had one day for short hike usha gap nice cottage prominent fsrming family nice hosts the meadows famous few ramblers muker fine village.farmers arms pint every afternoon treated us like family drove up.to kirkby stephen birkdale howgills went to closed to motors keld mistake i had poles could have made it down usha gap farm we stayed an entire week of course went owyer buttertubs several times i attempted the millineum cairn walknon the way back from spar hawes had to rush bsck to car could see storm coming barely made ir back to the cottage
Another fine day for a walk Alan. And I agree, that is a lovely area of the Dales.
Your genre of music is also most agreeable. Are you by any chance at Wembley this weekend for the Def Leppard/Motley Crue gig? If so, ill buy you a pint if our paths cross.
Keep up the great content mate.
Cheers.
No mate, still paying off our KISS tickets from last month, I am paying them over 3 months, tickets are not as cheap as they used to be. I have a ticket stub for the Rolling Stones which cost me £1.60! Fair enough it was from 1972 lol. Enjoy the gig and thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Shame the tea rooms were shut it looks like a beautiful spot ❤ the wild flowers and greenery wow! I would love to visit that area its gorgeous so lush and green. How long is the walk itself?
It's a 6 mile walk there and back so you can make it last as long as you want really, we really enjoy it, especially at this time of the year when all the wild flowers are out. Normally we have something hot to eat and cold to drink at Keld, so in the nice weather, we will stop well over an hour just chilling out, which we both also enjoy. Thanks very much for stopping by, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, the meadows of wildflowers were pretty nice. The old buildings / ruins are so neat. The historical landmarks out that way are so stunning. Do you know how old they are? Lol, Missus didnt look too excited for the 3 mile walk back.
Haha, no has was so looming forward to the little café being open, so I said there is a tea room back in Muker (where we started), 3 miles back. I did not know at the time they were also closed when we got back - Mrs Metalman not happy lol. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
Great walk Alan, loved the wild flowers in the fields and the grassy paths. Pity about the shop being closed but at least there was a seat to rest on. Looked a very hot day, so here's another question for your list, what is your preferred weather conditions for hiking? Hope to see you soon again, regards, Andrea and Ashley
Glad you enjoyed it and it was a real hot day but real breezy as well, so lost a bit of footage as I was without my media mod. Fingers crossed for dry weather on Wednesday. Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan
@@AlanMETALMAN we did Wansfell today. Forecast said dry all day but we got rain around 10am. Not heavy, just enough for coats. Wed looking a bit mixed but we’re hopeful, having an easy day tomorrow!!
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Thanks very much for watching, cheers Alan