Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Teesdale (Part 2)

The North side - note the scale with walkers on the Northern ledge 

Looking down the best example of a 'U' shaped glaciated valley in Northern England - from the top of High Cup Nick

 Zooming in on the walkers in the previous photo

Zooming in on the end of the valley

The view from the northern ledge to the southern ledge.......

 ......from the path 

 The view back up the valley from the same place

Descending to the village of Dufton

Sunday, 29 March 2015

Teesdale (Pennine Way) Part 1

River Tees - deep into Upper Teesdale

 Looking back down Teesdale

The bottom of Cauldron Snout waterfall - the longest in England at 200 yards

The top half..

The top where it flows over Whin Sill  below Cow Green Reservoir dam

Looking back down from Whin Sill

Winter transport in Upper Teesdale

Approaching High Cup - The South side

Thursday, 26 March 2015

The River Brock & Claughton

The information board at the site of the Old Brock Station

The M6 crossing of the River Brock

The River Brock



The remains of an old mill alongside the river

Another view of the old mill

Continuing along the path to New Bridge


New Bridge - on the River Brock


Spring at last!

The Catholic church of St. Thomas - at Claughton

The Fitzherbert-Brockhole family tombs in St. Thomas' graveyard

Back at the rail crossing at Brock

Sunday, 22 March 2015

Calder Vale (part 2)

It's surprising who you meet on these walks!

All Saints church - Barnacre

Taking a 'lunch break' in the churchyard

The interior of the church


A window depicting St. Chad, St Oswald and St. Cuthbert

Part of the churchyard

Friday, 20 March 2015

Calder Vale (part 1)

The Kenlis Arms at the start of a walk to Calder Vale

Sullom End was the home of George Formby - the Lancashire entertainer and ukelele player

A footbridge over the River Calder below the village of Calder Vale

Admiring the view - or taking a 'breather'?

It must be very valuable compost!

Early spring flowers

The centre of the village

This cotton mill makes head-dresses for rich Middle Eastern arabs!

Another view of the River Calder

The Methodist Chapel in the village

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Littleborough to Marsden (part 2)

Looking down Willykay Clough with Marsden now visible in the distance

A packhorse bridge on the upper River Colne

Another view of the packhorse bridge

Self-explanatory but what it refers to is hidden behind a wall!

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal - entering the now re-opened Standedge Tunnel. This is the longest at over 5 Km (3.12miles), deepest and highest canal tunnel the Britain

 The sign at the visitor centre

A roof-top view over Marsden

Evidence of the old wool industry

 Marsden station and the train home!