Bleasdale & Blindhurst

Higher Brock Mill - formerly a Post Office and Tea-room

Not a good advert for a school!

An explanation of Bleasdale Circle - a megalithic burial ground

The lych-gate to St. Eadmer's church at Bleasdale

Fairsnape fell and Blindhurst ridge (right)

Blindhurst  - leading to Parlick on the right

An nice spot for a picnic lunch!

A bridge - that no longer bridges the stream!

St. Eadmer's church from the foot of Blindhurst

Beacon Fell - from the north

An interesting geological land-slip

Fairsnape and Blindhurst

One of the tracks to Parlick

In the words of the Beatles - 'A long and winding road' - to Parlick

Chipping

A few pictures from a walk in the Chipping area - starting at the parish church in Chipping

'Hay in a manger.....!'

One of many spring lambs

Greystoneley Brook

Taking a break near some lime-kilns

Back in the car park in Chipping

Hadrian's Wall & The Pennine Way (part 2)

 Looking east from the top with Crag Lough now just visible

Arriving at another 'Milecastle 37'

Milecastle 37

 Looking down from Whin Sill to Crag Lough

Passing Crag Lough

Another view (just) of Crag Lough

Nearing the point where the Pennine Way leaves Hadrian's Wall to head north just before Houseteads fort ( Vercovicium )

Broomlee Lough now in view

Turning to head north but not before an interesting visit to Houseteads fort!!!

The tourist entrance to the fort

"Life outside the fort"

Hadrian's Wall & The Pennine Way (part 1)

Leaving the village of Greenhead over the Tipalt Burn bridge.

Passing through Walltown where the Roman Army Museum is based

Having joined Hadrian's Wall, looking back at Walltown Quarry.

The wall here is 10 to 12 courses high -  one of the best preserved sections

The wall passes along the top of the escarpment of  Whin Sill for many miles 

There are lots of ups and downs between gaps in the escarpment

One of the many ruined Turrets along the wall

Looking south back down South Tynedale

The wall crosses the 73 miles from coast to coast across the north of England with Milecastles like this along the way 

More ups and downs of Whin Sill

The highest point on Whin Sill with great views, on a clear day, to The Cheviot in the north and Cross Fell to the south

The trig point at high point of Whin Sill -  1132 ft.

Dunsop Bridge

The River Hodder at the entrance to Thorneyholme Hall 

Inside the grounds

 Looking across the Hodder valley to the little knoll known as the Sugar Loaf

Knowlemere Manor

Another view of the Manor

Climbing Hodder Bank Fell and looking across to Easedale Fell

Totridge and Mellor Knoll

Mellor Knoll and Beatrix Fell above the confluence of  the Dunsop and Hodder rivers

A footbridge over the River Hodder

Posing for a group photo!

Back in Dunsop Bridge - Puddleducks Cafe