Friday, 27 November 2020

Wet Sleddale, 'The Bungalow', Mosedale, Swindale, & Haweswater. 11.5miles 1600ft


The start from Wet Sleddale reservoir (Shap)

Walking up Wet Sleddale with Sleddale Hall top right

The view back down the valley to the reservoir

After approx 5 miles of a very wet - Wet Sleddale 'The Bungalow'
can just be seen!

....and then a little closer....

....until finally - lunch time!

Very basic, like all bothies but a life saver in an emergency.

Also a very comfortable resting place for lunch.

The 'Bunglalow' is the most remote bothy in England at the heads of
Wet Sleddale, Mosedale and Swindale

Now descending from Mosedale into Swindale.....

....with a view back to Mosedale Head 

....before finally descending to Burn Banks by the Haweswater Dam

A wonderful and exhilarating day in total solitude!


Thursday, 5 November 2020

Pooley Bridge(s), Hallin fell & Pikeawassa from Howtown, Ullswater 8miles 1500ft


In January 2016, after the floods in Lakeland, this was the scene at Pooley Bridge

Now, nearly five years later, this is the scene! A brand new stainless
steel bridge in a single span

The view from the new bridge where the River Eamont leaves
Ullswater

Martindale from the climb up Hallin Fell 

Looking down on Ullswater from the summit

The very large summit cairn

The view south towards Glenridding and Patterdale

Now climbing Pikeawassa

Looking back to Hallin fell


Ullswater again and the steep road climbing over The Coombes from
Howtown

Howtown ferry landing

Pikeawassa summit rocks


Looking down Martindale to The Nab


St Martin's church Martindale

That's all for a while as Lockdown Resumes!!

Monday, 26 October 2020

'Bronte country' 10.5miles 1800ft




The bridge on Ponden reservoir leading to Ponden Hall
(Thrushcross 
Grange in 'Wuthering Heights')

Lower Laithe reservoir on the outskirts of Haworth

The Bronte Bridge on the path to Top Withins (Wuthering Heights)

Top Withins appears on the skyline

Looking down the Worth valley from Top Withins

Ponden Clough on the path to Stanbury

'The Wuthering Heights' in Stanbury,  The Bronte family's favourite
pub - (Probably!!!!!)

Crossing the dam on Lower Laithe reservoir

The centre of Haworth near the Bronte parsonage

Haworth railway station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway,
which featured in the film of E. Nesbit's book 'The Railway Children'

Along comes the train from Oxenhope right on cue!

Looking down the Worth valley to Keighley from the climb up
Penistone Hill

Nearing the trig point on the top of the hill

A final view of the Worth valley from the descent to the start