When walking to Beamsley Beacon a couple of days ago I went via Addingham, having seen the photos Lynnie is keen to revisit, I last took her there soon after we met.
Category: Yorkshire
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Rambling On Rombalds Moor
Today I am again walking from Hall Croft CL with Crosby whilst Lynnie and Dexter have a relaxing day around the caravan. Leaving the site I turn left and follow the pavement besides the A65 towards Ilkley.
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Revisiting Beamsley Beacon after Forty Years
Yesterday after ten nights at Domo CL we headed across the Pennines to Hall Croft CL situated between Ilkley and Addingham. We haven’t visited this site before and it is serving as a stop off on our way further into the Yorkshire Dales.
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A Seven Mile Circuit from Brigholme Farm CL
We are nearing the end of our stay at Brigholme Farm CL, every year when I plan our travels Lynnie says she doesn’t want to spend too long in Settle. “A week will do” is her normal comment. I always book for a bit longer and on a few occasions we have extended our stay after arriving. This stay will have been for eleven nights; I could easily stay another eleven but tomorrow we need to be moving south.
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Rambling to Rye Loaf Hill
So far on this trip we have been really fortunate with the weather and today it is forecast to be very hot and sunny. I have in mind a walk to bag another trig point but due to the heat Lynnie opts to stay at the caravan with the dogs whilst I go wandering. First I need to take the dogs out for their morning walk, they might be let off heavy walking duties but they still need to clock up a few miles.
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A Stroll to Schoolboy Tower & Stainforth Force
Earlier in the week we popped along to The Talbot Arms in Settle for their quiz night. Though unsuccessful in winning a prize we had a fun evening. Afterwards we got into conversation with some locals who told us about a couple of local landmarks we have never visited or heard of. This is no mean feat because we have been coming to Settle for many years and I thought we had walked most of the local footpaths.
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Walking Around the Stunning Crummack Dale
Yesterday was a “rest day,” after the exertions of the Three Peaks Challenge I decided it would be sensible not to walk too far. Instead we ventured out a couple of times with the dogs for short ambles around Giggleswick and Settle. My legs and knees feel surprisingly good. When I did the three peaks a couple of years ago I could hardly walk for a few days.
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A Personal Best on the Three Peaks Challenge
In just over four weeks time I reach sixty, I have no desire for any celebrations but there is one thing I want to do to mark the passing of another decade of my life and that is to undertake the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for a third time.
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Winskill Stones Revisited
After my walk alone this morning it is time to get the boots laced up again and head out with Lynnie and the boys. For this afternoon’s jamabout we are heading to one of Lynnie’s favourite spots in this area, Winskill Stones and the nearby meadows.
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Heading up Park Fell
I plan to walk the Yorkshire Three Peaks tomorrow and have put in plenty of time ensuring my legs are ready for the twenty-four miles and the ascent of the three stunning peaks. I have decided to walk without the dogs, as I am concerned that on a warm day such a challenging walk will be too much for Crosby. It is definitely further and tougher than ten-year-old Dexter now likes to walk.
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