Tag: Brigholme Farm CL

  • There’s a Storm Brewing

    There’s a Storm Brewing

    Despite planning earlier in the year to retire I have yet to achieve my aim. The main reason is my inability to say no when someone asks me to do some interesting work. The problem is my clients are doing really good things to support others in society, so when they ask for help in developing something it is hard to refuse.
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  • A Walk to Crummack Dale

    A Walk to Crummack Dale

    Yesterday I promised Lynnie a walk through Crummack Dale and then whilst walking decided to alter the route to take a trip over Ingleborough.  The pie and pint in the Talbot in Settle last night provided some compensation, but now I need to deliver  the walk Lynnie had been expecting.  So we are off to Clapham again to complete a curricular walk through Crummack Dale.
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  • Where Are We?

    Where Are We?

    After a night of heavy rain we start to think about our walk for the day.  Whenever we plan a trip to Brigholme Farm CL Lynnie requests we do some new walks, as we only visit once a year I find this difficult.  There are so many walks I really love, like the climb to the top of Ingleborough from Clapham, which Lynnie is fed up of and terms a trudge from Gaping Gill to the top.  However, there are some walks that Lynnie is happy to repeat.  So today I suggest a route through Crummack Dale.
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  • When the Rain Came

    When the Rain Came

    It is no secret that one of our favourite locations is the Yorkshire Dales.  I have been visiting the area since a child and it is one of the first places I took Lynnie when we first met.  One of our regular stops in the area is Brigholme Farm CL and it felt a bit like coming home when we arrived after six hours travel yesterday.
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  • Leaving Devon

    Leaving Devon

    We have reached the end of this tour of Devon, it does not feel like we have been away for four weeks. We usually find when on tour that at the end of the first week we could happily return home, but by the time we are into the third week we feel like continuing non-stop. That is how we feel now, if I did not have work commitments we might look for somewhere to stay to extend this trip, but unfortunately it is not possible.

    By the magic of technology I can do most of my work whilst travelling, but occasionally I need to have face-to-face meetings with clients. Whilst away we can do most things without too much bother, but one thing that always causes me consternation is getting a haircut.
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  • The Norber Erratics

    The Norber Erratics

    A few months ago we did an interesting walk in the Yorkshire Dales from Clapham to Crummock Dale. Later when reading a walking book it transpired that we had been close to a geological phenomenon known as the Norber Erratics. So today, our last day in the Dales in 2015, we decide to explore and see if it is as spectacular as reported.

    Our walk starts from the Dales National Park car park in the centre of Clapham. From here we turn right up the lane heading towards the village church, on reaching the church we veer right to pass through two tunnels and proceed uphill on the rough walled track.
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  • Ingleborough Revisited

    Ingleborough Revisited

    After our week in Richmond we have moved a little further south, but remain in the Yorkshire Dales. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Scar Close CL and will definitely be returning in the future. Our current location is a familiar pitch to us at Brigholme Farm CL in Giggleswick.

    Past readers will know that we are regular visitors to this site that is within walking distance of our friends in Settle. We have already been here for a couple of days this trip and until now I have done familiar walks in the local area. Today we are heading off for my favourite walk in the Country; it is one that I have done a few times already this year. Regular blog readers will have already guessed that we are heading up Ingleborough.
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