The weekend just gone, we packed our camping gear and headed for the Yorkshire Dales and a little site that has featured several times on this blog, Howgill Lodge Campsite near Appletreewick. Even though we have been there several times, we had never walked along the nearby river Wharfe to the village of Grassington before. In fact we almost always head the other way toward Bolton Abbey. A lovely route, but time for a change!
The Dales Way is an 84 -mile long footpath from Ilkley in West Yorkshire to Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria. Sorry folks I’m not really up for trekking that far just yet, so instead we did 13 miles ( pretty impressive I thought! ) from Howgill to Grassington and back. Here are a few pictures of things we saw on our way. π
Simon’s Seat up on the Grouse moor. Sadly not a place we can take Hugo, as dogs are strictly forbidden .Another lovely campsite Masons at Appletreewick.Masons is a great place to grab a coffee and homemade flapjack. πThis horse wasn’t bothered by us as we trundled by.Saw lots of pretty harebells on route. Witches were said to use the sap of these pale blue flowers, to turn themselves into hares.The Red Lion in Burnsall is the perfect place for a pint. πHere’s an informative board about what kind of people have used the Dales Way.Due to heavy rains in the morning , the river was pretty wild past Burnsall.And the stepping stones at Hebden had all but disappeared , so we used the wobbly Suspension Bridge!Here Goes!A couple of miles later and we spy Linton Church.Anyone fancy a bit of white water rafting? Linton Falls.Pretty spectacular I think.Soon we are in the pretty village of Grassington.The Forester’s Arms is a good place for a chill.And there are some cute little gift shops.Walking back and we see these Greylag Geese.A typical Yorkshire sign!A Heron in a tree.And amazingly………a Green Woodpecker! I was gobsmacked to see one….and actually get a photo. πI love this sign for the Craven Arms at Appletreewick.They always have a great selection of Real ales and ciders. πWe head back to the campsite in the evening sunshine.
Hope you enjoyed our mini Dales way ramble. I’m sure it actually was mini to my other half, but I’m quietly impressed with myself. Of course our pub stops probably cancelled out all the calories we burned!
Another post from the Yorkshire Dales coming up soon. x
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