BARNARD CASTLE TRIP CONT. 6.7.22 HIGH AND LOW FORCE WATERFALLS WALK

 The day was cloudy, cool at 15oC and windy but we had a superb 6 mile walk. We parked at Bowlees Visitor Centre and reached High Force Falls first which were stunning! Lunch at the side of the River Tees then on to Low Force, again so very pretty. We had a side trip up to Gibson's Cave and Summerhill Force, again superb!

Back to Bowlees Centre and the coffee shop for afternoon refreshments. A fab day!

Roy battling the wind

FIRST VIEW OF HIGH FORCE

                                                LOW FORCE

LOW FORCE FROM BRIDGE

                                GIBSONS CAVE AND SUMMERHILL FORCE

                                            

BARNARD CASTLE 4 JULY 2022

 Drove the short distance to Barnard Castle Camping and Caravan Club site just outside Barnard Castle. A lovely site, we did a 3 mile round trip walk into Barnard Castle by the side of the rivers Dee and Tees to fill in the first afternoon. Sunshine and windy.

Barnard Castle and River Tees

TUESDAY 5TH JULY

Drove to Middleton in Teesdale to do a 7 mile walk including Harter Fell and Grassholme reservoir and a section of the Pennine Way. Weather cloudy odd bits of sunshine and still windy. Couldn't walk along reservoir as work being done so had a fair bit of road walking.

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE IN BACKGROUND

GRASSHOLEM RESERVOIR IN BACKGROUND

LUNCH TIME REST

PANORAMA ALONG RESERVOIR

HUNDREDS OF ORCHIDS IN BLOOM

COTE GHYLL CAMPSITE, OSMOTHERLEY 12 JUNE 2022

Short drive to Osmotherley for four days in a campsite that was beautiful but set in a hollow so no TV or phone signal for wifi. Sorted by buying from site.

First day we did a "Roy walk" , I'm always a bit dubious when he map reads but we've always got back! About 7 miles circular mostly in wooded area with huge bushes of rhododendrons. Got a bit wrong once but backtracked, the map is old!

COD BECK RESERVOIR

OSMOTHERLEY

VALE OF YORK

FROG ON PATH

TONY THE PONY

LUNCH IN THE CRICKET PAVILION

ICE CREAM REWARD AT THE END IN OSMOTHERLEY

 DAY TWO WALK 5 MILES FROM KILDALE

Drove to Kildale and did a lovely loop walk through Kildale estate along the River Leven then a steep climb up to the moor and along to Captain Cook's Monument then back through woods to Kildale stopping to see the small railway station and the lovely church with a mouse (Mousey Thompson) on the altar rail.

WATERFALL ON RIVER LEVEN

    

                                        ROSEBERRY TOPPING FROM CAPTAIN COOK MONUMENT

   ST CUTHBERTS CHURCH KILDALE

 

I'VE FOUND THE ONLY BELL, HAD A BIT OF A PULL!

                    TAME PHEASANT COMING TO VAN TO BE FED

DAY THREE - ROSEBERRY TOPPING WALK

We drove to the car park near Little Ayton and did a short but lovely walk up Roseberry Topping over the moor. We tried to extend it but couldn't find the path, we retraced a bit and went the usual way, but up the rear of Roseberry.

Today the sun came out and temp got to 20o. Ice creams for us both on the way back.

COBBLED STONES ALL THE WAY UP

                                                                ALMOST UP

                                                                                    THE TOP OF THE TOPPING  

LUNCH AT THE TOP

ALMOST BACK 

DAY FOUR WALK SWAINBY AND LIVE MOOR

A beautiful sunny day for a six and half mile walk from Swainby up on to Live Moor to the Bronze Age burial mound dating back to 2000 B.C. then down to Faceby for lunch on the village seat, where Roy then left his binoculars. Lucky for him they were still there when he rushed back to collect. Back to the car via Whorlton Castle and ice cream van!

A great time here, four superb walks without having to put coats on!

Out for a meal tonight in Osmotherley at The Queen Catherine Hotel.

                        ROY SCAVENGING FOR BLUEBERRIES 

                                                        THE BRONZE AGE BURIAL MOUND

                                                                    FACEBY CHURCH

                                                            THE OLD CROSS CHURCH, WHORLTON

                                                    WHORLTON CASTLE AND ROY

                             I THINK IT LOOKED LIKE A BATH BUT NOT WHERE IT WAS FOUND

                                                                    GETTING OUT!

                                            THE "BATH" ON TOP OF RUINED WALL