Another "Last of the Summer Wine " Walker

This weeks walk started at the lovely Cumbrian village of Askham and was according to Tom a 10 mile walk including Knipescar Common and Knipe Moor. The weather was glorious but very, very cold. A new recruit to our walking group joined us namely Peter Bart-Smith who has now retired and after completing alterations to his house is able to join us now and again. The main quilification to join this grand bunch of men is to get us lost on a walk and this Peter accomplished well, after telling us to turn right when it should have been left resulting in our 10 mile walk becoming a 12 mile walk.

The top of Knipescar Common

Knipe Scar after we had dropped down into Haweswater Beck valley.

The old footbridge accross Haweswater Beck. This was quite an experience and a good job I crossed first to take the photograph as I dont know if it would have taken the three of us at the same time. We arrived back in Askham 5 hours later after a most enjoyable walk especially as it would normally have been very muddy but as the ground was frozen we kept reasonably clean.