A Week in the Yorkshire Dales

I had intended to complete a daily blog but the Wi-Fi connection at our holiday cottage was not good and it took hours to upload the photos for the only blog I managed so these are a selection of photographs from the week. This is our lovely 4 bedroom cottage which has been a barn conversion and the owners had made a first class job of it. 

The conservatory was our dining area and we only managed to sit out for drinks on Thursday evening in beautiful sunshine. Overall the weather was perfect for walking with little or no rain and not too hot. 

An interesting tree house discovered on our Sunday walk 

Ken and Anne 

A bridge over the river Ure dated 1674 

On a day off from walking Gaye and I met this lady and her dogs in the lovely village of West Burton. In our long conversation we discovered she came from Carlisle and her son works for Apple in Cupertino, California very close to where Fraser works for the same company.  

Dinner on Monday evening provided by Peter, Elizabeth & Gaye

Another bridge

Sandria wrestles with a Crocodile

Breakfast on Sunday morning

The toughest walk of the week was in Reeth on Tuesday when we tackled Fremington Edge. This ridge walk had a very steep climb up to it but once on the ridge the views were excellent.

Almost at the top and onto the ridge

Walking along Fremington Edge

The view from the ridge into the valley

Near the end of the walk we defended from Fremington Edge to my cousin Hilary's house called The White House where she had prepared a lovely afternoon tea for all of us with help from Gaye. The house sits at 1000 ft up and it has a large garden with lovely views of Reeth below in the valley.

Our hosts Hilary with her husband John and Grandson Sam in front of The White House

The final walk of the week on Thursday started at the village of West Burton which has been suggested by many people as the nicest village in the Yorkshire dales. It rained all the way to the village but as soon as this photo was taken at the start of the walk the rain stopped and the weather improved dramatically.

Sandria loved these wild Sweet Peas which matched her colours

This walk had 32 of these stiles in the dry stone dykes and they were all in perfect condition and fairly easy to get through.

Being slim like Peter was a distinct advantage

Anne and Ken went through together

Some of the stiles even had stone steps to help you get back into the field

This dairy cow had been trying to get over the fence and it got its foot stuck in the wire. Just as we were about to assist it to get free it managed to release itself much to our relief.

The walk took us past the middle part of Aysgarth Falls

Back in West Burton we contemplated putting John and Peter in the village stocks

Drinks on the patio on Thursday night followed by a nice meal in the Richard III Pub.
We had completed 5 walks with a total of about 38 miles and had been so lucky with perfect walking weather.