Normally on a Wednesday I walk with Tom and The Last of the Summer Wine Walkers but none of them were available today so with the weather for tomorrow looking very wet Mike Tinker and I brought forward our regular Thursday walk and headed to Brampton. This is the Brampton Ridge heading out to Lanercost and the views over the Eden valley are spectacular.
After the Brampton Ridge we walked through the woods following the Quarry Beck. This is a spectacular walk and it can be a bit muddy in places but was not too bad today.
There are loads of fallen trees along the Beck
This is the spectacular Waterfall on the Quarry Beck
This was one of the muddy areas and I would not like to walk it when the Beck is in flood
Another fallen tree across the Beck. I am pleased to report neither Mike and I ventured to cross it.
On the outskirts of Lanercost there are 2 bridges crossing the river Irthing. This is the old bridge now closed to traffic. It was built in 1724 at cost of £493.
The very deep pool on the north side of the bridge
The new bridge built in 1962
This is the very unusual sign on the road just before the old bridge.
Lanercost Priory and the half way point of our walk. We came back a slightly different way and our total distance covered was 6 miles on a very lovely and sunny day. Tomorrow the forecast is so bad I may just stay in bed.
1 comment:
A lovely walk. I am tempted by it.
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