BB2220 : A Garden Of Delights

Thursday 7th July 2022

You nearly didn’t get any pictures today.  I lost my camera.  I do have another one, two grades up in the same series, which worked fine until I dropped it.  Now, sometimes, it misbehaves whereas my old one doesn’t.  Anyway, I didn't have that one with me.  There is a camera on my phone but the quality is nowhere near so good and, more relevantly, the phone is full and, like me, its memory corrupted.  I was cross with myself for being so careless.

Poor Martin.  He had suggested the route then had to drop out.

The idea was a subset of walk number 8 produced by the Sedbergh Information Centre:

Sedbergh to Dent circular walk.

Kinder people might have postponed but as Robin was traveling from the other side (Settle, that is, not from beyond the curtain) we decided mostly to stick with the plan.

To save a bit of distance and, more importantly, avoid an unwelcome climb at the end of the day we parked at the bridge near Millthrop and set off to the north-east. We could have gone through the hamlet but I was saving that treat for later. Instead we passed two reminders of when the Tour de France, or was it the Tour de Yorkshire, rode through some years ago.

Ignoring the danger of being accused of becoming another Jeremy Corbyn, I remarked on a pair of rather unusual manhole covers. Fortunately the Bboys did agree they were rather interesting specimens.

It was on Frostrow that I lost the camera.  We stopped to cream up as the sun was threatening to frazzle us.  Half a mile further on, I wanted to take a photo.  But I couldn’t.  Stan and I set off back the way we came whilst Robin and Tony wandered on slowly.  Stan identified exactly where we had stopped and there, clear to see thanks to its garish green neckstrap, was the camera.  Normal service resumed, I could record the Howgills.

On a cooler day and with a more aggressive attitude we might have continued along to Aye Gill Pike (as per BB0936 : Aye Up What?) but instead we dropped down towards the river at Barth Bridge.

As we walked along the short stretch of road to the bridge over the River Dee, I could hear voices.  Shrouded by the trees, there was clearly a group of people walking.  Nearing the bridge, I thought, “I know that voice”.  Indeed I was right.  As I crossed the bridge, who should be climbing the stile to the road but Ann H with founder BOOTboy husband, Philip, a few yards behind.  That is the second time we have encountered their U3A group on our adventures.

After they moved on, we found a place for our lunch .....

..... and Holly for a swim.

Now being on the Dales Way, heading towards Sedbergh.....

...... we saw some of its unusual route markers.

We crossed back over the river near Gate Manor.  From a distance this looks an impressive building but our route only showed us its side gate and rear view.

After a short climb we could see Sedbergh and the unusual tower.

It has been renovated but had previously been used as a tuberculosis isolation quarter, the home of a school master and more recently, the upstairs lounge for a cow.

It is described in more detail in BB2132 : Akay and the Pepperpot.

The path took us down to Millthrop and now we could enjoy its charms.  To the left, an immaculate row of old, terraced cottages.  To the right, a cottage with the most splendiferous garden of delights.  

What a good job I had found my camera!

Don, Thursday 7th July 2022

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Comitibus:  Don (+ Holly), Tony, Stan, Robin

 

The Dingle Way

Mike & Terry have returned from their walking tour of the Dingle Peninsula in Eire.

You can follow their adventure at:  Mike & Terry on the Dingle Way

Bivvy on Scafell Pike

Bryan had a night bivvy'ing at the summit of Scafell Pike recently.  He reports:

Used a wall shelter just below the summit to get out of the 30 m.p.h. winds. Had mizzly rain for about four hours. Mist cleared for a couple of hours about 4 a.m. so saw the sunrise.

Was with a friend from the Fellwalkers who is doing 65 challenges for her 65th birthday. This one was to bivvy and see the sunrise from England's highest point, so mission achieved!  Great mini adventure!

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STATISTICS

BB2220 : A Garden Of Delights

Date:

Thursday 7th July 2022

Features:

Millthrop, Frostrow, Long Moor

Distance in miles (MM):

8.6

Height climbed in feet (OMN):

1,194

Comitibus:

Don, Robin ( +Holly), Stan, Tony

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