A Walk in the Lakes
Helm Crag via Steel Fell
The Lion and the Lamb on Helm Crag |
Today's walk - GPS track available on request |
Castelton from the car park |
Quaker graveyard |
The wall protects the Quaker graveyard |
Descending to Didderhowe Farm |
Passing through the farm buildings we see... |
Ducklings |
Two hen ducks and their ducklings |
We are following the Esk Valley Walk |
We notice the sweet sickly smell of Meadowsweet |
Meadowsweet, once used to flavour beer and as an air freshener in musty houses of old |
Nursery spiders nest |
Turn left at the road... |
.. and walk uphill to reach St Hilda's Church |
Note the unusual outside staircase |
There's some cattle down there, miles away though.. |
We'll just walk round them and hop over the fence.. |
Bullocks can run very fast |
I think we'll go back the other way.. |
West Green Farm disappearing under summer foliage |
Plum Tree Farm |
Dovecote dated 1810 at Plum Tree Farm |
On the Esk Valley Way |
Overgrown path, doesn't anyone walk the Esk Valley Walk these days? |
West Cliff Farm |
.. and peacocks |
Geese at Blackmires Farm |
Blackmires Farm |
Peacocks everywhere |
Stormy Hall Farm |
Looking back into Danby Dale |
Nearly at the top |
Old quarry and Clive looks down to Botton village |
View with our coffee |
Danby Head |
Crossing to Westerdale |
Descending into Westerdale |
Approaching Dale Head Farm |
Look out for yellow snecks on new gates. They replace the old yellow Waymark sign. |
Broad Gate Farm |
.. and its duck weather vane |
Red Admiral, lots of butterflies out today |
Step stile |
The fence is to stop sheep climbing the steps |
Welcome to Westerdale |
Houses in Westerdale |
Christ Church |
The arched stone above the date is 12th century |
Grave slabs, probably Knight Templar |
Unusual amenity these days |
Westerdale Hall |
The hall from the rear |
Clive on Hunter's Sty Bridge |
Hunter's Sty Bridge |
Curlew |
Turn right off John Breckon Road |
Westerdale below |
Oak Eggar moth caterpillar |
Standing Stone |
Dropping down to cross Whyett Beck |
The bridge over Whyett Beck |
Climbing up Rigg End |
Car park ahead and the end of the walk |