The River Esk in springtime
The pheasants are really tame around Egton Bridge, and beautifully coloured
Donkeys at the start of the walkAlways look sad don't they?
Buzz off !An early season bee enyoys the sunshine.
Now that's what you call recycling!
After a brisk walk through meandering Eskdale, we get our breath back on the NYM steam railway up to Goathland
"Aidensfield" Police Station!
That's what happens, if you choose jeans & trainers for a walk in the rain!
Maddie can still raise a smile though - even when her feet are soaking wet!
Kath "enjoys" her walk by the swollen Eller Beck.
Aah! Beck Hole! The Birch Hall Inn, that little known gem of North Yorkshire.
Back onto the old railway line, which is pretty self evident in this picture.
Our self-appointed gate opener has found us a timely resting place, before we drop down into Grosmont, for the final leg - back to Egton Bridge
St.Hedda's church, Egton Bridge.
A pheasant in the garden welcomes us back.
...as does a dandelion clock.
Time for a quick one in The Postgate(named after Fr.Nicholas).
Expertly manicured!
After a brisk walk through meandering Eskdale, we get our breath back on the NYM steam railway up to Goathland
"Aidensfield" Police Station!
Horizontal rain as we start walking again. This time on the course of the original railway line, dating from 1836, from Goathland to Grosmont.
This spring lamb doesn't seem to
mind, as he stays dutifully close to his mum.
mind, as he stays dutifully close to his mum.
That's what happens, if you choose jeans & trainers for a walk in the rain!
Maddie can still raise a smile though - even when her feet are soaking wet!
Kath "enjoys" her walk by the swollen Eller Beck.
Aah! Beck Hole! The Birch Hall Inn, that little known gem of North Yorkshire.Time to dry out a bit, sample one of their famous Beck Hole Butties, and linger over a pint of something good.
Only 2 licensees in the last 85 years, and the pub deliberately kept as it was, more or less, in the 1860s when first used as a shop/pub.
A shame to leave really!
Back onto the old railway line, which is pretty self evident in this picture.
Guess what? It's stopped raining!
Our self-appointed gate opener has found us a timely resting place, before we drop down into Grosmont, for the final leg - back to Egton Bridge
St.Hedda's church, Egton Bridge.Worth a visit, for the story, and the shrine, of Fr.Nicholas Postgate.
A pheasant in the garden welcomes us back.
...as does a dandelion clock.
Time for a quick one in The Postgate(named after Fr.Nicholas).
The Black Dog, as it is known in "Heartbeat".
Expertly manicured!
...and expertly negotiated!
The famous stepping stones over the River Esk.
Shortcut to the Horseshoe.
Return by this route is not advised, if your visit to the pub includes a lot of beer!
A perfect ending to a good day's walking. An evening meal, and a few ints of Durham ales, in the wonderful Horseshoe Inn.
Stone flagged floor, coal fires, real ale(of course!), beautiful garden, riverside setting, great food...what more can a man want, but a good
woman?
A perfect ending to a good day's walking. An evening meal, and a few ints of Durham ales, in the wonderful Horseshoe Inn.
Stone flagged floor, coal fires, real ale(of course!), beautiful garden, riverside setting, great food...what more can a man want, but a good
woman?
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