A trip away to the Dales part 4

This was the homeward journey but as we had to pass Jervaulx Abbey had to stop for a wander around. Its a fabulous place peaceful even at is busiest times, you can always find a quite corner. Less formal than Fountains Abbey and Bolton Abbey, it has a relaxed charm about it, Not as clinical as the other Abbeys mentioned, the ruins have wild flowers growing in the walls.

This time around didn’t take too many photos, the ones I did take were for stock to use in future montage. I intend to go back if and when spring finally kicks in and more wild flowers are out.

Here are a few of the photos.

 

A trip away to the Dales part 3

After going to Ribblehead and then going for a drive (including Buttertubs pass) we decided to go to Kettlewell through Coverdale. It was only the weekend before when the road was closed due to snow. The road through Coverdale was clear of snow apart from the highest parts even then it didn’t cover the road was just piled at the side of road. The Buttertubs pass the day before had more snow close to the road and a small stretch that had snow on the road which was slushy and slippy.

 

Today was mainly a drive around from Kettlewell we headed out towards Malham only to find it very busy so just drove up for a quick look at Malham cove from the road.

Back then to Kirby Malham a look around the church.

After that headed back, calling at Grassington for some lunch and then on for another drive around. Calling at Hubberholme. Shortly after I had got interested in Photography again I was in Hubberholme at the back of the “George” and spotted a load of sheep among the large rocks in a stream could see a possible photo there but was unable to get anything good. I walked past this stream bed and thought it would have been good if the sheep had been there but not a sheep in sight. Wasn’t as many rocks as I had remembered either. So off I went across the bridge and up the path behind the church. The idea was to get some images I could experiment with “tilt shift” techniques in Photoshop. As I came back intended to look around the church I looked across the bridge and saw sheep been herded into the area of the stream bed. A lot more than the last time, this time closer together but liked the pastel coloured markings on them.

 

Onwards for another drive around going back to base the long way around.

Passed a few smaller waterfalls on former visits this time pulled up, this sheep decided to use the top to cross the stream.

Was really a long way back, stopped at Castle Bolton for a short while.

Back in Middleham had a walk around while waiting for it to be time to go eat sun was going down.

A trip away to the Dales part 2

A short walk up to Blea Moor was planned for today. The object was to get some photo’s of a house up there that I had seen on another trip. This house looked as if it was empty and run down but in the top window were some old dolls. They reminded me of something from “Psycho ” The house pics would be in this blog as not much on there own but will be part of a montage.
The day was clear and dry as we set of towards Ribblehead, very cold though but the upside was there was still some snow around so the photos of scenes I had used before looked a little different.

View of Ingleborough from the road to the Ribblehead viaduct.

An old building on the side of the same road.

freight train on the viaduct with a glimpse of Ingleborough.

Another view of ingleborough.
  The signal box at Blea Moor a lot of junk about around here and I found it impossible to get a shot of signal box with Inglebourgh in the background with out the junk or the rundown building.
From there went on to the cafe at the White Scar Caves for some lunch. Then on to Chapel-le-dale which is a same Hamlet near by.
St Leonards' church where some of the men who built the settle to Carlisle railway are remembered
with a plaque.

A trip away to the Dales part 1

After staying in the Black Swan in Middleham for the last few years, I was upset to receive an email to say my booking had been cancelled as the pub had closed. I was sorry to see the people who had run it go as they had treated us well there and we had got some good deals from them. I understand they have moved on to another venture. Any way to cut a long story short we managed to get a room in the Richard III, they had just moved in and could offer us room only but the room was clean and they did us proud. After dumping our stuff went for a drive around stopping in Leyburn for lunch then a trip to Hawes.
Not many photos from the first day.
 
A view between Leyburn and Hawes.

The back of the rope works in Hawes

A window in the Dales centre in Hawes or what ever the place is called its where the old railway station was and there is now a car park and visitors centre.

This waterfall is in the town