Wensleydale 24th 25th July

Two day short break in the Yorkshire Dales.

It was so hot (up to 30 at times) we just did three short walks :-

1. Aysgarth Falls.

A beautiful stretch of the river Ure. We walked down past Middle falls to Lower falls and then back up to the visitor centre , and on to the upper falls

Probably about 2-3 miles.

2. Aysgarth Village

After cooking on the morning walk, we checked into the Hotel (Aysgarth Falls Hotel), had a shower and Siesta. Around 5 we went for another walk. There was a footpath from the hotel across the fields to Aysgarth Village. After a short stretch through the Village we picked up another footpath down to the river and then back along the river for another half mile before picking up the same footpath back to the hotel.

About 2 miles.

3 Bolton Castle, an then Hardraw Falls

In n attempt to avoid the heat we visited Bolton Castle in the morning and then drove over to Hardraw to visit the falls in the afternoon. The castle was excellent , and although not strictly a 'walk; we covered quite a bit of ground around the castle itself and the gardens.

view from behind the falls

The walk to Hardraw falls from the village was only a few hundred yards but worth the visit, although the  £2.50 fee ( it is on private land) is a bit steep !!

OS OL30

June 29th Angle Tarn Pikes - Place fell

 

 

Nightmare journey. A1 closed – I didn’t have a sat nav or a road map – what a muppet !!. I called Anne and she rescued me with some directions cross country through Leyburn and Hawes.  Then driving down the shore of Ullswater there was a bike time trial – narrow roads – lot of traffic and cyclists. Eventually arrived at the Patterdale Hotel car park at 9.45 (nearly 5 hour journey).



Way up to Boredale Hause



Place Fell from Boredale Hause

Angle Tarn

Angle Tarn Pike Summit

 

Anyway – the rest of the day was superb. Sunny with some cloud cover and a slight breeze - perfect

 

• Head out of the village (South) and after 100 yards turn left down the minor road to Rooking.
• After a short stroll on the road Boredale Hause is signposted. This is a well defined , averagely steep path which winds its way up the fell to Boredale Hause.
• From Boredale Hause I took the right hand footpath which leads to Angle Tarn.
• There is a fork in the path – I found out later that these paths then both join before Angle Tarn. I took the higher path and eventually Angle Tarn comes into view. This is a beautiful and impressive mountain lake.
• There is a (not very clear) path up a grassy slope up to the pikes. This is steep but short. From the South summit you get fantastic views to Angle Tarn and the High Street Range. I stopped here for a short break and took pleanty of photos.
• I headed down of the summit and a short stretch of walking off the higer path I cut across to the lower path heading back to Boredale Hause.
• The path up to Place Fell is well defined and steep in places. It is quite a slog.

Angle Tarn Pikes from the lower path



Helvellyn and Striding Edge

Place Fell Summit

Sheffield Pike



Ullswater

Looking back up on the way down

 

• Eventually the summit plateau was reached and a few hundred yards later the summit itself. I was surprised what a big expanse the top is. Fantastic views all around , especially the Helvellyn range
•  Rather than take the footpath which would eventually lead to Sandwick, I took a smaller , less distinct path which descended steeply down the West Flank of the Fell before arriving at the Lakeside (well a couple of hundred yards back)  path which took me back to Patterdale.

 

Wainwright’s # 66 and 67.Another, unforgettable walk in this beautiful part of the world.

 

OS OL 5 about 6 Miles