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Lastingham, Rosedale, Farndale, Hutton-le-Hole, Bransdale INDEX 7a. Farndale - A circular Rudland Rigg Walk from Low Mill including the famous daffodil Walk See also 7b. Daffodil Walk from Lowna Bridge and 7c. More pictures from the Lowna Bridge 'daffy' walk These pictures illustrate part of Route 9 "A walk to Rudland Rigg" from the book "Ten Scenic Walks around Rosedale, Farndale and Hutton-le-Hole" by J. Brian Beadle (6½ miles) and including Church Houses for a mile extra. The pictures are a synthesis of several walks and all the territory illustrated is easily done as a single walk.
Low Mill, Farndale and below is the old house opposite the car park.
The walk starts from Low Mill (OS grid ref 673952) and after walking along the road signposted 'Farndale (West Side)' you fork left passing through the farmland of the west of Farndale before ascending close to West Gill. High Blakey Moor is seen in the distance which is the part of Farndale Moor above Church Houses.
Now that's a mighty stone lintel beam, wasted on this derelict barn!
Climbing up onto Rudland Rigg
Looking back south down Farndale from just below the Rudland Rigg track, which you are only on for a very short distance. Horn Ridge is on the left.
Looking back south down Farndale from the track heading east for Monket House.
Looking towards Middle Head, the most northern part of Farndale.
Looking across to High Blakey Moor, just above the stone on the horizon is the Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge.
Having descended down we decided to come along by the River Dove to do the 'Daffodil Walk' but still arrive back at Low Mill.
Digression to Church Houses The road up from the 'Daffy Caffy' to the Feversham Arms Inn at Church Houses.
The Feversham Arms Inn at Church Houses, built in 1836 to serve the workers of the Feversham Estate.
The St Mary's Church at Church Houses (for more pictures of St Mary's Church see Farndale Show).
The white blackthorn bushes and wild yellow daffodil flowers are quite spectacular.
A stop at the 'Daffy Caffy'! Which is one of the buildings in the minute hamlet of High Mill (below).
The well laid out 'daffodil walk' path from Church House to Low Mill.
The wild daffodils of Farndale and the bluebells were beginning to show.
A series of views of the Daffodil Walk as you approach Low Mill. Half of the daffodil part of the walk follows the River Dove on which you can still see one of the weirs that was part of the water supply to the mill at Low Mill.
Goodbye Farndale until another fine day and leave the sheep and lambs undisturbed and unperturbed!
Back at Low Mill you may catch the vintage bus to Hutton-le-Hole and Granville Smith, the very proud owner driver of the 1947 Leyland saloon coach DPY 335, fitted out by the famous Plaxton Company of Scarborough. See also 7b. Daffodil Walk from Lowna Bridge and 7c. More pictures from the Lowna Bridge 'daffy' walk
Lastingham, Rosedale, Farndale, Hutton-le-Hole and Bransdale INDEX North Yorkshire Moors * docspics photos images pictures © Phil Brown |
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