WI Walk - Preston Lake (3 miles)

Saturday, 30th November 2013

Due to work commitments, I've not been able to get out with the walking group much this year so I jumped at the chance to revisit this little hidden gem for a lovely autumnal walk in beautiful weather.

We took a few detours to avoid the more squelchy and muddy fields but this resulted in the walk being shorter.  More time in the cake shop then!

Swan

Preston Lake

Toadstools on the wooden path-block

Chatting with the locals!

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Peak District: DERBYSHIRE - Derwent Edge (10 miles)

Friday, 29th November 2013

A blooming good day's walking with a few people who are on the forum but this meet was arranged through Tracey's Walking Group Facebook Page. It was about 10 miles with 1061ft of up. I was constantly the one at the back as usual.  My lungs were struggling a bit with the damp. Blooming good day's walking though. Ten miles! An achievement :)

At the start at the Fairholmes Visitors Centre

Part of the dam on Derwent Reservoir

Derwent Reservoir

At the summit of Lost Lad

Heading towards Back Tor

Snack stop on a breezy Back Tor

Stone pillars known as "Cakes of Bread"

Derwent Reservoir from Dovestones Tor

Ladybower Reservoir coming into view

Heading down towards Ashopton

Crossing Ladybower Reservoir

View of Derwent Edge - where we've just been

A final view of Derwent Edge

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West Yorkshire: Wentbridge (7 miles)

Sunday, 24th November 2013

Another walk/pics added some 4+ years after the event....

A little wander just inside the West Yorkshire boundary at a place called Wentbridge which is just south of Pontefract, with Ed and Kerry. A nice autumnal walk of about 7 miles with a pub stop in the Shoulder of Mutton half way round. Cheap tea at 90p a cup and a spot of free lunch from the leftovers from a buffet which was on the bar. Finished off in The Blue Bell pub! And we got a free Yorkshire Pudding :) 

Some pictures:

Funky fungi

Gate overkill!

Feeding time at the ranch

Looking down the Went valley

River Went

Little Donkey

Weir on the Went

Looking back from whence we Went .. well, came

Pointless gate!

Yorkshire Dales: Pen y Ghent at Night

Night-Time Nutters' Walk

Needless to say, there wasn't many photographs taken!

We did the classic round.  About 6 miles.  In November. In the rain.  In the dark.

Normal people are settling down on the sofa after their tea.

... Not us....

Not looking at all suspicious outside the school!

No idea who this was

One of the group at the top

Lovely weather, captured fantastically in the camera flash

Pen y Ghent Trig Pillar - "here's what you could be looking at"

On the way down... at least the fog/rain has stopped!

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