| Walk: | Milnthorpe, Dallam Park, Fairy Steps | ||
| Start Point: | Milnthorpe | Grid Reference: | SD 496 815 |
| Distance: | 8.5 miles | Ascent: | 780 ft |
| Time: | 5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Wall-to-wall sunshine all the way! | ||
| Comments: | We set off from Milnthorpe at 10.30am to walk through Dallam Park, with its herd of fallow deer, to Beetham and on to Hale. From there we walked through woodland to the Fairy Steps on Beetham Fell where we lunched. After negotiating the Steps we went on to Hazelslack, through a small nature reserve to emerge on the old railway line to Arnside. A fast rising tide then forced a minor deviation from the planned route to Storth. Another woodland stroll took us to a grand viewpoint overlooking the Kent estuary where we had a short break before returning to Milnthorpe. | ||
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The barn in Dallam park where deer often congregate
Beetham paper mill
Elevenses in the bush!
A 'host' of golden daffodils
The 'cottage on the hill'
Arnside Knott
Lunch at the top . . .
of the Fairy Steps . . .
and gathering at the bottom . . .
of the Fairy Steps
A subterranean path
Pigs might fly!
A coppice - created by the traditional woodland management practice of cutting young stems near ground level
What a lovely view!
A disused railway track . . .
at Sandside
About turn . . .
and scramble up the bank to the road . . .
to see that the path is under water
Perhaps the sign should have been on the path instead of above it!
The back-marker takes a breather
Heading out of the woods . . .
only to go back into them
A great day for views
Back at water level again
Deer in Dallam Park