| Walk: | Chipping, Knot Hill, New Laund Hill, Dinkling Green Farm, Lickhurst Farm, Park Style & park Gate, Chipping Laund Farm, and back to Chipping. No major places but a route through isolated farms. | ||
| Start Point: | Chipping car park | Grid Reference: | SD 622 433 |
| Distance: | 9.2 miles | Ascent: | 1,063 feet |
| Time: | 5.75 hours | ||
| Weather: | Grey but dry to start, but after about a mile it started to snow, which persisted all day. It was quite cold, but no real wind to provide a chill factor | ||
| Comments: | With the organised walks cancelled, Bill and David decided to do a recce of Bill’s walk for the weekend to check out the conditions. The snow that started after we were on the way was quite fine and not the large white out variety. We were therefore able to see our way across the fields to the numerous farms on the route. The going was mainly crunchy snow, although on some of the access tracks to the farms, there was some hidden ice that needed care and best walked to the side. There were no mishaps, and we did not encounter any snowdrifts, although the virgin snow across many of the fields was up to 6 or 7 inches deep. At a number of the farms we met the farmers who were all very pleasant and pleased to have a chat. A very enjoyable day made that much more so with the bleak wintry conditions making it a different experience. | ||
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Bill crossing bridge near Knot Hill
Lime Kiln at Knot Hill
Footbridge & ford between Lower and Higher Greystonley
Old barn at Fair Oak
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Bill heading for . . .
somewhere to sit for coffee
It's wintry looking at Long Knots from New Laund Hill
What's this near New Laund Farm?
An old cheese press
Not much traffic on this road . . .
and we turn off . . .
past the hardy sheep . . .
to Tunstall Ing
Where are all those chickens? (Memories of a previous walk).
Us chickens are here, so keep out.
Isolated farm, don't know its name
Approaching Lickhurst Farm
A wintry scene from the bridge (see previous photo)
David leads the way from Lickhurst. Wonderful virgin snow
Park Style - boarded up and deserted now
Back at Chipping, 4.05 pm.