| Walk: | Downham | ||
| Start Point: | Downham car park | Grid Reference: | SD 785 441 |
| Distance: | 9.5 miles | Ascent: | 1,300 feet |
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| Weather: | The weather started cold and overcast with a promise of rain later. This we received shortly after lunch. | ||
| Comments: | Fourteen people attended and heard a little of the history of the area. | ||
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Departing Downham
Cottages at Downham
What's the attraction . . .
information about Downham Mill
John explains that Ings Beck was once the boundary between Northumberland and Mercia
Cosgroves fashion stores at Rimington - very tempting to the ladies
A simple slab crossing
A notice posted in a flower meadow at Gazegill
A cottage at Howgill
Middop Hall
A carpet of bluebells in the rain