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2017.06.03 -  prewalk for 'B walk' car ramble next week - Longnor, Underhill Farm, Yewtree Grange, Cross River Dove, between Chrome & Parkhouse Hills, Dowall Hall, ~ 350m up Dowel Dale, ~ E up & across to road ~ SE through Earl Sterndale, Abbotside Farm, below High Wheeldon, Crowdicote, Bridge End Farm, cross River Dove, Longnor - leader Gillian Manasse - Saturday

Longnor 'market' place

The Grapes Hotel

Yewtree Grange

Chrome Hill to left - Parkhouse Hill to right

Parkhouse Hill - Dowall Hall (farm) just visible to left behind toe of hill.

footbridge over the River Dove

rock pillar at bottom of Parkhouce Hill. Dowall Hall (farm behind to left

Dowall Hall Farm

looking East at the end of Parkhouse Hill

Parkhouse Hill seen from the North / Dowall Hall side

a view of Chrome Hill from the North side - camp site also here

Dowall Hall Farm suppliers to Cropwell Bishop Creamery

Dowel Dale to the North behind Dowall Hall

another view of Dowel Dale

footpath sign & gate where we left Dowel Dale next to tree below

Chrome Hill again

Dowell Dale pointing ~ NW seen as we climbed up

walkers atop Parkhouse Hill

Parkhouse Hill again

a view of Earl Sterndale with High Wheeldon behind

Parkhouse Hill

Chrome Hill

High Wheeldon

Earl Sterndale Church tower just visible

Fernydale Farm

Holstein Cattle at Fernydale Farm

Quiet Woman Public House

Earl Sterndale Church

'The Hall' at Earl Sterndale

pink Hawthorn

a maternal Duck looking after ducklings

footpath skirting High Wheeldon - we continued South

Old Quarry - apparently used for sports climbing

this bird hovered above Wheeldon Hill for about 5 minutes

Chrome Hill behind left - Parkhouse Hill in front on right

The Pack Horse Inn at Crowdecote

Toll Bar Cottage on right

River Dove crossed here

looking back at the Pack Horse Inn

High Wheeldon at the end of the ridge

Muck spreading

Longnor

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