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2018.09.06 - Jonas Centre (SE050914), ~SW thru Redmire to Northgate Road Bridge, on Road for ~500m - W / NW / W then FP ~S to Low Thoresby, follow Thoresby Lane ~SW / W, FP ~S to Hollins House, down ~WSW to River Ure - Lower Force then Middle Force (Falls), cross road to PC / car park at National Park Centre, path WSW to Upper Force (Falls)*, FP ~NW crossing disused railway to / past Bear Park Farm, follow FP ~W above 'railway' then FP ~N to Road at (~SD999893), follow rd ~E to west side of Carperby, BW ~NNW up to outer wall & follow ~ENE below Ponderledge Scar, ~N on BridleWay then ~E on Byway to Bolton Castle, ~E thru Castle Bolton (village), FP ~S then ~SE to 'railway', ~E to Station, continue to Rd, ~S under Rail Bridge, Jonas Centre

- * leader up to Aysgarth Upper Falls - Malcolm Mackay - this main party continued by another route to Carperby & Bolton Castle - photographs taken on breakaway route given after 'star'

One of the cabins at the Jonas Centre - the start point for this walk

Thistle seeds?

approaching Redmire through fields

Redmire

Footpath in Redmire passes through a farm

rounded river boulders - not too stable in dry-stone walls

Apedale Beck photographed from Northgate (road) Bridge - Footpath crossing Beck about 300m upstream is closed and not passable

heading westward on road

entering into the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Sloe Berries - often used in making Gin

Bolton Castle

Footpath without river crossing - maps still indicate a false crossing of Apedale Beck by this Footpath

Heading South from road toward Low Thoresby

a hedgerow outgrown and not replaced

The god 'Thor' 'by' (town in Danish) - Arla - are a Danish company fairly recently moved into the UK

after the recent drought affecting silage, this farmer hopefully has some grass to turn?

Geranium

we did not turn South down this footpath leading to Stepping Stones over the River Ure, but continued to the West

a tired looking bird - what kind?

Bolton Castle - often in view

High Thoresby?

High Thoresby? & Bolton Castle behind us

part of Hollins House (farm)

part of Hollins House (farm)

Aysgarth Lower Force (falls) on River Ure)

as above

looking from the Lower Force (falls) down the River Ure

Middle Force (falls) on the River Ure

National Park Centre - marked 'PC' on map

Road bridge crossing the River Ure just below Aysgarth High Force (falls). Old Mill Building behind - road leads up past church to Aysgarth (village)

Aysgarth Upper Force (falls)

party splits at Upper Force (falls)

Aysgarth St Andrew's Church tower 'finials' visible above trees

walking through Bear Park (footpath well marked here)

Bear Park - 17th century house (which replaced earlier Hall) - some farm buildings

as above

part of the embankment of the dismantled railway through Wensleydale is visible - only some parts of 'rail track' are now footpaths

as above

turning up toward the road

Bear Park Gate House?

Bear Park

west edge of Carperby

short diversion into Carperby to see Quaker Meeting House

simple gravestones of Quakers

up at Bridleway passing under Ponderledge Scar (not in Open Access Land)

Lead smelting chimney on skyline?

Beldon Beck - not clear how rough loose stones got here?

Footbridge with Ford alonside over Beldon Beck

a 'cow' dog?

name of decaying farm house / building?

Bolton Castle

Chestnut conkers?

Bolton Castle

St. Oswald's Church at Castle Bolton (village)

Castle Bolton

check size of your calves & thighs before passing through

railway embankment denude of rail track

Trains run up to Redmire / Castle Bolton from Leeming Bar. This Wensleydale Railway is run by enthusiasts. Track maintenance being done

warehouse near station

road under rail bridge (Jonas Centre to left after bridge)