Yorkshire Day

As it was Yorkshire Day I felt the need, as an exiled Yorkshire girl, to return ‘home’. We headed out from Kirkby Stephen into Swaledale, which we like very much and isn’t as popular as the other Dales. I realised that we did exactly the same thing a year ago, when we searched for and found the source of the River Swale and the first bridge, which today we found had been mended after being seriously damaged. Today we followed the river a little further, finding Low Bridge and an excellent example of a lime kiln. There are a number of lime kilns around this area, they produced a huge amount of lime for fertilising fields and for building. 

The river was flowing fast, it is the thought to be the fastest flowing river in England. In fact its name comes from an Old English word ‘Suala’ meaning swirling or rushing. The extra shows the river making its way through the valley. We soon arrived at one of the many waterfalls along its route. As the river suddenly drops about 5 feet it creates the waterfalls of Wain Wath Force. This is my blip. We stayed for a long time just watching the water pouring over the edge, there was no one else around, although this is apparently a popular picnic spot. I was told a lot about the geology of waterfalls. I find it hard to imagine that they move, but the eroding that happens can be seen very clearly in the photograph. It's interesting seeing the streaking of the water as it brings peat from the hillside. 

We left the river and headed to Hawes - a beautiful drive on this lovely day. We avoided the crowds in Hawes and just went in to the Creamery for Wensleydale cheese. Then it was back to Settle for Yorkshire fish and chips . . . of course. 

Second extra - I found an appropriate fridge magnet