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| Muddy start |
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| Coffee at Kilvington |
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| Lunch |
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| Approach to Staunton |
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Bottesford, 27th December 2015
Rab led 19 on this walk to the north of Bottesford. Here are some images and the route courtesy of Malcolm. A good job it wasn't raining.
Hathersage and Stanage Edge, 20th December 2015
John's walk today ...
... took 11 of us from Hathersage through North Lees and up to and along the top of Stanage Edge to the gritstone feature of Crow Chin, returning initially on a lower path before climbing back up to the top of the Edge via Long Causeway (a medieval packhorse road or possibly an old Roman road) and over to Burbage Bridge and then Higger Tor. The weather was good but very windy, dangerously so on top. Interestingly? more electricity was generated on Sunday by wind than coal - a sign of the times!
... took 11 of us from Hathersage through North Lees and up to and along the top of Stanage Edge to the gritstone feature of Crow Chin, returning initially on a lower path before climbing back up to the top of the Edge via Long Causeway (a medieval packhorse road or possibly an old Roman road) and over to Burbage Bridge and then Higger Tor. The weather was good but very windy, dangerously so on top. Interestingly? more electricity was generated on Sunday by wind than coal - a sign of the times!
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| Besom Lane, Hathersage |
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| Bronte Cottage |
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| North Lees Hall (another Bronte connection) |
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| Below Stanage Edge |
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| Climbers on the rocks (look closely) |
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| A soaking from Stanage Downfall |
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| High Neb, 456m. Win Hill and Lose Hill in the distance (left) |
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| Drinking basin #12 cut into the gritstone for the grouse |
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| Descent from Crow Chin |
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| Abandoned millstones on path below Stanage Edge |
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| Our Leader resting - Burbage Rocks behind |
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| The root back (pun intended) |
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| Little John's Grave (allegedly) at Hathersage Church |
Kinoulton, Christmas Lunch, December 13th 2015
An excellent walk today, very gloomy (the weather that is) but the rain held off until the afternoon. Not a good day for photography, but Bill managed to do a much better job than me so no apologies for showing more images than usual below - most of them Bill's.
We were briefed at the start at the Nevile Arms by Sue (with the antler fascinator) ...
... before trotting off along the canal ...
... for mulled wine and mince pies at Hickling Basin.
The walk back took us across the Smite towards Colston Bassett ...
... before turning back across fields back to Kinoulton. Then lunch at the Nevile Arms, ...
We were briefed at the start at the Nevile Arms by Sue (with the antler fascinator) ...
... a quiz made up by Dave and Sue and, inspired by Grantham Ramblers' Church Steeple Quiz, a Village Signs Quiz which is reproduced elsewhere.
It's glad to see Rab and Jan back after their lazy holiday and thanks everyone for your contributions to a successful day, including the staff at the Nevile Arms who provided an excellent meal.
It's glad to see Rab and Jan back after their lazy holiday and thanks everyone for your contributions to a successful day, including the staff at the Nevile Arms who provided an excellent meal.
Christmas Quiz - Village Signs, December 13th 2015
Well,
if you didn't come to the Christmas meal you missed another treat - the
Village Sign Quiz. I have reproduced it here for your entertainment - just associate the following villages with their signs below:
Bardney, Bradmore, Bunny, Colston Bassett, Cotgrave, Cropwell Bishop, Cropwell Butler, East Bridgford, Edingley, Edwinstowe, Gunthorpe, Kinoulton, Lambley, Newton, Radcliffe on Trent, Ravenshead, Scarrington, Shelford, Stathern, Tithby
Bardney, Bradmore, Bunny, Colston Bassett, Cotgrave, Cropwell Bishop, Cropwell Butler, East Bridgford, Edingley, Edwinstowe, Gunthorpe, Kinoulton, Lambley, Newton, Radcliffe on Trent, Ravenshead, Scarrington, Shelford, Stathern, Tithby
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