Settle. More photos

John inspects the troops at the start of our walk.

Langcliffe Scar on the other side of the River Ribble.

In the background, Pen-Y-Ghent, one of Yorkshires three peaks.

The River Ribble and short salmon ladder on the far side.

A party of lady walkers who were coming in the opposite direction were content to wait while the meanderthals struggled up the steep bank and over the ominous looking style at the top of it.
Some opted to climb over a nearby fence.

The mid point of our walk, Stainforth Foss. Unfortunately we were a couple of months early to see the salmon leaping up the waterfalls.

Enjoying a late lunch break by the falls.

An end view of the enormous Hoffmann Lime Kiln. The opening of the nearby Settle to Carlisle Railway enabled lime smelting to be carried out on an industrial scale.

The recent heavy rain has transformed the landscape.

Paddy enthuses about the lovely yorkshire landscape.

A final coffee break in the desirable village of Langcliffe.

Quarrying and lime smelting were not the only labour intensive industries that brought prosperity to this part of Yorkshire. Langcliffe High Mill opened as a cotton spinning mill in the early 1870s

The footbridge over the Settle to Carlisle railway line.

Back in Settle, the River courses on towards the red rose county, where we will rejoin it shortly.
D.K.