We holidayed 2 weeks at Merlewood, an HPB property a mile out of Grange over Sands, Cumbria, very close to the Lake District
Our 9 hour walk in a circle centreing on Cartmel
Setting out from Merlewood
Cross country
The style of stile
Cartmel Priory
Cartmel Priory
The bay, local exploration
From our window
From our window
Why can't I?
Such spoil sports
Environs of Lake Windemere
Cockshott Point
Cockshott Point
View from Claife Outlook
Claife Outlook
Claife Outlook
Sizbergh
National Trust Sizbergh
Sizbergh
Sizbergh
Leaving Merlewood we headed for the North Yorkshire Moors but our bookings gave us a day in the middle so we stayed overnight near York.
We spent some time at the spectacular Brimham Rocks.
Brimham Rocks
Brimham Rocks
Brimham Rocks
Brimham Rocks
Rosedale is one of HPB's earliest and smallest properties
The medieval paintings were created in the middle of the 15th Century.
SS Peter and Paul, Pickering
Pickering
National Trust property Nunnington Hall
Nunnington Hall pics
Nunnington Hall miniatures
Just outside Rosedale after climbing (by car) one of the 33.3% gradients.
From Chymney
Cross Car
All that is left of the Ironstone industry that dominated this area - which has now returned to 'nornal' countryside.
Ironstone Kiln
