Day 10: Grassington to Skipton
The day starts with a road walk to the local Catholic church then backtracking down to the scenery by the River Wharfe and the ancient church of St Michael and All Angels. More classic Dales landscape as we climb out of the river valley and across the farmland to Cracow. A huge quarry is visible to the north (we cross its rail line later). Many places are closed on Mondays but Jacksons farm shop has opened for us and will cook light meals. Onward through Rylstone and down beside Hetton Beck to the Flasby Estate where we turn south east and slog up the slopes to Sharp Haw. Downward again over moorland and around holiday parks to cross the busy A65. Another hill then Skipton is below.
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Devonshire Institute, Grassington
Dinner Lady veronique garnier-clair
Welcome to Grassington Claire Glover
Devonshire Institute in the evening... veronique garnier-clair
inside Devonshire Institute veronique garnier-clair
inside Devonshire Institute - this one is 1980 veronique garnier-clair
and they did it again for the millennium veronique garnier-clair
Outside of the Devonshire Institute. veronique garnier-clair
Entrance of the Devonshire Institute. veronique garnier-clair
The Devonshire Arms aka The Drovers John Chenery
Richard “le Plongeur” does the recycling in Grassington. Is that French for Plonker - ed? Richard Morris
Leaving Grassington Mark Potter
Bridge over the River Wharfe John Chenery
River Wharfe near Grassington John Chenery
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Church, Threshfield
Requiem Mass for John Lamb at St Margaret Clitherow, Threshfield Susan Adilz
Alpha and Omega window, St Margaret Clitherow, Threshfield Claire Glover
The pilgrims gathered for mass John Chenery
Stained glass windows in St Margaret Clitherow church, Threshfield, where we celebrated a requiem mass for Deacon John Lamb, whose funeral is later today. Aidan Simons
Statue of Margaret Clitherow is in the middle of the other pair of stain glass windows on the opposite sides of the church John Chenery
A very special church for a very special service veronique garnier-clair
Saint Michael and All Angels, Linton
St Michael and All Angels, Linton Claire Glover
Linton Church Aidan Simons
St Michael and All Angels, Linton John Chenery
Linton Village
Ancient bridge in Linton village Aidan Simons
In Linton Aidan Simons
Marie Drakes
After the pig farm we ate bacon baps at the farm store Marie Drakes
How green (ish) was my valley John Chenery
Threapland
Beautiful views near Cracoe Aidan Simons
Jacksons Farm Shop, Cracoe
Jackson's Farm Shop in Cracoe was our lunch menu John Chenery
A farm chicken went looking for crumbs John Chenery
Bridge over Hetton Beck Aidan Simons
St Peter's Church, Rylstone
St Peter's Church, Rylstone John Chenery
St Peter Rylstone Aidan Simons
Not bad for a toilet window!! (St Peters, Rylstone) Aidan Simons
Anne leads our prayers in St Peter's John Chenery
The cows have a great view of distant hills John Chenery
Pointing to heaven Marie Drakes
Heading up John Chenery
Flasby
Hmm. Bruce is leading us towards serious hills John Chenery
Heading for the upper slopes John Chenery
Jane ascending Sharp Haw Michael McCabe
So happy to be here, on the way to the top! veronique garnier-clair
So happy to be here, on the way to the top! veronique garnier-clair
Passing below the top of this hill John Chenery
Marie Drakes
Sharp Haw
View from the top of Sharp Haw - well worth the effort getting up here! Aidan Simons
View from the top of Sharp Haw #2 Aidan Simons
View from the top of Sharp Haw #3 Aidan Simons
Aruna at the top of Sharp Haw, a hill with a 360 degree panorama and a lot of wind! John Chenery
This is the way down to Skipton Aidan Simons
Heading down from the top John Chenery
Front markers descending from Sharp Haw Aidan Simons
The next group of pilgrims has made it to the top John Chenery
A windy top of the hill veronique garnier-clair
A more distant view of the hill that we climbed John Chenery
Still going down John Chenery
Skipton Bypass
Fr Paul marshalls us across the Skipton by-pass John Chenery
A cow guards the view of Skipton John Chenery
View of Skipton veronique garnier-clair
St Stephens Catholic Church, Skipton
Skipton view from the top of a hill that we had to walk up to reach the Catholic Church John Chenery
