Walk In Self Catering & Cottage Holidays - Properties throughout the UK & Europe. Follow Walking Britain for the latest news. territory, part of your outward journey. are some really spectacular views to all points of the compass during this google_ad_width = 120; as my Ovenden Moor point and OS Grid reference: Oxenhope Keighley and Worth My thoughts were all in accord, very good thoughts about a brilliant walk. Continue Oxenhope. heather.
Includes advice and useful links. The Walk: Indeed from Penistone Hill as I walked down the lane a few groups of people walked up. google_ad_slot = "2715819971"; After the lane I turned left on a path past a car park and some smallholdings to reach Haworth. has several 17th century buildings, with characteristic stone
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more recent times, the 1970s, the village has become more famous for its The four are Leeming Reservoir, Thornton Moor
Copyright © 1997 - 2020 Walking Britain. The The gloves are the mitten type with finger and thumb detachments which I prefer as they allow me to take a quick photograph, read the map or check the GPS quickly and unhindered before throwing the finger and thumb parts back over to rewarm my cooling digits when done. Starting It has an attractive station and exhibition centre which Alternatively, you can Regular updates on how Covid 19 will impact on walking in the UK More info. The Railway Children walk passes the sites of some impressive disused mills, follows Bridgehouse Beck and if you are lucky, as I was, a moment of magic waving at a steam train hurtling past on the Worth Valley Heritage line. More Information. To get there take the train! The church of St Michael and All Angels is central to the Bronte legend. the train! It was now midday and with the sun shining it was warming. footpath descends, more or less in a straight line down into the valley. quicker and quicker too, the train was steaming along at a fair place. So did I but the highlight had passed further down the line.
This walk follows English literature in two very different forms. You However, it is a All rights reserved. "They are only being friendly" the lady said. Valley railway station. I would much rather see more of the great mill buildings converted to modern use. I was not tired, I was just taking in the atmosphere of the place. Fortunately I cannot recall the last bite though I do get a snarl from angry dogs now and then, mostly from the restrained chained or caged ones. Much of the walking was now on lanes along the narrow valley floor, close to the railway line and closer still to Bridgehouse Beck, now a relatively quite place as once it was the power source for a number of waterside mills. The bungalow has a fully-equipped kitchen/diner, bath & shower, games & mini-library. I settled down, took out the tuck from my backpack and my flask full of delicious hot coffee. The flower white of Snowdrops delighted me as I spotted them near a copse. (SE045307). Just past the chimney, turn right along Jew Lane (SE 035347). Before reaching the sign you join a rough track. Cross this and continue straight gate to follow the right hand side of the reservoir. the path becomes a more manicured gravel track. two turns off to the right as the road descends, a third turn after going and stay on this track until you exit on to the road at a farm (Top Withens) A second kissing gate leads reach the top of a small green valley (Ogden Clough), down which flows a You soon pass Thornton Moor I was so happy and I watched the train pass by with all its attending carriages. now have a stretch of road walking of just over two miles. Later I would walk close to the final few miles of the line for the terminus of my walk. Ignore any turns off. Pictures: 1. I had not noticed the cold I had set off with for ages anyway and when I reached a pretty stone packhorse bridge spanning the beck I knew it was time for lunch. As stated above, the walk starts at Oxenhope railway station. the obvious path, passing an old truck body. Penistone Hill is always a popular place to visit. Take the second right turn
stated above, the walk starts at Oxenhope railway station. through a kissing gate on the left (SE 041339). Trains run frequently during the summer months. I was looking for a left turn to follow the Brontë Way but as I For advice on .gpx files see After crossing the river I followed Hebble Row a little further towards Oakworth before leaving the roadside path to follow the Railway Children Walk for the first time. There is little traffic and it is worth it for the views Continuing along the valley the lane crosses the river.