Starting from the ruins of the 12th century Cistercian abbey, this beautiful circular walk follows two rivers, the Ure and the Cover through a variety of landscapes.
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The White Bear in Masham, home for the weekend
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Honest Glenn with his trusty pound coin on a piece of elastic.
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Jervaulx Abbey, built in the 12th century and deconstructed by Henry VIII in 16th century. More of this later.
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Howard, Jen & Albert ready for anything the March weather could throw at them….except sunshine.
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Sweet violets and last year’s oak leaves
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Al & Jonny on Kilgram Lane
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Kilgram Bridge stands on the site of a Roman ford across the River Ure and is thought to have been built around the same time as Jervaulx Abbey, making it over 1000 years old.
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A dry part of the field.
With there being two breweries in Masham (Theakston’s and Black Sheep), I’d guess this is winter barley, if they do their own malting.
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A not-so-dry part of the field, the public footpath.
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Woodhouse Farm
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Some very young texel lambs. Cute when they are this age but not the best-looking adult sheep.
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Heading into the pretty village of Thornton Steward
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This little fellow seems quite happy to be on his own.
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The rest of the flock, mainly Cheviots.
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A Cheviot ram lamb
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Thornton Steward
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Lunch stop on the green at Thornton Steward
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Glenn waiting for a bus?
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Not the most comfortable perch…
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Old Hall Farm cottages
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A long, narrow area of woodland known, appropriately enough, as The Strip
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St Oswald’s church, the oldest church in Wensleydale is believed to have been built shortly after the Norman Conquest on the foundations of a 9th century Saxon church.
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A gnarled old ash tree not far from the church.
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Danby Grange
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Another different breed. Not sure what these are.
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Danby Hall, for centuries the home of the Scrope family
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Bear in mind that this is the back of the building.
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The River Ure from Ulshaw Bridge
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A swift one in the Cover Bridge pub
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A game of dommies
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Blackthorn blossom
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A small section of rainbow over the River Ure
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Back at Jervaulx Abbey
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A welcome sight
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In the bar at the White Bear, Masham
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And outside in the sunshine
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Indie, a resident of the White Bear
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