Tag: Top Withens
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A snowy dawn walk to Top Withins
After much slipping and sliding, I arrived at Top Withins in the dark, about 40 minutes before sunrise. the sky was clear, there was snow on the ground and everything looked set for a spectacular sunrise. And, as so often happens up there, the mist descended… The site of Hays Laithe, a long-since demolished barn,…
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A foggy dawn at Top Withens
When I set off walking from Stanbury, the sky was perfectly clear and the full moon cast an eerie light which illuminated the way ahead. As I passed Upper Heights Farm, I noticed the first wispy traces of clouds being back-lit by the moon and within 5 minutes of my arrival at Top Withens, the…
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3 mile circular walk from Bully Trees Farm to Top Withens
Starting from Bully Trees Farm, Back Lane, Stanbury, this is probably the second easiest and quickest way to get up to Top Withens. The easiest way is to follow the main track straight up past Upper Heights Farm (today’s return route – the upper one on the map above) and either way will give you…
Bronte Country Landscapes 