Malham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

Monday 6 July.

We left our B&B at 9:20 am on a cloudy morning. Having spent 2 days walking the paths around Malham we decided to take the road to Horton-in-Ribblesdale today as we were carrying all our baggage. Most of the day's climb was to occur in the first hour's walk, so we took things easy.

Malham cove was visible on our right as we walked up the road. Then, a great novelty for New Zealanders, we met a flock of sheep coming down the road towards us! A small flock by NZ standards.

One thing they have in the Yorkshire Dales, which I can't remember seeing in NZ, are self-shearing sheep. The fleece apparently has such a small value that the sheep are just left to shed it.

They even have ethnically diverse sheep in the Dales.

The views all around were very rural and pastoral but Pen-y-ghent eventually appeared in the distance. It is one of the famed "Three Peaks." We saw Ingleborough first, another of the thee peaks, and we initially thought it was Pen-y-ghent.

Dry stone walls (limestone) are also a key feature of the Yorkshire Dales. Look how far down the road Frau Barr is! 

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We were eventually able to look over the Ribble valley and see the stone quarries behind Helwith Bridge and Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

The final two shots are of the river Ribble. The first was taken just behind the pub at Helwith bridge, where we had a pleasant afternoon tea. The second was taken just before our arrival in Horton-in-Ribblesdale.