Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
A nice day, and I'd read how nice Skipton Woods were, so off we went. We could have gone by bus but an hour in a mask didn't appeal, so car it was. And the walk from the car park was very interesting through the grounds of the medieval Holy Trinity, past the main gateway to Skipton Castle, and hence to High Corn Mill and the start of our walk proper. The canal was very appealing.... but we soon left the canal to follow the Eller Beck along its gorge with the castle towering above over the rather splendid board walkway.... We soon came upon the Huntress of Skipton a wonderful willow sculpture..... And later on could well have been in the New Forest again! At the far end of the trail was this rather unusual tunnel..... Throughout the walk we came across wood anemones and celadine aplenty. The trees themselves are mainly ash, grown high for timber, but there are plenty of other species too....and we heard many different birdsongs on this beautiful day... Exiting Skipton Castle grounds you are taken on a high old stone walkway into town which I particularly liked. and when we had a little wander what struck me this time was the number of alleyways and snickleways.....enough to rival York? Maybe.
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