Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
We've passed Cononley on our way to Saltaire a few times , looking a really picturesque village snuggled on a hillside, and we decided to investigate, and walk from there along the River Aire to Skipton, catching the train back from Skipton to Cononley. The day was fine and clear and on our way from Clitheroe we got some fine 360 views...... Cononley, once a lead mining centre, then the location for mills was every bit as pretty as we imagined. ....and some very good apartments in converted mills such as Hercules here.... Parking with some difficulty on the main street we set off to find the river down a pretty rural lane...... passing over the main railway line from Skipton to Leeds... A lone gate I just had to open and pass through......... The Aire looked benign but there have been horrific floods here......there are Brown Trout Chub Grayling Pike to be had, and I still sometimes get the urge to get out a rod. Not today anyway...... Stupidly we missed a turn on this straightforward walk and had to climb a rather steep Butlers Hill to get back on track. Walking this B road for half a mile or so was no real inconvenience..... and entering Skipton we got lost again in a rather large Council Estate before coming to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The towpath walk was full of interest. Here built onto the canal side the nicest possible care home you would wish to see...we both fancied it! After a quick drink in Rhubarb (disappointing) we went to the lovely rail station to catch one of the 4 an hour trains back to Cononley. The train was swift, cheap, very clean, silent as a whisper and gave us a lovely journey. The back roads in this area are full of stone villages and we couldn't resist The Tempest Arms. It has an excellent reputation thoroughly well-deserved.
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