Enjoying retirement
In The Red Rose County
One of the advantages of living in Clitheroe is that not only do we have the Trough of Bowland close at hand but also the Yorkshire Dales. A nice day prompted us to drive through one to the other. Beautiful, beautiful views all the way. Our destination Settle. Nearing Settle, a what looked like extinct volcano became prominent on the horizon. Settle is a market town in the middle of Limestone country and full of independent shops and cafes.....with many listed buildings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. We had a very enjoyable walk around town enjoying the atmosphere. and a decent lunch in the Golden Lion with a pretty view from our window seat where we sat by a roaring fire and listened to locals at the next table passing the time of day. We then did the short river walk (the Ribble) past houses and mills before deciding to make our way by car a very short way further up the river to Stainforth which is famous for its salmon leaping. We parked by the ancient packhorse bridge. A muddy walk (not for Frances) took me to the midpoint of the falls which were very pretty indeed particularly as I saw about a dozen salmon making strenuous efforts to climb the river. A memorable moment or two. The only other time I have watched salmon leaping was at Hexham on the Tyne.
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