~Pendle Hill~
25th December 2010
Merry Christmas!
On The Pendle Ascent
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Pendle Hill
This photo was taken on Christmas Eve from the fields behind our house. The 24th was a really great day, but I was kept close to home and I can offer two other local photos from the day before Christmas.
Pendle Water
Taken from the New-In-Pendle bridge at the foot of Barden Lane.
Harle Syke Mills
Widdop Moor further away. The chimney on the right belongs to Queen Street Mill, the only surviving steam-powered weaving mill in the world and it's right on our doorstep!
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Pendle Hill
On the way in, Christmas Day. A party of three of us have found the time and enthusiasm to climb Pendle Hill and work up an appetite for the annual food binge.
Morning Sunshine
It's been a long time since I climbed Pendle Hill in the morning.
Lower Ogden Reservoir
Black Moss Reservoirs
Spot the Reservoirs! It's about as chilly as it looks, not too windy on the way up, but a stiff breeze on top.
Summiteers
Peter Ratcliffe, Simon Baldwin and me. Si's mum has a view of Pendle Hill from her lounge window and Simon promised a phone call when we got to the top, so Dorothy could point her binoculars at us.
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Parlick Fell
This one's for Bowland Bob from Longridge, frequent commenteer on this site and keen walker on Pendle Hill and in the Trough of Bowland. Merry Christmas Bob & Glenys.
We left Pendle Hill in good spirits and after Christmas Lunch, Peter and I took young nephew Matthew on to the back fields for a spot of sledging, something quite new to the four year-old.
Wow!!
Walkers: P&R Ratcliffe and Simon Baldwin
Time taken: 1hr and 14 minutes over about 2.5 miles.
Route: Shortest route from the road, up the steps and down the track.
Weather and conditions: Sunny Intervals and Cold. Clouded over an hour later and Pendle Hill was lost in the mist.
Greetings Count: Quite a few other walkers. Boxing Day is the big day for local hillwalking.
Richard's Refreshment Review: Nothing to report today. Other than the generous helpings from Karen's Kitchen.
Burnley Sunset, 15:35hrs, 25th December 2010
All photos copyright Richard Ratcliffe 2010 ©
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