On Wednesday we did indeed set off to find the Double Hedges but got somewhat diverted and though we started off through the churchyard as instructed, ended up taking a different turn and soon found ourselves striding up what I realised later was Crow Road: the book of the same name is on my TBR pile at home but of course it`s not the same road. :)
In any event it took us up above the town at the very foot of the Fells, rewarding us with more scenic vistas.
which even the dogs seemed to appreciate.
We had arrived at the delightfully named Car Park In The Sky but didn`t linger,the freshening wind and dying light encouraging a hasty trot back down the road ....the dogs were getting hungry and there was a gig to get to.
(And very good it was too:
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and
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Yesterday it was different again, the Fells silhouetted sharply against a bright blue sky, the warm sun a perfect invitation to set off on an expedition across the fields (with extra visiting dogs and people) and see where we ended up.
(Mostly) clearly marked footpaths made for an enjoyable yomp
and we arrived, as we rather hoped we would, at the perfect watering hole - the Campsie Glen Tea Room. Sitting outside in the sunshine we requested drink and sandwiches which were brought not only with a smile but with an offer of water for the dogs. Top service.
Thus fortified we continued on the path which took us up to....the Car Park In the Sky! And with time to spare on this occasion it was more of an amble across the lower slopes of the fells, above Crow Road
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