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2021 Photo Galleries
15th August 2021 ride to Twisleton Scar End (Page two)
Castle Hill at side of Westgate Lane
Apples at side of Westgate Lane.
Looking across fields towards Bank House from Westgate Lane.
A closeup of some leaves at side of Westgate Lane.
A view of Toby’s Arch at Toby’s Fold.
A view of the door at Toby’s Fold.
A view of River Twiss in Kingsdale.
The Tovaah snack bar at Scar End.
The cake photo outside Seasons Cake Shop in Ingleton.
Himalayan Balsam on the bank of the River Wenning at Wennington.
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2004 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Ride report by Simeon Orme Its about 7 miles up the Lune Valley to Wray from Halton where I live and only problem with my route to Wray is the motor traffic on the A 683 and the B 6480 which can put a lot folk off trying to cycle along these two roads there cure this problem in the near distance future in the shape of Sustrans looking to make the Way of Roses route into more traffic free route up to Clapham but until this happen unfortunately its case gritting your teeth and turning the pedals on your bike. A lot folk get put off trying to cycle this route once get to end of the cycle path up the Lune Valley near Bull Beck Bridge due to large amount motor traffic coming off the M6 and using easy way to get to the Yorkshire Dales National Park. A lot of these folk do not realize that they driving through another National Park to get there, the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Beauty maybe the ugly sister to the Yorkshire Dales National Park but the landscape is still outstanding its shame that more folk do not open eyes to beauty of the lower Lune Valley explore it on two wheels or two feet and learn leave the car park up at home or nearer the motorway. The only excuse for using a private motor vehicle at weekends to travel any great distance in it is to transport you to another area where you explore it on two feet or two wheels. Unfortunately a large part of adult population of England have not click that we should be using the motor car less due to global warming and learning how use the countryside properly its not rocket science some thing simple like buying a local map of the area and using it to go exploring it. You may be lucky enough to find village like Wray in your area with tearoom like the Bridge House Farm Tearooms to head too on Sunday Morning for brew and cake and it surprising by doing this how much money gets pump back into local economy and more folk start to work in the local area. For me Wray good starting point for ride there a lot of quite lanes to explore if you traveling around the area on two wheels but I always when I go exploring on my bike, I try to call in at cafe even when I am my self you never going to know who going to meet or have chat to its about making social contact, refueling which one cyclist was doing who put me to shame he rode his bike all way from Barrow-in-Furness and let you do the mathematics on the mileage on that and heading to Scorton via Slaidburn. You soon learn cycling, has a pastime as a lot sub sections, you can be into mountain biking or cycle racing or time trailing or like me using your bike to go exploring and take some good photos of the area. I hope you see from photos that I take of my rides, you see if you stay away from the honeypots of locals area, you don’t see that many folk out and about exploring the local area. After my coffee break in Wray, I headed up the Hindburn Valley to Mill Houses where turn on to Russells Lane, which I use to climb out of the Hindburn Valley, its one those lanes that there always something interesting to take a photo of and keep your eyes wide open. Once you get pass the hamlet of Russells, you start to see that star of local landscape Ingleborough in the distance background but today it had clouds hanging around so you could see summit of this local mountain. I was soon head along the Old Moor Road which I use to head down to Wennington then there was short section on the B 6480 before turning on to Spout Lane which is another lane that enjoy cycling along and quite few photos of the lane on this website especially the farm buildings at Moss House Farm. For you Yorkshire men and women, we still in Lancashire but I turn on to public byway near Hill Top over to near Old Wennington where cross over the border into North Yorkshire. At this point of the ride you start notice things like the local solar farm that you not in one two of local national parks and that the local community in Burton-in-Lonsdale owns the village shop and that their nice bench in Lower Westhouse which I sat on to enjoy my pack lunch. After my lunch break it was case of crossing over the A 65 and heading up Westgate Lane again its one of lanes that you need keep your eyes open, as a lot of hidden treasures on this lane, you need low gears on your bike or be super fit to ride up it or just do like I do and use your bike mobile walking stick. Near top of the lane, has you get deeper into the National Park there one of those secret places which us locals know about at Toby’s Fold which is the home to Toby’s Arch and worth spending a few minutes looking at it. At top of Westgate Lane, its worth stopping to take in the view looking back to coast, I did not take photo of it due to heavy rain shower passing over at the time. From the top of Westgate Lane, I headed up Thornton Lane into Kingsdale. Kingsdale is one of those quite places and off the beaten track, the only reason for motor traffic to use road is as short cut into Dentdale or to park up at side of the lane running up the valley to go caving or walking. I soon turn off Thornton Lane, to follow the public byway over to Scar End, there was a bit lifting get my bike on foot bridge across the River Twiss, then a bit pushing of my bike up the track to where Ice Cream Van station to cater to folk who daft enough paid £8 to walk around the Ingleton Fall Trail and yes there was a lot folk doing the walk. From where the Ice Cream Van its fairly easy track to ride along to Scar End where there was another surprise a converted horse box which had been turn into mobile snack bar. It was fairly easy ride down to Ingleton from Scar End it case of letting go of the brakes if you dare on Oddies Lane, has you follow the lane down Meal Bank into the village. The village was busy and I remember my brother telling me about Seasons Cake Shop at Ingleton Old Middle School just off Back Gate which is open from 7am to 5pm, they do have out side seating area and do hot drinks. If you space in saddlebag, I would recommend buying some extra cakes to sample after the ride. After my coffee and cakes break, I cross back over the A65 and followed Tatterthorne Lane towards Moorgarth before turning on to Dumb Tom Lane and then following various lanes back to Wennington in Lancashire. From Wennington it was case following the B6480 back to Wray before heading back down the Lune Valley to Halton. You can click here to the photos of 22nd August ride up the Crake Valley or you can click here to download the 22.17 mile which starts and finish in Wray or you can checkout the What’s New Page to see what’s new on the site.