Snow Falls |
Thornton Force |
We reached the second river and soon came across Thornton Force (the main waterfall) and sat down to our picnic in the sun before heading on back towards Ingleton. It wasn't an easy walk by any stretch of the imagination, lots of ups and downs, rocks to clamber over, tree roots sticking out, snow and ice, mud, steep steps etc, but Tom took it all in his stride and didn't complain (except when a dog not on a lead came into view). 4.5 miles later we reached the entrance to the walk and decided to reward Tom with tea and a bun. We sat outside - lo and behold there was a little girl there from his pre-school so he went running round the little adventure playground there with her. He told us quite sincerely that he wasn't at all tired!
We then headed home. Once we arrived home, he demanded a game of football in the garden!!!!!! I really need his stamina. We rounded off the day with dinner at The Wheatsheaf. Tom went straight to bed and we weren't far behind him - tired and happy, a lovely day out in wonderful scenery. Can't wait to do it again and can't quite believe our luck that we don't have to pay for the privilege of enjoying it.
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