Dalegarth station to Dalegarth Falls walk
Beautiful 800 year old church
(Photos/words © urban75, 1st Sept, 2008)
After a delightful trip up from Ravenglass on the Ravenglass and Eskdale steam railway, we walked to Dalegarth Falls, up a deep, damp and narrow 60 foot-high gorge on Stanley Ghyll.
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Walking from the station.
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The well-signposted path to the Falls passes along a minor road.
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The River Eskdale.
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This hardy fellow had just jumped off the road bridge into the icy water below.
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Following the Birker Beck on the way to the Falls.
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There's several wooden footpaths crossing the Beck on the way.
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The wooden sign warns: "WARNING: Path to Fallspool steep & Slippery."
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At the Falls.
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We climbed up from the Falls to the top of the valley.
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Looking across to Saint Catherine's Church by the river at Boot.
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The map said that there'd be stepping stones for crossing the river, but the recent rainfall had resulted in them being submerged under fast-flowing water.
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After a few trial runs, we braved the freezing cold waters and waded across the river, accompanied by some new friends!
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The 19th century Saint Catherine's Church, built on a site that dates back to at least the 6th Century.
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Inside Saint Catherine's Church.
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Graveyard view.
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Saint Catherine's Church.
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The elaborate gravestone of Thomas Dobson, Master of the Eskdale and Ennerdale foxhounds.
The gravestone features a likeness of Dobson's face, a hound and the animal he did his best to slaughter.
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Church gates.
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Walking towards Boot.
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Welcome to Boot.
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View from the open train carriage about to take us back to Ravenglass.
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