Blayshaw Plantation

Stone stile

Falls by How Stean Beck

The Crown Hotel

St. Chad's Churchyard, Middlesmoor

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Decaying barn by the Nidderdale Way

A track from High Blayshaw to the south joins the track followed by the Nidderdale Way (a public bridleway at this point) just in front of this old farmhouse repurposed as a barn, but now quietly decaying and becoming overgrown.

Footpath dropping to Stean Bridge

From the minor road on the south side of How Stean Gorge, a less-than-obvious public footpath heads north (to be fair, it is well signposted once you have found it - and is routed carefully to avoid disturbing the occupants of the adjacent property). The bridge ahead forms a useful viewpoint for those trying to assess whether the river could be paddled (doesn't look attractive, and it is commercialised for gorge-walking lower down, so access strife would probably be encountered despite the ancient right to navigate). It's also the access for a couple of caves in the undercut walls of the gorge. The path beyond climbs steeply through open pasture to Middlesmoor.

Ruined barn above How Stean Gorge

Standing sadly derelict, this quite substantial barn rather mars the view east from the path up from How Stean Gorge to Middlesmoor.

Graveyard below St. Chad's church, Middlesmoor

Signposting leaves the route of the paths NE, SE and SE from Middlesmoor rather poorly defined, but I eventually deduced that the way NE must head up through the churchyard. Even some quite recent graves seem to be subsiding down the hill, as the slope is really a bit steep for such a use.

How Stean Gorge

View of the road bridge from a footbridge now covered by the cafe extension

Kevin Waterhouse

Nidderdale, track from Scar House reservoir to Middlesmoor

According to the OS benchmark database there in a gatepost with a cutmark at this location. The stone gateposts have been replaced by wooden ones.

Middlesmoor, village hall, was village school

The benchmark is cut into the east facing wall of the old village school.

Middlesmoor, St Chad's church

The benchmark is cut into the west face of the church tower.

Middlesmoor, St Chad's church

There is a benchmark cut into the west face of the church tower.

Middlesmoor, Methodist chapel

The benchmark is cut into the roadside wall which borders the front of the chapel.

Middlesmoor, Methodist chapel

There is a benchmark cut into the roadside wall which borders the front of the chapel. The mark is to the left of the wall curve.

Field entrance on road leading to How Stean

According to the OS benchmark database there is a benchmark cut into a gatepost at this field entrance. Nothing was found.

Benchmark cut into face of barn, Nidderdale

The benchmark is cut into a large stone to the left of a green barn door. The mark remains in very good condition. Wider view SE0973 : Barn at Studfold Farm, Nidderdale