Yorkshire Walks

Track down to the edge of the reservoir

It was a bright blustery day with black shower clouds dashing across the sky.

Today my neighbour, Jim, and I drove to the car park and picnic area at Grimwith reservoir, map ref. SE064640.

Thatched stone building that seems to house some kind of machinery

Looking across the reservoir from the picnic area

Fern growing in the shelter of a drainage channel

I had one with apple sauce on top which mingled with the hot pork and crispy pastry into an absolutely delicious experience!

On the way here we could not pass through Pateley Bridge without stopping for a couple of those amazing pork pies from the butchers shop on the main street just above the car park.

Ruin by the reservoir at map ref. SE059649

Ruin by the reservoir at map ref. SE059649
(No! - the building, not Jim, he's a lot fitter than me)

Here we turned left off the public footpath to walk along the Water Company permissive path.

From the picnic area we simply followed the public footpath anticlockwise around the reservoir to map ref. SE050647.

Heading for the northern tip of the reservoir

Grimwith Reservoir in a sombre mood under one of the dark shower clouds

One of many partridges that scurried away in front of us

The whole route was about 7km and took us over two and a half hours to walk at my very steady pace.

This led us down to the dam and across the top of the earth embankment of the dam, back to the picnic area and car park.

Bridge over Gate Up Gill

Looking up to the rocky hill top at Tag Bale

Looking up to Grime Lodge Crags

Looking along Blea Beck into the reservoir

Looking to the northern tip of the reservoir

Old farm buildings at the start of the permissive path to the dam

Looking east across the reservoir

Looking along the dam to the draw-off tower in the distance

Grimwith Reservoir

Walking along the crest of the earth dam of Grimwith reservoir

The draw-off tower and overflow at Grimwith reservoir