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The Little Adventures of a Hiking Schoolboy

Pen-y-ghent – Rematch

Map of our journey Pen-y-ghent is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, England, 1.2 miles away from the village of Horton-In-Ribblesdale. Standing at 2,277 ft high from sea level, its name means "The Hill Of Winds" in Viking. It's also surrounded by many potholes; two of the biggest are Hunt and Hull pot. … Continue reading Pen-y-ghent – Rematch

Posted on December 11, 2020 by MackenziePosted in Uncategorized4 Comments

Rocking Hall

Rocking Hall in the far distance Rocking Hall is an old Shooting Lodge in the middle of Barden Moor in North Yorkshire. It was built in 1758 for the Bolton Abbey Estate. A shooting lodge is a place which hosts shooting parties in comfort and style. The first time you see Rocking Hall is from … Continue reading Rocking Hall

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by MackenziePosted in ancient things, Dales, moors, Winter4 Comments

Crow Well

I spend lots of my time walking the moors with my granddad and some of his friends. There are many moors nearby - Blubberhouses, Ilkley, Denton and Askwith are just some. Last year our friend Paul Bennett came to stay at his parents house near Bradford. Paul lives in Scotland and we don't see him … Continue reading Crow Well

Posted on May 12, 2020 by MackenziePosted in ancient things, moors10 Comments

A Trip to Mossdale Caverns

My granddad told me about Mossdale Caverns - a huge cave system deep on Grassington moor, and I had to see it! He told me that there was a tragedy there in 1967 when 6 cavers were killed in the cave during a storm, and they are still buried in there. It is a very … Continue reading A Trip to Mossdale Caverns

Posted on April 19, 2020 by MackenziePosted in Cave, Dales, Mines6 Comments

Walking the pipe

Scar House reservoir in Nidderdale is about 20 miles from where I live. It is massive! It is nearly 2000 ft. long and contains one million tons of stone. It took 15 years to build. There were three resevoirs built in Nidderdale at the beginning of this century to provide the people of Bradford with … Continue reading Walking the pipe

Posted on January 21, 2020April 19, 2020 by MackenziePosted in DalesLeave a comment

The hill of winds

If you can tell by the picture you may know that this post is going to be about one of my favourite walks, Penyghent - sometimes known as 'the hill of winds'. When I went on this walk it was the end of November 2017 at 10:00 in the morning. We started outside the village … Continue reading The hill of winds

Posted on December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 by MackenziePosted in Dales, Mountains, Winter13 Comments

Hello World!

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Mackenzie and I am eleven years old. I started this blog, with help from my granddad as I want to write about and show photos of my walking adventures. I live near the Yorkshire Dales and the Yorkshire moors, in a little market town. I have … Continue reading Hello World!

Posted on December 1, 2019April 19, 2020 by MackenziePosted in Uncategorized4 Comments

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