One of the many advantages of living in Darlington, is the wonderful areas of five star fellwalking, which are more or less on the doorstep ! The Yorkshire Dales, (especially Swaledale and Wensleydale); The Northern Pennines, (Teesdale and Weardale); The North York Moors; The Howgill Fells; and not much more than an hour's drive, The Lake District. This is our Northern Heaven !
Before the 1930s, Haweswater consisted of two small lakes. A village - Mardale Green - was at the head of the valley. A huge dam was built and the lovely valley was flooded to provide water for Manchester and industrial Lancashire. Buildings were demolished, but on rare occasions, during exceptionally dry summers, what remains below the waters of Haweswater Reservoir, can be seen. This was the case in the drought of 1995, when these pictures were taken.
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By now I feel that there really should have been a mention of the wonderful knit wear on this blog! Nice mountain shots too, dad!
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