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It’s cold and bleak up here. The rain’s coming down in torrents with
just a short respite every now and then.
I can feel the damp through to my skin and I’m thinking “what am I doing
up here on this bleak moor?”
I look forward to reaching Ingleton for a break.
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The promised fine morning was washed away within a few minutes of
leaving Hawes. The inclines on the road to Ingleton soon warm up my
muscles. No gentle warm up like the one I enjoyed yesterday on the
road to Kettlewell.
So now I’m in Dent. A quaint cobbled street runs through the heart of
the village. There’s a station too – several miles out – and this
viaduct carries the tracks of the Settle – Carlisle railway to it.
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Setting out for Dent. This is the guest house I stayed at overnight. Ebor House
in Hawes. Excellent and good value.
Fine this morning. And may stay that way till lunchtime.
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This is where the series was filmed – Askrigg. Just a few miles from
my stop for the night. It’s starting to rain again so I wish I was there
now although I’m not particularly tired.
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Part push, part pedal. To reach the top of these inclines you have to know
when it’s quicker to push. Some of the steep inclines are beyond my
lowest gear.
The sun has come out in the dale about ten miles from where I am. It
won’t last.
This is a tough ride but very rewarding and each mile is worth pounds
for the students we’re bringing across from Bethlehem to the summer
school. An added bonus.