It was an occasionally sunny and rainy and snowy day on the 10th of Feb 2010 and we were rather tired of spending such days inside
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The lake made by Fewston Resevoir can be seen through the trees from the A59, the road between Wetherby and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Skipton and lots of places where we spend our free time. Whenever we drove past we always said it looks beautiful and we should stop and walk it. The tourist books say it is best to do so in Springtime when the birds, fish and flowers come but we never listen to expert advice and Springtime is weeks and weeks away.
The dam wall you see here was built in 1879 for drinking water and feeds into another reservoir below. 
It is all managed by Yorkshire water board now and they have built a good path right around the edge of the lake. We had a lovely stroll, it is about 3 .5 miles (5.7 km) of mainly level going but it can get very muddy and flooded in the lower spots.
Being as impulsive as we are, we had donned inappropriate footware which resulted in us spending a lot of time looking where we were treading rather than gazing at the scenery. The path occasionally presented us with what we termed impossipuddles requiring detours from the made track, but all in all a really nice and rewarding stroll. Another box ticked.
The resevoir is in an area of stunning beauty and abundant water, the area's name Blubberhouses refers to an ancient village of huts or stone dwellings gathered around the source of various local springs, where water bubbled up or blubbered in old Saxon speak so we are told.
Regrettably due to the inappropriate season for our visit there was not much bird life to see but this little bloke came up to us while we paused to look at the scenery. And us without a crumb or seed between us,
This is actually the exit to the walk but in our usual style we started here not having read the welcome board. It did mean that we got to talk to lots of folk as they walked the correct way round the lake, these english ramblers are terribly observant of such recomended protocols, something us colonials have a hard time understanding..
This final shot is of Gail all rugged up at the start of the walk. The church is the Timble spire but we couldn't find a population anywhere nearby to make us think it gets used much.
There are more photos on my facebook album page.
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The lake made by Fewston Resevoir can be seen through the trees from the A59, the road between Wetherby and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Skipton and lots of places where we spend our free time. Whenever we drove past we always said it looks beautiful and we should stop and walk it. The tourist books say it is best to do so in Springtime when the birds, fish and flowers come but we never listen to expert advice and Springtime is weeks and weeks away.
The dam wall you see here was built in 1879 for drinking water and feeds into another reservoir below. 
It is all managed by Yorkshire water board now and they have built a good path right around the edge of the lake. We had a lovely stroll, it is about 3 .5 miles (5.7 km) of mainly level going but it can get very muddy and flooded in the lower spots.
Being as impulsive as we are, we had donned inappropriate footware which resulted in us spending a lot of time looking where we were treading rather than gazing at the scenery. The path occasionally presented us with what we termed impossipuddles requiring detours from the made track, but all in all a really nice and rewarding stroll. Another box ticked.
The resevoir is in an area of stunning beauty and abundant water, the area's name Blubberhouses refers to an ancient village of huts or stone dwellings gathered around the source of various local springs, where water bubbled up or blubbered in old Saxon speak so we are told.
Regrettably due to the inappropriate season for our visit there was not much bird life to see but this little bloke came up to us while we paused to look at the scenery. And us without a crumb or seed between us,
This is actually the exit to the walk but in our usual style we started here not having read the welcome board. It did mean that we got to talk to lots of folk as they walked the correct way round the lake, these english ramblers are terribly observant of such recomended protocols, something us colonials have a hard time understanding..
This final shot is of Gail all rugged up at the start of the walk. The church is the Timble spire but we couldn't find a population anywhere nearby to make us think it gets used much.
There are more photos on my facebook album page.
