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Richmond

Date ... Saturday, 5 January 2008
Distance ... 2.0 miles
Ascent ... 475 feet
Time ... 1 hours 0 mins
Weather ... 5 ºC, strong SW winds, cloudy with some sunny spells and dry
Summits ... None
Start ... Richmond Caravan Park (NZ156008) pay+display car park
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº30 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000)
Books ... Swaledale Walks by Paul Hannon (ISBN 1870141393)


This is the first section of path you come to after crossing the footbridge from the car park

This is the first section of path you come to after crossing the footbridge from the car park

Looking downstream, after just entering the large field

Looking downstream, after just entering the large field

Tim posing with his 'Superdog' coat on

Tim posing with his 'Superdog' coat on

The buildings on the other side of the river used to be a school, but they have been converted into houses' now

The buildings on the other side of the river used to be a school, but they have been converted into houses' now

Tim had just seen another 'doggy' friend and was deciding whether to say hello?

Tim had just seen another 'doggy' friend and was deciding whether to say hello?

Another view back across the river, with the old school buildings in the tree's

Another view back across the river, with the old school buildings in the tree's

Another view of the river, with the sunlight catching the tree's

Another view of the river, with the sunlight catching the tree's

Looking back upstream from near to the end of the large field

Looking back upstream from near to the end of the large field

Normally the path follows the alongside the river, but not today without getting wet feet!

Normally the path follows the alongside the river, but not today without getting wet feet!

Tim heading off along the higher path through Billy Bank Woods

Tim heading off along the higher path through Billy Bank Woods

There's normally not much water in this little stream that comes down through the woods

There's normally not much water in this little stream that comes down through the woods

Me trying to be a little 'arty' on this picture

Me trying to be a little 'arty' on this picture

Richmond Castle as seen from Richmond Bridge, just after you leave the woods

Richmond Castle as seen from Richmond Bridge, just after you leave the woods

Another view of the castle from the bridge

Another view of the castle from the bridge