Gallery
A narrow cascade drops straight into the depths of Butter Tubs.
Rocks and rivulets across the top of Butter Tubs before we set off.
Group assembles outside Keld Youth Hostel, its glazed dining room dominating the roadside frontage.
Henry, Keld Youth Hostel’s VIP rabbit, brought out by the warden for a posed cuddle.
Aidan, Gary, David and Matthew Burrows wade above Kisdon Force on the River Swale.
Kisdon Force stepping down through the gorge, swimmers below and spectators perched on the rocks.
All tiers of Kisdon Force framed by woodland, with our group exploring rocks and pools.
Upper Swaledale’s patchwork of walled fields and stone barns from near Angram.
David Parry and Matthew Nunn crest Feetham Pasture, Swaledale stretching sombrely behind.
Gary and Brett push on over Feetham Pasture, Swaledale moody under heavy cloud.
High Force thundering into its plunge pool, viewed from the north-bank footpath.
Perched on the rocks above High Force, the River Tees winding away below.
David, Chris and Graham sit above High Force as the brown Tees races by.
Langdon Beck Youth Hostel, grey and rain-lashed, before we ventured out into the gale.
Looking back over Teesdale from Harwood Common, rain sweeping the fells in a biting wind.
The full crew outside Ninebanks Youth Hostel before setting off for Hadrian’s Wall.
Second shot of the gang outside Ninebanks YH, spirits high for a sunny day.
Ninebanks Youth Hostel, with our wooden annexe tucked above the main house.
Walking Hadrian’s Wall near Milecastle 39, with Crag Lough glinting beyond.
Archaeological dig beside Hadrian’s Wall near Once Brewed, revealing buried Roman masonry.
A quick roadside snap of Sycamore Gap en route to Housesteads.
Housesteads Fort, admired free from the roadside near the visitor centre.
Jeff rolls through a gated lane towards Simonburn in the evening light.
An unusually domesticated scene: a tethered horse grazing a bungalow’s front lawn in Wark.