Saturday 18 February 2012

Family Fun: A Hike via the Fairy Steps

This is a story best told in photographs so here I go:


We parked at Heron Corn Mill:



Then we followed footpaths and roads to climb up through woods full of snowdrops:




The footpaths were well signposted so we didn't get lost:



Then we reached the Fairy Steps:



It was very exciting squeezing down the tight path:



A bit tricky for adults with rucksacks on their backs:


Eventually we all made it through:



After walking through more woods we eventually came out above the Kent and Bela estuaries:



These hide quicksand and fast rising tides so beware! Luckily the old railway line is a footpath along part of the shoreline:


We then found a tree so big it took all 5 of us to hug it:


The last stretch of the walk was through the grounds of Dallam Park which is home to a herd of 100 deer (which kept out of camera range). The path is subtly marked across the grass:



We then explored the partially restored Heron Corn Mill. Shame it wasn't in action.




My mum then treated us to coffee and a snack at Beetham Nursery - delicious!

2 comments:

  1. Oh those goorgeous snowdrops !! (popped over form all baby advice)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow, some amazing photos, looks like you had a fab time ;)
    Thanks for nominating your post for the Blog Post of the Month ;) Mirka @Kahanka

    ReplyDelete

I love it when people leave a message