Dallam Park, Beetham and Haverbrack.
Start. Milnthorpe.
Route. Milnthorpe - Dallam Park - Beetham - Whin Scar - Haverbrack - Dallam Park - Milnthorpe.
Notes. With promised bad weather for tomorrow (Sunday) coupled with the fact I was at work last night I decided on a afternoon ramble through Dallam Park, I bribed Sue into coming along with the promise to visit the Tea Room in Beetham.
From Milnthorpe we took the way marked path through Dallam Park, it wasn't long before we descended to Beetham exiting the park at the Heron Corn Mill, a narrow bridle way on the right lead to Church Street, here we turned left to enter the village and make our way to the Tea Room. On finishing lunch we re-traced our steps to the last house on our left, here a footpath leads up a field to access the Old Coffin Route through Underlaid Wood, this ancient track leads to The Fairy Steps then on to Arnside, with Arnside off our route today we wandered north from the Fairy Steps to reach Cockshot Lane, a short walk over tarmac saw us enter Haverbrack Woods. After a short excursion through woodland a leafy lane lead into the small hamlet of Haverbrack, from here we descended into Dallam Park to re-trace our steps to Milnthorpe.
The Tea Room can be found near the bottom of Church Street above the Old Post Office, at present it's only open weekends but makes a great change from lunch in the pub or coffee and sarnies above Whin Scar.
The footbridge leading into Dallam Park.
Rambling through Dallam Park looking to Dallam Tower backed by Crow Wood.
Views to Milnthorpe Bridge and the upper reaches of Morecambe Bay.
Wonderful Autumn colours in Crow Wood.
The Dallam Fallow Deer.
Nearing the Heron Corn Mill with views to Farleton Fell.
The Old Beetham Post Office and Tea Room.
Over Beetham, Farleton Fell.
Autumn in Underlaid Wood.
A blaze of red and gold across Beetham Fell.
Above Whin Scar looking to Arnside and the Kent Channel.
In contrast to the golds of Autumn a rather sombre looking Arnside Knott.
Sue enters the lane to Haverbrack over a carpet of fallen leaves.
Parting of the ways, it's Haverbrack for us.
Seen from Haverbrack, Farleton Fell.
English Oak, Dallam Park.
Heading to the River Bela looking to Crow Wood.
Under the canopy of a Lime tree, I believe it's a Small-leaved lime.
Dallam Tower seen from the banks of the River Bela.