Malham

 

Monday 11th May 2026

We had some rain earlier this morning at Penistone Hill, so stayed in bed a bit longer than usual to avoid a soaking on our early morning doggie walk.

Thankfully it had stopped by the time I was up, but it was a fresher feeling to the day today.

The park up at Penistone Hill was very peaceful overnight, just myself and the couple from Chile braved it.

There were some quite strong winds overnight rocking the motorhome too and fro, but we survived unscathed.

After breakfast I set off for Malham, the popular and very picturesque village in the Dales.

It's famous for the stunning circular walk up to Janet's Foss, then Gordale Scar and finally Malham Cove with the extraordinary limestone rock formations.

It was a beautiful day with sun, blue skies and cotton wool white clouds sailing past.

The scenery is fantastic, it's such a beautiful area and now I know why it's one of the most popular walks in the country.

It's been on my 'to do' list for ages and now it's finally ticked off.

My achilles tendon is complaining bitterly now though but I'm sure it'll be ok tomorrow, hopefully.

Spag bol for tea and a beer to follow later will see me right for the next stop tomorrow.

Janet's Foss

Gordale Scar

Lunch stop at Gordale Scar

Malham Cove and it's famous limestone rock formations

Amazing scenery and views

           They may be extrodinary rock formations, but Louis refused
      to walk over them, so we had to find an alternative route

Yorkshire Dales

 Penistone Hill Country Park

10th May 2026

I set from home today for a few days in the Yorkshire Dales.

I'd planned for May to be a trip doing the North Coast 500 around the top of Scotland, but life conspired against me with Trump's self inflicted energy crisis making diesel expensive at 1.85+ per litre and rising and uncertain supplies, plus last weekend Louis had a funny turn overnight. 

In the morning I found him off his legs and in a pool of saliva feeling very sorry for himself.

A trip to the emergency vets saw him perk up no end by the time we got there. 

A check over from the vet gave him a clean bill of health. 

So it seems he either injested something or he'd had a seizure, which we may never know.

But a week later and he's back to his normal self thankfully.

So a shorter trip to Yorkshire seems to be a good idea.

Today I've come to Penistone Hill Country Park which is up on the moors in what's known as Bronte country, close to the pretty village of Haworth.

After some lunch we walked up to the Bronte waterfalls which were a little disappointing as far as waterfalls go, just a stream bubbling over the rocks as it made its way down the valley, but the scenery is very impressive.

It was also very busy at the falls which isn't surprising being a Sunday.

It was a lovely walk and after getting back,  I got talking to a couple in a motorhome with a registration plate I didn't recognise.

It turns out they're from Chile South America, so they're an awful long way from home and are travelling around Europe for two years.

The parking looks good for the night, just myself and the other motorhome.

I think there's going to be an good sunset tonight.