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Danby railway station serves the village of Danby in the parish of Danby, North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Esk Valley Line, known as the Herb Line
The "Herb Line" runs from Middlesborough to Whitby linking with the North Yorkshire Moors steam railway at Grosmont
The Danby station was operational in 1865 when the line opened.
About a mile and a half from the station lies the Moors National Park Centre, a former shooting lodge and now the main information centre for the National Park
The low sun is in a clear sky
This is taken walking up Danby Dale towards Danby Head in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England difficult. |By the time I finished at dusk the temperature had dropped to 1 deg. C
This is the east side of the dale looking towards Botton village at Dale head
Botton is a small village within Danby Dale which is mainly a Camphill Community founded in 1955 for people with learning disabilities
This is taken walking up Danby Dale towards Danby Head in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England difficult. |By the time I finished at dusk the temperature had dropped to 1 deg. C
This is the east side of the dale looking towards Botton village at Dale head
Botton is a small village within Danby Dale which is mainly a Camphill Community founded in 1955 for people with learning disabilities
Taking the tree in silhouette form you can see the amazing intricate pattern of branches on this tree
The tree lives in Danby Dale on the North Yorkshire Moors
This is the road down Danby Dale to the village of Castleton and the hill is called Danby Low Moor.
It is located in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
If you look carefully on top of the hill you can see the new telephone mast (wrong company for me)
Happy Fence Friday (HFF)
Well it did say footpath on that old broken sign at the creaking gate so the only way is forward and hope that Cathy has moved here from Top Withens
The showers are infrequent but very heavy washing the colour away
Stormy Hall Farm,
The strong winds are bringing the heavy rain down Danby Dale from Danby Head in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England. Luckily for once I was not out walking as visibility on the top was only a few yards.
This is the east side of the dale looking towards Botton village at Dale head
Botton is a small village within Danby Dale which is mainly a Camphill Community founded in 1955 for people with learning disabilities
This building is on a remote part of Danby High Moor overlooking Little Fryup Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
The hut is well maintained and I suspect it may be a hut where shooting parties refresh now. It is adjacent to disused mine workings that are scattered around this area. Sheep, generally Swaledales, graze this open land.
The track which is called Cut Road (path) runs around the head of both Fryup Dales and onto the road at Glaisdale Rigg and is a superb walk.
Yes, the gate is not square but fills the gap well. Wooden five bar gates embodies part of the character of the dales
Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moor National Park is one of a series of valleys that flow north into the Esk, creating a pattern of valleys and ridges that give the area its distinctive character.
Rather unusually the village of Danby sits a little bit away from the dale. Danby Beck runs into the Esk on the eastern side of Castleton. Danby village is a mile to the east, and on the opposite side of the Esk, while Danby Castle is further east, nearer to Little Fryup Dale than Danby Dale.
This is taken walking up Danby Dale towards Danby Head in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England. The view is across to the west side of the dale with moorland of Castleton Rigg above
Happy Fence Friday (HFF)
Further up the east side of the dale is Botton village at Dale Head
Botton is a small village within Danby Dale which is mainly a Camphill Community founded in 1955 for people with learning disabilities
West Cliff Farm is located on the Esk Valley Trail a long distance footpath with views down the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
The light rain shower is disappearing up Danby Head in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England.
This is the east side of the dale looking towards Botton village at Dale head
I think this tree is suffering from Ash Dieback which will show considerable changes to out landscape
This quiet narrow road (Burtree Lane) turns left at the bottom of this steep hill and meanders up the west side of Danby Dale.
Apart from scattered farms the only significant place in the date is the wonderful Botton Village which is run by the Camphill Village Trust www.camphillvillagetrust.org.uk/locations/botton-village/
Danby Dale is in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
Church House Farm, formerly Canons' Hall, which has been traced back to the Middle Ages when the Augustinian Canons of Gisborough Priory were given Canons' Hall by Robert de Brus. The present Church House farmhouse and closes are identified as the site of the medieval Canons' Hall with the same view of the church enjoyed by guests today that the Canons looked out across five hundred years ago.
Details from a book by Alastair Laurence 'Danby: Four More Views of a History'
Part of the farm is holiday cottages now
Danby Dale is in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park
The Old Smithy is located in Shop Lane adjacent to Botton Village in Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
I assume this originally was a Blacksmiths Shop
50 yds away (in view) is the old Wesleyan Chapel which is of similar size and both were converted to houses in 1993. This is quite a dark corner especially in summer with leaves on the trees.
The Old Smithy is described now as having a hall, kitchen, living room, shower room, and mezzanine sleeping area/camping room. It comes with off-road parking and seating areas adjoining Danby beck.
Taken in October
Danby Dale is located in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England. This view is looking across to the open moor on Castleton Rigg
The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, bred to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region
Taken in Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
This is the track to Blackmires Farm (now a holiday let) and is part of the long distance Esk Valley Trail as it passes through the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England.
This is the east side of Danby Dale looking down Gate Way which leads to Botton village at Dale head. Danby Dale is located in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
From left to right we have Rowantree Farm, Plum Tree House and North End Farm (behind the tree)
Taken in Summer
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This view of the silhouetted tree is taken walking up Danby Dale towards Danby Head in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England. The name of the road is Gate Way
This is the east side of the dale looking towards Botton village at Dale head
Botton is a small village within Danby Dale which is mainly a Camphill Community founded in 1955 for people with learning disabilities
This is part of the long distance Esk Valley Trail as it passes through the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
Autumn colour and berries are showing on the Rowan Tree
The low bright sun is for once in a clear blue sky but long dark shadows are created. The autumnal leaves are clinging to the tree even now in January
This is taken walking along the Gate Way in Danby Dale towards Ainthorpe village in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England.
Despite the sun there was still a covering of snow on the moor tops and the temperature had dropped to -2C at dusk. In the dale in the shaded spots black ice was present making walking a little difficult at times
Danby railway station serves the village of Danby in the parish of Danby, North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Esk Valley Line, known as the Herb Line
The station opened in 1865 with the line. Danby is the location of the North York Moors National Park visitors centre.
About a mile and a half from the station lies the Moors National Park Centre, a former shooting lodge and now the main information centre for the National Park
This is Gate Way (name of the road) on the east side of the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England looking down the dale towards Ainthorpe village
The route said go through the gate but thankfully there was a sign on the small gate The day was full of sunshine and showers
This is the track that links the farms on the west side of Danby Dale looking towards Esk Dale and the North Sea
The track is also part of the long distance Esk Valley Trail as it passes through the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England.
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Approaching Stormy Hall on the Esk Valley Trail in Danby Dale.
Stormy Hall is one of the farms comprising the community of Botton in Danby Dale run by The Camphill Village Trust for people whom have special needs
Danby Dale is located in The North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
Storm moving in and yes I did get wet but worth it to get a photo for you to see.
The track runs from Ainthorpe Village along Ainthorpe Rigg and down into Little Fryup Dale
Part of Ainthorpe village is in sight over the gate, Danby village is further right (out of shot) and to the left on the ridge is Castleton village all located in the Esk Valley within the North Yorkshire Moors National Park
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A view from Danby Rigg into Little Fryup Dale and across Fairy Plain to Great Fryup Dale in the north Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
The small hill in the middle of Fairy Cross Plain is called Round Hill and has now been covered with newly planted trees
This is the track that links the farms on the west side of Danby Dale looking towards Esk Dale and the North Sea
The track is also part of the long distance Esk Valley Trail as it passes through the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England.
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This is the track to Blackmires Farm (now a holiday let) and is part of the long distance Esk Valley Trail as it passes through the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England.
The daffodils bring the beauty of spring yet we can see the remains of the winters rains still draining onto the road
This is the road down Danby Dale (West Side) to the village of Castleton and the small hill is called Danby Low Moor.
It is located in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
Spring here is around two week behind many of the places I visit with the climate influenced by the North Sea. The brown colour on the small rounded hill is last years bracken with this years growth not showing through yet.
If you look carefully on top of the hill you can see the new telephone mast (wrong company for me)
The road here is part of the Esk Valley Trail long distance footpath
This is the east side of the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England looking down the dale towards Ainthorpe village
Happy Fence Friday (HFF)
Looking along the line towards the village of Lealholm and beyond to Whitby. The slight pinkness in the sky is the outer reaches of a beautiful sunset which is directly behind me.
Danby railway station serves the village of Danby in the parish of Danby, North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Esk Valley Line. The station opened in 1865 with the line.
About a mile and a half from the station lies the Moors National Park Centre, a former shooting lodge and now the main information centre for the National Park
(This is not part of the North Yorkshire Moors Steam Railway which does though join this track at Grosmont)
Happy Fence Friday (HFF)
This quiet narrow road (Burtree Lane) turns left shortly and makes its way down to Castleton or carries straight on for Ainthorpe village
While the fences are very neat hedges wound have been nice to help the wildlife
Apart from scattered farms the only significant place in the dale is the wonderful Botton Village which is run by the Camphill Village Trust www.camphillvillagetrust.org.uk/locations/botton-village/
Danby Dale is in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England.
To reach this point you climb a steep hill, see the view in the first comment taken on a different day
This view is from a section of the Esk Valley Trail footpath looking across to the east side of Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. HFF
The 37 mile trail starts from Castleton, the route runs up Danby Dale and across the moors to the source of the River Esk, before descending Westerdale and back to Castleton. Then it traces the Esk Valley all the way to the North Sea at Whitby, via Danby, Lealholm, Glaisdale, Egton Bridge and Grosmont.
The view is down into Esk Dale on the North Yorkshire Moors with Little Fryup Dale on the left and Danby Dale on the right.
The early evening mist gathering in the dales with smoke from the burning of old heather, which is part of the controller management of moorland habitat. drifting along on the still air
Dry stone walls are a characteristic feature of both the North Yorkshire Moors and the Yorkshire Dales
This is the east side of the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
This is part of the long distance Esk Valley Trail as it passes through the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
The building on the right is the old Danby Vicarage on Yall Flat Lane, Ainthorpe near St Hilda's Church in the North Yorkshire Moor National Park,
The Vicarage is a grand, Grade II listed seven-bedroom property that dates back to 1850 and has classic Victorian gothic charm.
In the distance is Danby C.E Primary School
This quiet narrow road (Burtree Lane) turns left at the top of this steep hill and makes its way down to Castleton or Ainthorpe
Apart from scattered farms the only significant place in the date is the wonderful Botton Village which is run by the Camphill Village Trust www.camphillvillagetrust.org.uk/locations/botton-village/
Danby Dale is in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
See the reverse view in the first comment take in autumn
Come walk into the photo with me to remember the beauty of spring and summer. I've seen enough dreary grey and damp days in the last two weeks and need cheering up.
I walked on the North Yorkshire Moors today and ended up in the rain for the last two miles.
This old barn is/was part of Botton Community Farm near the media centre at the top of the wonderful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park
Botton is a small village within Danby Dale which is mainly a Camphill Community founded in 1955 for people with learning disabilities
This is the track passing Blackmires Farm (now a holiday let) and is part of the long distance Esk Valley Trail as it passes through the beautiful Danby Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England. This is a close up of the farm in the previous photo
Trough House is a solitary property adjoining the Cut Road Path and is on a remote part of Danby High Moor overlooking Little Fryup Dale in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
The hut is a gamekeepers building used by grouse shooting parties often for luncheons between shoots. It is adjacent to disused mine workings that are scattered around this area. Sheep, generally Scottish Blackface or Swaledales, graze this open moorland. The hut also offers an excellent stone seat with a wide panoramic view for walkers to enjoy a rest and a snack
The track which is called Cut Road (path) runs around the head of both Fryup Dales before reaching the road at Glaisdale Rigg and is a superb walk.