High Force, Low Force

 Today we decided to play the tourist with my lovely God-father and his wife.

We took a trip in to Teesdale and visited two popular attractions here in the North Pennines.  The first was High Force....

There it is in all its glory....the noise was phenomenal!

There is a super path all the way down from the road to the Force which means that it is wheelchair accessible (but be warned you'll need muscles for the last bit upwards on the return journey...and, of course, you can't get down to the 'beach'.)

From the path you get the wonderful view in the first photo, but also this.....

High Force stole my heart.

Whilst you might think, golly, it's so grey, brown and dull.  If you stop for a moment and take in the smallest details you will begin to see the most wonderful colours, like this wee plant in the rock.....

And for my memory bank, a great shot of my God-father and his wife.  We had a lovely few days with them and can't wait for them to come back.

Anyway, that wasn't the end of our day.  From here we drove to Bowlees visitor centre (we went there before for our Christmas Reindeer Hunt) and from there we walked through the woods........

To the beautiful Low Force......

I actually prefer Low Force.  It isn't as spectacular in drop, but the scale of it is still breathtaking.

And its situation in a little wooded area......

....with another set of falls which pass under the simple but impressive piece of engineering which is the Winch Bridge...... 

 

You can only pass over it one at a time, and despite auntie waiting to cross, you still have to stop and admire the raw beauty of the place!

And....there's ALWAYS time for a wet play.....

We left here to go to our 'local' in Holwick, The Strathmore Arms, for yet another delicious home-cooked meal from Anthony's kitchen.....such a lovely day.

See you soon for the next instalment...xx