Pennine Way, England

First stop, the lovely and convenient Crowden Camping and Caravan Site. This camping park is part of the Camping and Caravanning Club in the United Kingdom. But membership is not required to camp there. Because we stayed at several of these club sites, which were always clean and well kept, we did buy a membership. It saved us several pounds over many stays and more than paid for itself. 

Besides a clean sanitary house, where showers, toilets, and sinks are located, this camping park also has  laundry facilities, which we took advantage of. The camping park also provides direct access to the Pennine Way. Just a short walk along this trail pictured above takes you to the Way. 

The Pennine Way is a 268-mile trail in Northern England and a wee bit of Scotland. It runs generally north-south along the Pennine Hills, which are quite rugged. We walked a short distance on the south end of the trail. Much of the Pennine Way follows along the United Kingdom's public footpath system. 

The scenery is varied and interesting. Well-kept bridges aid in crossing streams.

Our visit fell in late October, so the autumn weather changed frequently on this afternoon walk.

The Pennine Way is well signed, including directional arrows to neighboring villages. This one's right arm points the way back to Crowden where our campsite was located.

Brian forging ahead on a wet section of the path with bracken fern overflowing the bank. It was a cool day, but not cold.

Mind the gate . . . be sure to close any gates that you pass through. Apparently the entire length of the Pennine Way has 287 gates, 249 timber stiles, 183 stone stiles, and 204 bridges. 

A peek at Torside Reservoir, one of several (see previous post) along this stretch of the Pennine Way.

View from Torside Reservoir's dam looking north. Looking south and downhill, we could see the next reservoir.

The season of autumn is evident by the leaf litter along the path. A serene sunset provided a peaceful way to finish our hike along the Pennine Way.