The Ingleton Waterfalls Walk boasts 8kilometres of scenic and spectacular beauty sure to capture your hearts and blow u away. It is a 'must-see' if u come to england. The nature reserve was opened to the public in 1885 and has continued to attract visitors ever since. 2 rivers, abundant flora and fauna, 9 waterfalls, 4 bridges and 3 farms - Endless, perfect beauty, just causes u to revere God even more. I have some pictures here but they really do injustice to the actual falls themselves. if u want movies of the falls, just email me! I planned the trip and was hoping for a larger group but only anita, victoria and alan could make it because the rest were either broke, too lazy or had exams. Hira was in manchester with her flatmates and anna had to mugggg.
Took the bus from lancaster to ingleton community centre, the only stop in ingleton (it's a small village). It was a 1 hour journey one-way and a return ticket cost 5pounds. We walked to the waterfalls carpark and got our tickets at the ticket booth (3.50pounds adult fare, no student concession).
Walking past broadwood, we came to the starting point of the trail.
Swilla Glen - a deep glen cut into carboniferous limestone.
I have no idea what it is with tree trunks/branches embedded with copper pennies.. i've seen them in cambridge too. Is it like a wishing tree/'tree-that-brings-goodluck' of sorts? someone please enlighten me. (:
Anita, attempting to make a call to liverpool, trying all the different number combinations for the area code cos she got the wrong number. Finally figured it out after we asked a british couple.
Some random hole in the rock, have no idea what it is. Me, Anita (Exchange from Uni of York, Schulich Business School, Toronto) and Victoria (From HK, Exchanging at Uni of Birmingham, visiting anita in lancaster)
Manor Bridge leading to the Geological Fault.
The geology is too complicated.. i'm too lazy to read it.
Hotdogs for lunch. Alan (Exchange, Uni of Science and Tech, HK) and i. thanks for the treat =)
The highlight of the walk. I actually attempted to get behind the water curtain =P but didn't get right to it cos it was too dangerous.
Nice shallow steps. Reminds me of the artificial landscapes we often see.. except that this one's all natural!
Anita was collecting sheep fur.. she's more obsessed with sheep than i am.. heh.. She's going to bleach the fur and make a pillow with it, or so she says. =P
Very oily.. must have been 1000kcals
That's it! The falls were really awesome and i would definitely go back someday if i have the chance. i've never seen anything quite like it - series of waterfalls, green enveloping us most of the way, the fresh air, the farmland.. o God, the beauty was just overwhelming. thanks to anita, alan and victoria for making the trip so enjoyable!!
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Hey, thx 4 da pics and videos~ da trip to Ingleton was truely awwwwwwwwwesome!!
Yhyh.....time flies n very soon every1 will hav left Lancaster...gna miss every1 i met here n wish u all the best in ur future endeavors~~
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