Determined to make the most of our last day on this trip, we left Kettlewell reasonably early and took the road towards Pately Bridge.
Toft Gate Limekiln/The Coldstones Cut
Toft Gate Limekiln and Coldstones Cut are about 5 minutes away from Pately Bridge on the B6265. The limekiln is near to the car park and The Coldstones Cut, which is a large sculpture that overlooks a working quarry, and is at the end of an uphill path from the kiln.
Toft Gate Limekiln was built around 1860 on a site which had been used for lead mining and limestone extraction since the 16th century. The construction of the kiln is interesting, with the vertical furness built in a hollow with stone extracted from the hillside alongside, and a long flue up the hillside which ends in a chimney.
The long flue assisted the fires for the furness to burn well by creating a strong draft. A temerature of over 800 degrees celsius is needed.
And at the top of the hill:
Pateley Bridge
Pately Bridge is a small and picturesque town built around its namesake bridge over the River Nidd with the main street running uphill from the bridge.
There are many old buildings and the town boasts the oldest sweet shop in England.
It being lunch time, we decided to have a small snack:
Grimwith Reservoir
Our last stop before making our way home, Grimwith Reservoir is a man-made lake which is in glorious countryside.
Apparently they made it from Lego and they had a few bricks left over.
This is a restored Laithe or barn. Apparently most barns would have originally been of this construction, with a roof thatched with heather.
"See-u-Later" 