Game: Name that road!

[ColinJ]

I did have a week in Reeth planned next month and was going to take my Brompton, but unfortunately "things" have intervened and it's off.

That's a shame - Swaledale is lovely. Maybe next year, eh?

 

[MontyVeda]

Spot on. Taken after a rapid descent so I could take photos of my friends following.

Near the start of a ride of the route of the Fred Whitton. I feel tired just thinking about it!

Over to you.

Quite chuffed with that as it's the first one I've got that didn't involve me doing a quick google search. After presuming Yorkshire, all of a sudden it reminded me of a ride over the Honister Pass... i got about half way up and just thought, sod it, I'll do the Newlands Pass instead, and did a swift U turn back down the hill ...which got me looking around the Lake District. Kirkston was the 4th pass i looked at.

OK, here's mine...

 

[Sea of vapours]

Road from Arnside to Silverdale: https://tinyurl.com/y5esjzaz

 

[MontyVeda]

10 minutes has got to be a record @Sea of vapours! Well done

 

[Sea of vapours]

That tower is distinctive, when combined with the farm buildings as it's rather incongruous.

This may be rather easy. It certainly is if you know the road, but plenty of clues even if you don't. Sadly, I've run out of shots of obscure bits of Shetland so the 'big' clue here is that this Streetview image is not from Shetland.

 

[Aravis]

The ford between Langtwaite and Low Row, north of Swaledale:

 

[Sea of vapours]

Correct. I thought that would be relatively quick!

 

[Aravis]

On honeymoon almost 30 years ago I stayed near Reeth. My wife filmed me driving through the ford on a Sony Video 8 recorder. Wanting to make it look cool, recalling the scene from All Creatures Great and Small, I went through a bit quick and there was a loud noise from under the car.

The video still exists; the next scene is of me anxiously checking under the car. I think the least I can do now is post it on YouTube, but it might take me a day or two.

My next one might trigger another buzzer race:

 

[MontyVeda]

Are there any roads in the UK that you two haven't been down?!?!?!?!

 

[ColinJ]

Correct. I thought that would be relatively quick!

He beat me to it! I thought it looked familiar...

Oh, the ford is at Fore Gill Gate by the way - only mentioning it in case, for future reference, you recall a ford on the way down from Tan Hill; there isn't, it's on the rather fine corner-cutting road across Turf Moor / Reeth Low Moor (NY 99270 00870).

I confess that some details of the route had become a bit of a blur! I followed the route on the OS map and found a ford marked at Beck Crooks Bridge so I assumed that was it, since we only crossed one. There was probably one at Beck Crooks Bridge in the past. Perhaps the 'bridge' replaced it?

I did write a passage about certain people doing inadvisable things at the ford (), but when I reread it before posting I realised that it came across as being a bit harsh. I didn't want to be criticising pals online so I deleted it.

 

[Venod]

My next one might trigger another buzzer race:

Is it Gospel Pass.

 

[Aravis]

Is it Gospel Pass.

Yes it is, approximately this view from the Offa's Dyke Path, with a long zoom.

Your turn!

 

[Venod]

Yes it is, approximately this view from the Offa's Dyke Path, with a long zoom.

I had seen that image on Google streetview but of course I didn't have a zoom, I assumed you had gone nearer the edge to take the picture.

 

[Venod]

I thought this might not have enough features to make it easy, but on second thoughts it does.

 

[MontyVeda]

I thought this might not have enough features to make it easy, but on second thoughts it does.

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Either everyone's out cycling or they're as baffled as I am... I'm thinking it's in the Dales somewhere, but not at all sure where.