OT: Scenic Viewpoints Accessible by Car?

In article <[email hidden]>, ste <[email hidden]>
writes

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Quoted message said:

Anywhere in northern England (Lakes, Yorkshire, Lancashire etc) or
north Wales is comfortable drive (as a passenger) for me at the moment. As
long as I can park up close by (like within 50 yards or so) and it's easily
accessible on crutches, and of course, it's a pretty photogenic viewpoint,
then that's all I'm after.

Holme Moss is relatively close to you if I recall correctly. Big views
but not sure if you would regard them as photogenic! Car park at the
viewpoint.

SE097038
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00&icon=x>

Holmefirth the picturesque location for Last of the Summer Wine is just
down the hill to the north too.

Ladybower and Derwent reservoirs in the Peak (on the Sheffield side of
the A57 Snake Pass) have some good views from lay-bys on the road.

<http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.5718&lon=-1.7863&scale=250
00&icon=x>

There is a visitor centre at Fairholmes just below the Derwent dam.

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.5718&lon=-1.7863&scale=2500
0&icon=x

At weekends the road is closed beyond there but during the week you can
drive almost to the end of Derwent.

Have fun and enjoy the views!

--

Dominic Sexton

On Sat, 6 May 2006 01:47:08 +0100, "ste" <[email hidden]> wrote:

|Hi there,
|
|It's been a while since I last posted - I lost interest in the group after
|Paul Saunders slowed down his posting... ;-) Though I've been lurking of
|course...
|
|I had knee surgery a month ago (ruptured my quadricep, tendons, and ligament
|damage when tripping off an escalator back in October!) and have a full
|length cast on my leg for another 3 weeks, and then will have a leg brace on
|for another 6 weeks after that. For those who aren't squeamish, here's a
|picture of my knee just before I got the staples out a few weeks ago:
|http://www.sm9.co.uk/knee.jpg

|If anyone has any ideas, I'd much appreciate them. I tend to do my walking
|in my local area but now that I can't walk, I'm finding it's a good excuse
|to venture further afield for the nicer scenery so that I can make the best
|of it, and of course, get some ideas for proper walks once I'm back to full
|health!

We drive on any road with tarmac over the *highest* point we can find, on
the *remotest* road we can find. Within the family we call then "June
type roads", she navigates. There is *always* somewhere nice to park the
car and admire the view. Stop on the Moor side of the cattle grid, and
there is a 50% chance of a nice place. Down by the stream is quite often
nice. Get a good map or use your walking maps. We use Philips Navigator
1:100,000. Very good but pricy,
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Quoted message said:

Hi there,

It's been a while since I last posted - I lost interest in the group after

<snip>

Try the layby that's a few miles down the road from Pen-Y-Gwryd towards
Beddgelert for views.

It can be busy, but it's a nice spot.

T Dave R

"ste" <[email hidden]> wrote >

Quoted message said:

Anyway, given that I'm a bit disabled at the moment so can't do much
walking, I'm posting for some ideas for nice viewpoints that are
accessible by car? Anywhere in northern England (Lakes, Yorkshire,
Lancashire etc) or north Wales is comfortable drive (as a passenger) for
me at the moment. As long as I can park up close by (like within 50 yards
or so) and it's easily accessible on crutches, and of course, it's a
pretty photogenic viewpoint, then that's all I'm after.

I like the road out of the top of Litton Dale that goes over to Malham. Some
nice views as you get to the top of the initial steep pull out of the
valley.

Graham

"ste" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Anyway, given that I'm a bit disabled at the moment so can't do much
walking, I'm posting for some ideas for nice viewpoints that are

accessible

Quoted message said:

by car? Anywhere in northern England (Lakes, Yorkshire, Lancashire etc)

or

Quoted message said:

north Wales is comfortable drive (as a passenger) for me at the moment.

As

Quoted message said:

long as I can park up close by (like within 50 yards or so) and it's

easily

Quoted message said:

accessible on crutches, and of course, it's a pretty photogenic viewpoint,
then that's all I'm after.

What about Llyn Ogwen area? Always plenty to do and good views. In the
Beacons, you can get quite close to Pen y fan from both sides by car and it
always looks good in good weather. There are also some nice drives between
there and Merthyr around the forestry tracks.

In Lake District, either Rydal Water or Grasmere have car parks nearby and
good mountain views. You have options at Windermere, Coniston and Ullswater
to take boats out on the lake which might be another option. Langdale is a
good place to drive into and gives you access to a couple of high mountain
passes by road which would give good views.

Quoted message said:

for another 6 weeks after that. For those who aren't squeamish, here's a
picture of my knee just before I got the staples out a few weeks ago:
http://www.sm9.co.uk/knee.jpg

impressive!

How about the end of the llyn past Aberdaron overlooking Bardsey
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=214000&Y=326000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=10000&out.x=3&out.y=7

Not so good for views of mountains but fantastic sunsets

"Dominic Sexton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>, ste <[email hidden]> writes

[snip - ouch]

Quoted message said:

Anywhere in northern England (Lakes, Yorkshire, Lancashire etc) or
north Wales is comfortable drive (as a passenger) for me at the moment.
As
long as I can park up close by (like within 50 yards or so) and it's
easily
accessible on crutches, and of course, it's a pretty photogenic viewpoint,
then that's all I'm after.

Holme Moss is relatively close to you if I recall correctly. Big views but
not sure if you would regard them as photogenic! Car park at the
viewpoint.

SE097038
<http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.5718&lon=-1.7863&scale=250
00&icon=x>

Holmefirth the picturesque location for Last of the Summer Wine is just
down the hill to the north too.

Ladybower and Derwent reservoirs in the Peak (on the Sheffield side of the
A57 Snake Pass) have some good views from lay-bys on the road.

<http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.5718&lon=-1.7863&scale=250
00&icon=x>

There is a visitor centre at Fairholmes just below the Derwent dam.

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.5718&lon=-1.7863&scale=2500
0&icon=x

At weekends the road is closed beyond there but during the week you can
drive almost to the end of Derwent.

Have fun and enjoy the views!

--

Dominic Sexton

Hi Dominic,

Thanks for this - funnily enough, I went through Holme Moss and Holmefirth
just a few hours after you posted that (but before I saw the post) after we
took a detour off the Woodhead Pass. I think we ended up in Huddersfield at
one point too!

Went past Nora Batty's house too! :-) Quite a pretty place though would
have to do more of a web search to find the best views there (and we had no
map, other than a road atlas).

By the way, I live on north Merseyside but go to and from Rotherham 2-3
times per month as that's where my girlfriend's parents are from.

Ste

"Dave Fawthrop" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Sat, 6 May 2006 01:47:08 +0100, "ste" <[email hidden]> wrote:

|Hi there,
|
|It's been a while since I last posted - I lost interest in the group
after
|Paul Saunders slowed down his posting... ;-) Though I've been lurking of
|course...
|
|I had knee surgery a month ago (ruptured my quadricep, tendons, and
ligament
|damage when tripping off an escalator back in October!) and have a full
|length cast on my leg for another 3 weeks, and then will have a leg brace
on
|for another 6 weeks after that. For those who aren't squeamish, here's a
|picture of my knee just before I got the staples out a few weeks ago:
|http://www.sm9.co.uk/knee.jpg

|If anyone has any ideas, I'd much appreciate them. I tend to do my
walking
|in my local area but now that I can't walk, I'm finding it's a good
excuse
|to venture further afield for the nicer scenery so that I can make the
best
|of it, and of course, get some ideas for proper walks once I'm back to
full
|health!

We drive on any road with tarmac over the *highest* point we can find, on
the *remotest* road we can find. Within the family we call then "June
type roads", she navigates. There is *always* somewhere nice to park the
car and admire the view. Stop on the Moor side of the cattle grid, and
there is a 50% chance of a nice place. Down by the stream is quite
often
nice. Get a good map or use your walking maps. We use Philips Navigator
1:100,000. Very good but pricy,
--
Dave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk> Google Groups is IME the *worst*
method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.

Thanks for that Dave, will look into the maps and start getting these routes
planned!

Ste

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Ysgrifennodd "ste" <[email hidden]> mewn neges
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Quoted message said:

Hi there,

It's been a while since I last posted - I lost interest in the group
after

<snip>

Try the layby that's a few miles down the road from Pen-Y-Gwryd towards
Beddgelert for views.

It can be busy, but it's a nice spot.

T Dave R

Thanks Dave, I've been meaning to go around Snowdonia for ages so will make
sure we go past here.

Ste

"Graham Seed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"ste" <[email hidden]> wrote >

Quoted message said:

Anyway, given that I'm a bit disabled at the moment so can't do much
walking, I'm posting for some ideas for nice viewpoints that are
accessible by car? Anywhere in northern England (Lakes, Yorkshire,
Lancashire etc) or north Wales is comfortable drive (as a passenger) for
me at the moment. As long as I can park up close by (like within 50
yards or so) and it's easily accessible on crutches, and of course, it's
a pretty photogenic viewpoint, then that's all I'm after.

I like the road out of the top of Litton Dale that goes over to Malham.
Some nice views as you get to the top of the initial steep pull out of the
valley.

Graham

Thanks Graham, I don't know Littondale so will check it out...ideally, I'll
save that one for when my legs better though as I love Malham due to the
nostalgia of a school visit there about ten years ago, so it's a shame to
get so close and not walk around there (damn leg!).

Ste

"Rob Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"ste" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Anyway, given that I'm a bit disabled at the moment so can't do much
walking, I'm posting for some ideas for nice viewpoints that are

accessible

Quoted message said:

by car? Anywhere in northern England (Lakes, Yorkshire, Lancashire etc)

or

Quoted message said:

north Wales is comfortable drive (as a passenger) for me at the moment.

As

Quoted message said:

long as I can park up close by (like within 50 yards or so) and it's

easily

Quoted message said:

accessible on crutches, and of course, it's a pretty photogenic
viewpoint,
then that's all I'm after.

What about Llyn Ogwen area? Always plenty to do and good views. In the
Beacons, you can get quite close to Pen y fan from both sides by car and
it
always looks good in good weather. There are also some nice drives
between
there and Merthyr around the forestry tracks.

In Lake District, either Rydal Water or Grasmere have car parks nearby and
good mountain views. You have options at Windermere, Coniston and
Ullswater
to take boats out on the lake which might be another option. Langdale is
a
good place to drive into and gives you access to a couple of high mountain
passes by road which would give good views.

Thanks for this Rob. Looks like I need to spend the day in North Wales, and
another in the Lakes. There's so many nice places that I find it a shame to
only see one or two at a time (whilst being confined to a car and short
hobbles!).

The high mountain passes sounds particularly interesting - the thought of
getting high up a mountain whilst sat on my bum... :-)

Thanks,

Ste

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Quoted message said:

for another 6 weeks after that. For those who aren't squeamish, here's a
picture of my knee just before I got the staples out a few weeks ago:
http://www.sm9.co.uk/knee.jpg

impressive!

How about the end of the llyn past Aberdaron overlooking Bardsey
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=214000&Y=326000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=10000&out.x=3&out.y=7

Not so good for views of mountains but fantastic sunsets

Thanks for this Seders, I'll check this out. Should have some nice coastal
views there...speaking of which, I went to County Antrim in Northern Ireland
a few months ago and boy, was that a nice area!

Ste

Following up to ste

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We then drove on to Buttermere and
that was quite pretty too, though I couldn't really get near to the water as
there was a fence beside the road that I couldn't find an easy way through.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd much appreciate them

You can park near the water on the edge of Wastwater.
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