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Walking Land's End to John o'Groats with Mark Moxon

Horton-in-Ribblesdale to Hawes

Ling Gill Bridge
Ling Gill Bridge

I set off this morning on an emotional roller-coaster. Having my girlfriend visit me as I chip away the miles is wonderful and it recharges the batteries in top fashion, but it comes at a price: I hate goodbyes.

Blowin' in the Wind

Ribblehead Viaduct on the picturesque Settle-Carlisle railway
Ribblehead Viaduct on the picturesque Settle-Carlisle railway

The walk from Horton to Hawes is another lovely day in the Yorkshire Dales. At least that's the story my photos will tell, because the sun came out and the landscape dutifully sat up and glowed. I'm still celebrating the end of the moors and the limestone scenery of the dales is a huge improvement, but what the pictures won't show is the incredible wind that slammed itself into my face for the entire day.

Looking back to Whernside from the Roman road across Cam Fell
Looking back to Whernside from the Roman road across Cam Fell

The Capital of Wensleydale

Snaizeholme Fell
Snaizeholme Fell

I also like Hawes, and who can blame me? It's a classic Yorkshire Dales village, with a peaty brown river running through the middle of the old town and winding stone cobbled streets packed with little shops and countless picture postcard moments. As if that wasn't enough, Hawes is the main production centre for Wensleydale cheese – the favourite cheese of Wallace and Gromit, of course – and the entire package sits in the middle of the cheese's namesake, a gorgeous Yorkshire dale that pops into view as the Pennine Way winds round the edge of Dodd Fell.

A street in Hawes
The pretty streets of Hawes