Ilkley Moor Walk - 3rd May

On the Sunday of the May Bank Holiday weekend we had an afternoon walk over part of Ilkley Moor. We started and finished by the Ilkley College buildings. The pictures below show the walk with subtitles where appropriate.

Stone carvings in the park next to the College.

View over the moor up to White Wells.

The bridge at the start of the walk.

Heading up towards the tarn.

Spring flowers encountered on this first part of the walk.

The shelter with seats (but too early for a rest at this stage).

View to the east.

And to the west.

The track leading to the tarn.

Ilkley Tarn.

Onwards and upwards.

View down to Ilkley.

Gully leading up to the summit of the moor.

Orienteering post.

Viv striding out through the bracken.

View across to the Cow & Calf rocks.

Rest stop by the beautiful gorse (Ulex europaeus) and Forget me nots (Myosotis scorpioides). Of course you will probably know that Alan Titchmarsh was born and brought up in Ilkley.

View back across to the college.

And back across the bridge to the car.