First, we walk through the cemetery and above the village, then cross Penistone Moor, cross the Oxenhope road, and follow through the Duke of Devonshire's grouse lands to the Bronte Falls at the Bronte Bridge.
I love the Brontes' books. But Wuthering Heights is my favorite. So I love the long walk from Haworth to Top Withens. All that wonderful and bleak moorland. But I can't imagine how Emily did it in a long dress!
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First, we walk through the cemetery and above the village, then cross Penistone Moor, cross the Oxenhope road, and follow through the Duke of Devonshire's grouse lands to the Bronte Falls at the Bronte Bridge. |
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We scramble up that hillside, then keep climbing onto a truly wild moor.
 About half way from the bridge to the remains. You can see the path winding up. |
 The remains of Top Withens. |
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Look out towards Haworth. And looking down at a Swaledale checking out the visitors. |
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Then we follow a dirt track across the tops and on down into Stanbury. And down to The Old Silent, one of our favorite pubs. Back through the village, over to the reservoir, back across Penistone Moor, and into Haworth - and another pub.
 The Stanbury Junior and Infant School. Schoolyard cricket seems so odd. Of course, to us, any cricket seems odd |
We figure the whole walk at about 8 miles. Lots of climbing, some of it rather steep. But good for us. Right?
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