CHARNEY HALL Yewbarrow ‘Face’

We set off from the Hampsfell House Hotel, a lovely hotel with pleasant summer gardens located off Hampsfell Road but still conveniently close to the town.

There is a path which branches to the right off Hampsfell Road below the hotel. 

Credit : Alltrails.com (an excellent free footpath mapping service)*

We took the path which runs due west across the wood until I estimated that we were somewhere near but higher than the ‘Face’. The wood is thick and the path, if I remember correctly, not clear cut (due to the long absence of Charney Hall expeditions) so the object is to walk slightly north of the target then follow the contour through the wood until the tree canopy is broken. With a bit of luck you will either find yourself above or below the cliff!

I still find the panorama amazing - the whole of Grange lies at your feet and at the right time, in the interplay of light the estuary glistens and the tidal bore can be spotted working its way up the channels. 


It would appear that there may be another path open, halfway up Eden Mount which cuts up to the northwest and approaches the ‘Face’ from a lower level.

* I discovered Alltrails entirely by accident a few years ago but find it to be a very accurate App with clear mapping and supporting information.

https://www.alltrails.com/

Google Earth Link

https://earth.app.goo.gl/L8wixS






Comments

Anonymous said…
I think I went up there maybe a total of twice on school walks during the 5 years I was there, which was a shame because as the photo shows, the view is remarkable. I have a memory of the masters telling us we couldn't go up there any more as a walker had fallen off and been injured or killed, though that may have been apocryphal.
7 April 2023 at 19:20
Chris Wilson said…
Must try and find the path on the next visit. Excellent work, Keith! Never heard about the story above, we went regularly late 50s/early 60s.
Chris Wilson
10 April 2023 at 13:06
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