We all met in the garden of the Crown Hotel in warm sunny weather. This continued for the whole holiday.

For this first night - we ate 'in' at the Crown Hotel, enjoying getting to know each other.

A taxi arrived and took us to the start of the walk at Twistleton Hall.

From here we climbed up the long ridge of Whernside - first of the 3 highest peaks of the Yorkshire Dales!

We were accompanied by the sound of skylarks all day and the sight of hundreds of caterpillars underfoot.

It was a hot sunny but hazy day and we had wonderful views of Ingleborough our hill for the next day as well as the famous Ribblehead Viaduct below.

On the top we tried to stop for lunch but were beaten away by the midges, which seemed to particularly like us!

Our way down took us down over Knoutberry Hill and to the railway line finishing along the Ribblehead Viaduct.

We got to the train station with one minute to spare! From there a short journey back to Horton and dinner in Settle.

Another sunny day. We set off from Horton and climbed up Ingleborough past Nick Pot along the side of Simon Fell.

At one stop we saw some purple orchids in the grass.

From the top of Ingleborough we headed down to little Ingleborough and onto Gaping Gill.

There the river disappears into the cave.

We then passed some climbers at Trow Gill and to Ingleborough show cave where the water reappears and for a welcome ice cream!

Back to Horton via Long Scar and Sulber Nick.

For the last section of the walk we encountered many walkers who were finishing the 3 peaks challenge which is to walk all three peaks in less than 12 hours! Off to dinner in Settle again.

For the last day we climbed Penyghent from Horton.

Our way up to the top took us past Brackenbottom Scar.

We descended along the Pennine Way encountering calves and a big bull in a field as well as many lovely wild flowers, Speedwell and Water Avens.