Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, Summer
It was time for Lisabet’s quarterly haircut at Wilderness Hair in Kirkby Lonsdale.
Whilst she was getting an upgrade for her glorious curls, I enjoyed a long summer’s hike all around Kirkby Lonsdale and it’s beautiful environs.
Kirkby Lonsdale’s generally gorgeous whatever the season, but it is particularly resplendent in summer. All the trees are in bloom, houses are decorated with flowers, and the views are rolling, green, and pleasant.
Even better, there was a cricket game on. Can you get more English bucolic?
All photos taken on my Fujifilm X-T2 using my Vivitar “Series 1” 28–105mm f2.8–f3.8 lens. Developed with the new Capture One for iPad.
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Main Street features this beautiful house completely covered in ivy. One of my favourites.
Currently Kirkby Lonsdale is decorated with Union Jacks, occasionally interspersed with Ukrainian flags. The Union Jacks have been since Armed Forces Day on 25th June.
Main Street features rows of independent shops, cafés, and pubs, adorned with potted flowers.
I followed the path through St. Mary’s church yard and down the Radical Steps to the riverside walk.
The River Lune at Devil’s Bridge was swollen and fast-flowing after the week’s intermittent heavy downpours.
Devil’s Bridge was built sometime in the 14th century, making it around 600–700 years old. Motorised traffic still crossed the bridge until the 1930s when the new Stanley Bridge—pictured in the distance—was built in 1932.
From the top of Devil’s Bridge you can enjoy gorgeous views of the River Lune.
Plenty of people and families were happily playing around the banks of the swollen Lune. Even divers felt brave enough for a dip and a swim.
The green by the bridge and river is a popular picnic area too.
Nearby Devil’s Bridge, cricketers were beginning their warm-up for the day’s match.
Abbot Hall on Mitchelgate, one of Kirkby Lonsdale’s older buildings. Constructed in the 17th century with modifications in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Mitchelgate, one of Cumbria’s most beautiful streets, with its view downhill towards Gragareth in the Yorkshire Dales.
See what I mean about Kirkby Lonsdale in the summer?
Looking up New Road. Lots of posh and/or expensive cars in Kirkby Lonsdale these days, indicative of the people’s wealth in this town compared to when Lisabet was growing up here.
Sometimes there’s nowt better than chilling on a bench and enjoying a local game of cricket. Even better in a setting like this.
We ventured back to St. Mary’s churchyard for some ice cream with one of Lisabet’s friends, Marie. On a nearby headstone I spotted this Jackdaw that I had to take a snap of.