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Since 2013 the car events have been run by Barbon Hillclimb Ltd, a joint venture between Kirkby Londsdale Motor Club and Liverpool Motor Club, the latter being the official promoter of the events. The target for 1963 competitors was the existing record by Jack Cordingley's JBW -Maserati in a time of 30.46 secs. [ 2 ]
Gate on the Limestone Link approaching Hutton Roof Crags. The Limestone Link is a waymarked footpath in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, connecting Arnside and Kirkby Lonsdale, a distance of 13 miles (21 km).
Kirkby Lonsdale (/ ˈ k ɜːr b i ˈ l ɒ n z d eɪ l /) is a town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland , it lies 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Kendal on the A65 .
The idea behind Walks Around Britain was formed in 2006, when the life-long walker Andrew White was looking at various walking websites. Intent on doing something different, White looked for a suitable domain name and found that www.walksaroundbritain.co.uk was available, so he registered it in April 2006.
The village was the childhood home of the poet Catherine Grace Godwin who died here in 1845. [3]Barbon is the location of Barbon Manor Speed Hillclimb, an event that takes place on three occasions each year, in May, June and July, on a driveway that runs through Barbon Manor Park, by permission of the Shuttleworth Estate.
The area has a wide range of activities for visitors. For example, many people come to the Dales for walking or other exercise. Several long-distance routes cross the park, including the Pennine Way, the Dales Way, the Coast to Coast Walk and the Pennine Bridleway. [13] Cycling is also popular and there are several cycleways. [14]
The Coast to Coast Walk is a long-distance footpath between the west and east coasts of Northern England, nominally 190-mile (306 km) long. Devised by Alfred Wainwright , it passes through three contrasting national parks : the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North York Moors National Park. [ 1 ]
Underley Hall in 1879, from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, by Francis Orpen Morris.. Underley Hall is a large country house near Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria.