Exposing The World

UK: Wainwright Day 6 – Shap to Kirkeby Stephen

Our last day in Cumbria

This is a day of rolling hills, sheep, and stone buildings as we approach the Pennine Hills..

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Breakfast at the King’s Arms

Our breakfast table at Shap

Near the start we cross a rail line and a freeway. No, this train has not been graffitoed – that’s the paint job!.
Intermittent downpours today

Kirkeby Stephen

Pronounced with the second K silent, this stone town on the eastern edger of Cumbria is the seat of the Faraday family. Physicist Michael Faraday made key early discoveries in the field of electricity.

Parallel to the main street, a row of old buildings
This very old road sign still lists furlong distances
Splitting up into our night’s lodgings
The Roman market is still in use
This church is now a hostel
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