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| The ruins of Top Withens (or Withins) Farm. The remote location, although not the building, is believed to have inspired Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. |
Distance: 3.3 miles
Ascent: 750 ft
Walking: Andrew
Weather: Cloudy, warm
OS Map: OL21 - South Pennines
Parking: Main Street, Stanbury
Photography: Andrew using Nikon D610 / Nikon 24-70 mm f2.8
An early morning walk up to the ruins of Top Withens Farm, the location believed to have inspired Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, continuing along the Pennine Way a short distance over the moors to take in the view over Walshaw Dean Middle and Lower Reservoirs, then returning by the same route.
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| Back Lane, Stanbury |
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| Looking back to Stanbury and Lower Laithe Reservoir |
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| Upper Heights Farm |
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| The path to Top Withens just beyond Upper Heights Farm |
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| Looking back to Upper Heights Farm as the path joins the Pennine Way |
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| Top Withens in the distance |
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| Harbour Hill seen from the Pennine Way |
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| Stanbury Moor |
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| Cotton grass on Stanbury Moor |
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| A distant curlew over Stanbury Moor |
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| Harbour Hill |
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| Scar Hill (left) and Withins Slack (right) |
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| Lower Withens |
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| Scar Hill with Harbour Hill behind |
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| A very vocal curlew in flight |
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| Under the lone sycamore at Lower Withins |
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| The start of the final climb to the ruins |
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| Looking back down South Dean Beck towards Haworth |
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| Not far now |
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| Top Withens |
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| Ovenden Moor wind farm |
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| Middle and Lower Walshaw Dean reservoirs |
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