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Gibson Mill, or Lord Holme Mill to give it its proper name, was built in around 1800 by Abraham Holme, a farmer and cotton spinner from nearby Heptonstall. It was originally a cotton spinning mill powered by a water wheel until the 1840s when weaving sheds were added, along with weaving sheds for the production of cotton cloth. Manufacturing ceased in 1890, then in the early 1900s, the mill was converted into an 'Entertainment Emporium' with a skating rink and dance floor. This continued until 1945, when the building was left to stand empty until it was bought by the National Trust in 1950, along with the surrounding Hardcastle Crags, and restored as a museum. |
Distance: 5.5 miles
Ascent: 750 ft
Walking: Andrew & Gaynor
Weather: Overcast with sunny spells
OS Map: OL21 - South Pennines
Starting point: National trust car park on Midgehole Road, Hebden Bridge.
Photography: Andrew using Nikon D750 / Nikon 24-70 mm f2.8
Back to Hardcastle Crags after only two weeks, we are determined to make the most of our National Trust membership this year.
This time, we decided to do a longer, more challenging walk than the other week and continue up the hill past the crags and on up to Walshaw. It turned out to be more challenging than we expected. Despite the relatively low elevation gain quoted on the route card we used, the first three quarters of the walk are virtually all uphill, steeply in places and it really took it out of us. Some great views though and the sun put in an appearance for the last half.
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| Setting off along Hebden Dale |
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| Hebden Water |
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| Foul Hill |
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| These tree trunks tethered across Hebden Water are designed to catch debris and slow the flow of the water, hopefully helping to prevent flooding further downstream in Hebden Bridge |
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| Gibson Mill. The striped canopy is a recreation of the refreshment stand that stood there when it was a working mill |
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| The finger sign says "To the Crags". Personally I think they should add at least a couple of exclamation marks - To the Crags!!!!! |
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| One of the crags. The walker at the top looked to be struggling to find a way down. We pretended not to notice and carried on 😬 |
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| Walshaw Wood |
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| Walled lane at Walshaw |
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| Heading up Shackleton Knoll |
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| Looking back over Hebden Dale and Walshaw from Shackleton Knoll |
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| Heptonstall and Stoodley Pike in the distance |
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| Heading down towards Crimsworth Dean at Coppy |
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| Coppy |
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| The view across Crimsworth Dean to Gib |
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| Ruined farmhouse at Nook |
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| Crimsworth Dean |
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| Hollin Hall |
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