Whernside (Yorkshire Three Peaks)
As 2013 drew to a close I realised I had unfinished business in the Yorkshire Dales. There was one of Yorkshire's Three Peaks which I had yet to climb. The highest of the three - Whernside. The idea of climbing all three in the same year appealed to me and so I decided to waste no further time. As the weather forecast for the second weekend in November seemed reasonably favourable, we headed west again, initially to the Wensleydale village of Hawes. Although we could have easily driven directly to Whernside, climbed the mountain and driven home again in the same day, the chance to spend a little longer in the Yorkshire Dales is one we’d seldom pass by. And Hawes is home to two of our favourite places to visit in the Dales – the Wensleydale Creamery and the Wensleydale Pantry. The “Pantry” is a little restaurant in Hawes which offers the most comprehensive menu I’ve ever seen, from cooked breakfasts to curries, steak dinners, pasta, cakes, p...