SNOW

It began to snow in the early hours for Friday morning and was forecast to continue to this afternoon. I wasn't going to be able to drive safely to work but as the site was closed anyway due to the weather, there would have been no point anyway.

This morning, there was even more snow and despite regular trips by the gritting/snow-ploughing lorry, the road was bad as the snow continued to settle.

We decided to go for a short walk locally.

So we walked down Main Street here in Winster then up East Bank passing the Old Bowling Green pub and through a gap between two housed where a public footpath leads across fields to join the route of the Limestone Way.

Karen decided to take the shorter option and walked uphill to the green lane leading back to the Bakewell road near the Miners Standard pub while I continued following the route of the Limestone Way.

It was not very easy walking with the drifted snow sometimes knee-deep and sometimes a little deeper.

When I reached Bonsall Lane, I decided to also keep the walk short, so I headed along this minor road which was partially covered in snow drifts.

Not far from the junction with the Bakewell road, I popped through a squeeze stile and waded through thigh-deep snow and followed a public path across several fields to join the same green lane which Karen had followed.

I followed the lane to the Bakewell Road and dropped back down to Main Street by following a very snowy West Bank.

Main Street, Winster

Looking up East Bank, Winster

The Old Bowling Green, Winster

A Stile on the Limestone Way

Bonsall Lane

A snow-drifted squeeze stile

The Miners Standard, Winster

Top of West Bank, Winster

Lower East Bank, Winster

Winster Church Churchyard