Pen-y-ghent and the River Ribble.

The River Ribble starts life in the Yorkshire dales near Ribble Head, a little North-East of Ingleborough, and follows a meandering 70 mile course into the Irish Sea.

Pen-y-ghent with its distinctive flat top is easily seen on the horizon.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a small village, shown in the picture, about halfway between Settle and Ribblehead to the north. There is a National Parks Authority Car Park as well as some free roadside parking.

There are two long distance paths which run through Horton-in-Ribblesdale, the 'Pennine Way' and 'A Pennine Journey'.

We walked up the Pennine Way, shown in the picture, which can take you to the top of Pen-y-Ghent although we didn't go that far.

The River Ribble from Helwith Bridge.

Helwith Bridge is about halfway between Horton in Ribblesdale and Stainforth.

Stainforth and the Ribble Valley.

Stainforth, on the right, is a small village 2 miles north of Settle and the other obvious small group of buildings on the left is Little Stainforth.

Stainforth boasts both a Youth Hostel and a waterfall - Stainforth Force.

Stainforth Force is where the Ribble tumbles over a series of steps, in the village of Stainforth, just below the 17th Century Packhorse Bridge. A walk of about a mile will take you to another waterfall - Catrigg Foss.

The Ribble Way, a 70 miles long footpath, traverses this section of the river.