Shipley Glen

Well the weather today wasn’t quite so nice as yesterday, but we all got geared up for a walk at Shipley Glen.  For book week the children were encouraged to have their photos taken doing some extreme reading so that was today’s plan.

As it wasn’t overly warm parking in Saltaire wasn’t a problem and we headed off down into Roberts Park.  Lots of families out there with children and dog walkers. 

 The children didn’t know where they were going so we got the usual grumbles of ‘do we have to’ and ‘there’s nothing here’.  As we cut across the park, crossed the road and headed up the path to the tram they finally perked up.

When they saw the tram they were suitably impressed and were actually interested in how it worked. 

 

We all climbed aboard leaving my daughter to walk up the path alongside with Bernard.  We weren’t sure if he would have been welcome on the tram.

Preparing to do Extreme Reading on a Tram!!

  At the top the children immediately wanted to get back on and ride down again.  The Old Glen looked appealing and we made a mental note to come back in the summer for afternoon tea.  We walked on as far as Baildon Moor and the Bracken Hall centre, which was interesting.  Lots of information about the tram and the history of the area.  The children loved all the rocks on the top and if it hadn’t been quite a cold wind we could have stayed longer.

We headed back to the tram – the ride back down was good as we had the tram to ourselves and sat at the front.  The children loved it.  My daughter go the ride back and my son-in-law walked Bernard back down.

All in all a pleasant Sunday afternoon and a child friendly 2 mile walk.  Sometimes we forget what lovely places are local to us.