{"id":1110,"date":"2026-08-14T10:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/?page_id=1110"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:05:30","slug":"a-longer-way-to-the-shoulder-of-mutton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/?page_id=1110","title":{"rendered":"A longer way to The Shoulder of Mutton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A moderate walk of 6.5 k \u2013 1.35 hrs with a halfway stop at the pub for a well earned pint. The views across Holmedale with a pint in your hand are superb.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=421\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_2550-840x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the directions given in the Walk to Kirby Hill until you get to Grove Gill House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=413\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6236-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old gate posts along the way to the old quarry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue along the track with the ranges on your right<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_414\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=414\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6240-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-414\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">track on the edge of the ranges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_415\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=415\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6241-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MOD buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go past these buildings to a road junction at 261m high. One road leads east to Washton, but our track leads diagonally across a field and styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drop down to 250m and there is a stile with a Smoot hole adjacent for your dog<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_432\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=432\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6243-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smoot hole for dogs. Just lift the hatch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then across the wood \u2013 lots of marker posts so you can keep to the path \u2013 rather a nice conifer wood<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=416\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6246-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out on the other side of the wood and head north to Kirby Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church tower should be visible<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=417\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6249-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some stiles are tricksy and your dog will need a lift<br>It make take 2 people to lift a heavy dog over the stile<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=418\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6248-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-418\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Down the hill, past sheep to a stile at the B&amp;B. This is badly overgrown by a Leylandii and barbed wire adjacent is annoying.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=420\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_6250-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>This view is back up to the sheep paddock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your reward<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/?attachment_id=419\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gayles.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_4440-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-419\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the road back to the phone box to complete your round trip<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">Proudly powered by WordPress<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A moderate walk of 6.5 k \u2013 1.35 hrs with a halfway stop at the pub for a well earned pint. The views across Holmedale with a pint in your hand are superb. Follow the directions given in the Walk to Kirby Hill until you get to Grove Gill House. Continue along the track with the ranges on your right Go past these buildings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1110","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1111,"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1110\/revisions\/1111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chirurgean.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}