Your bike next to a ford (water splash)

[Deleted member 26715]

2 more today, well 3 actually as I went past the Bilby one again, but this first one is at Hardwick village in Clumber Park, it says cyclist dismount & there was a family coming over the bridge, didn't half cause an argument between son & mother when I rode through it, I got the impression he wanted to as well.

This one is on a Byway at Elkesley at the A1 didn't ride through it, it looked quite deep & a sandy bottom, maybe one for a hot sunny day

 

[biggs682]

The ford at Upper Dean

 

[NorthernDave]

The ford on Westfield Lane at Thorner - one of just two fords local to me.

It only appeared to be 2-3 inches deep at the moment, but I didn't attempt to ride it - a combination of slick 25 mm tyres, and being clipped in probably made that a bad idea. The ramp down from Main Street looked a bit gravelly but the actual base through the ford looks OK.
That said, a moment after these pics were taken a van went through and from the way it bounced about in a couple of places there are clearly one or two underwater potholes to be wary of.

 

[ren531]

Looks a beautiful place as do all the other post, they do provide great locations

 

[Jenkins]

As I mentioned on the first page on this thread, the village of Grundisburgh has 2 fords - today's ride was a trip out to get pics of both crossings...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Surprisingly this was used as a ford, & I have seen old pictures of it used by tractors (maybe 'permissive)
Thornton-le-Dale

I have no idea, but if still happened, & the cottages were owned by 'in-comers', it'd have given something else to complain about (along with Church bells/cockerels..)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This one regularly used to cause problems, & still does!!

Pickles Gill Beck
Storiths
(ie; at the opposite side of the River Wharfe, to Bolton Abbey)

It's a sharp descent to it in a car, my Octavia estate comes down at over 2,500RPM, in 2nd gear! (if I don't intermittently brake)
Complete with a bend just before it!


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216554782534326&set=a.10216365748248587&type=3&theater


https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2570529
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/268790


Scroll down to 'Bolton Abbey'
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/northyorkshire.htm

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The ford on Westfield Lane at Thorner - one of just two fords local to me.
View attachment 467984

Some great images there

The other being, I guess, at Scarcroft??
I've been there too)

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3763296

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Digressing into (quite literally) deeper waters

Has anyone ridden the Morecambe Bay Byway??
That has several fords (long & deep)

I've run over the Bay, back in 2009, in the 'Cross-Bay Challenge' (my first 1/2 marathon)
VERY carefully waymarked by local fishermen, & no-one cut any corners

They alternate it, & times/dates are tide dependant
We ran from Flookburgh (South Cumbria) to Hest Bank (Lancashire) - coming ashore by the WCML level crossing

There are still signs there, warning not to drive on the sands (or were...)

Looking confident (I think) before the start


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1534998107175&set=a.1534996147126&type=3&theater


All that open sand............

 

[NorthernDave]

Some great images there

The other being, I guess, at Scarcroft??
I've been there too)

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3763296

Thanks - and yes, Scarcroft is the other one.
It's little more than a trickle a lot of the time and although it's local it's tucked away down a little lane that I haven't ridden down in ages - I'll have to make a visit there now!

 

[Grant Fondo]

[QUOTE="Richard A Thackeray,


Years before, it was even shallower
Local kids dammed it, downstream
A water damaged (scanned) print


Thats not a ford, its a vauxhall chevette!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

[QUOTE="Richard A Thackeray,


Years before, it was even shallower
Local kids dammed it, downstream
A water damaged (scanned) print


Thats not a ford, its a vauxhall chevette!

There's always one...……………...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Scofton again, bit fuller this time I didn't risk riding across today

 

[biggs682]

Woodford ford almost underneath the A14

 

[Deleted member 26715]

This is a canal run-off not 100% sure why it's also a ford, unless it was originally so the horses didn't have to cross the bridge.