Midweek Marauders : From Ossett to Dewsbury

Wednesday 10th May 2023 From Ossett to Dewsbury

Today’s outing was a re-run of an adventure undertaken a few weeks previous, this time Colin ,Dave and Malcolm will make the trip along with Derek and John.

Their intention is to all meet up at Ossett bus station at around 11 o’clock, collect a picnic lunch from a local shop ie Couplands , then begin the 4 mile walk towards the town of Dewsbury, which nestles in the valley bottom some hundred and odd meters below their starting point.

The weather conditions were favourable to start off with but would eventually change some time later. The rain clouds could be seen far off in the distance as the lads slowly walked along through the pleasant countryside enjoying the splendid 360 degree view.

At one point the pathway took us close by Derek’s home and a wave from Sandra his wife , could be observed from an upstairs window.

This was a interesting and nostalgic adventure for Colin, has he had lived in this particular location some years ago, some memories of this came flooding back for him. In one particular spot we spent a few moments reading and studying some display boards that had been placed along our route, they depicted scenes and historical facts about the Railway Station that once existed at a location named Earlsheaton. As we looked skyward at this point, rain was undoubtedly going to fall imminently and did so, luckily for us lads the old railway tunnel was just a short distance away so we were able to take cover and shelter from the downpour.

Upon reaching the other end of the tunnel we took time to consume our sandwiches etc before continuing our journey on towards Dewsbury and the Leggers pub situated in the canal basin and wharf area, the rain had begun to fall again so the pub provided us with a useful resting place and time for a cuppa and study who were the artist’s singing songs provided in the background music, a little assistance from the barmaid came to our rescue however. After a short while the rain seemed to ease off , time to complete our adventure has we made our way to both the bus and railway stations here in Dewsbury.