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readied is the Dungeon Ghyll Inn. At this inn 

 clean and comfortable sleeping accommodation may 

 be had. The Milbeck farm is nearly a mile further 

 on, and, as it is nearer to Dungeon Ghyll, it affords 

 the more convenient resting place for visitors who 

 merely wish to see the fall, and who do not object 

 to a homely meal. 



From whichever resting place the travellers 

 choose, there is one thing to be done without 

 doubt ; — to visit Dungeon Ghyll. As for the rest, 

 this place is the point of departure in various di- 

 rections, among three of which the traveller must 

 make his choice. 



Strangers who arrive untired, generally go to 

 the Ghyll while their ham and eggs are preparing. 

 There are guides at the inn always in readiness to 

 accompany the party; the path is, however, well 

 marked. After leaving the house and ascending 

 for a short distance, a turn to the right leads 

 towards the stream. In starting from Milbeck 

 farm, the green path on the hill side 



D M^r wil1 be pointed out : and the tra- 

 veller must take care not to make for 

 the waterfall he sees in front. The path he wants 

 tends to the left, till he reaches a fence and 

 gate, when it turns sharp to the right ; after which 

 there is no possibility of losing the way. It pre- 

 sently joins the stream from the force, which leads 

 up into a dark fissure, — " Dungeon " and "■ Ghyll " 

 both meaning a fissure. There is a, well-secured 

 ladder, by which ladies easily descend to the mouth 

 of the chasm ; and when they have caught sight of 

 the fall, they can please themselves about scrambling 

 any further. There is the fall in its cleft, tumbling 



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