Following the Great Asby road out of the village, the trail soon turns off across Ravenstonedale and around the bird watcher’s paradise of Sunbiggen Tarn, familiar with anyone who has done The Coast to Coast. From Tarn Moor you follow wall lines up over Great Kinmond with great views, before dropping down through Clockeld Farm onto a lane into Great Asby. Follow a minor road to Howe Slacks then follow Scale Beck to Rutter Force waterfall and associated mill. The trail then follows The Hoff Beck to the hamlet of Hoff and onwards to Bandley Bridge. Crossing over stiles you then climb away from the Beck passing over fields and at the top of a hill you will see Appleby Castle with the Pennines in the background. An enclosed lane brings one out at the walls around Appleby Castle and you enter Appleby by the High Cross at the top of Boroughgate. Appleby is at the heart of the lush Eden Valley and is one of the loveliest towns in the north of England. It was transferred from Scotland to England in 1092, but continued to suffer attacks from the Scots and was all but destroyed in 1388. The picturesque street of Boroughgate, with some interesting old buildings, is at the heart of the town and links the well-preserved Norman Castle with the fine medieval Church of St. Lawrence. The castle is a motte and bailey type of the 12th century, the eastern part was re-built in the mid-fifteenth century by Lord Clifford and later in the seventeenth century, restored by Lady Anne Clifford. You can see Lady Anne's tomb in the parish church of St. Lawrence. Visit Appleby in June and experience the atmosphere of the three-hundred-year-old Horse Fair. Traditionally the fair was an annual event where Gypsies gathered to sell their horses, also a meeting place where they congregated from all over the country.