Went early so the beach to ourselves ( sadly no wild swimmers to watch) 13yr old disappointed that we had to walk back down!!( along pennine bridle way up but straight back down) but lunch at the shep

It's not a beach like the newspapers make out, it's a reservoir on top of a moor, with free roaming livestock because it's common grazing land. Cows like to gather on the small patch of sand, be min..