Opposite Allmans Heath Cottages follow the public footpath east towards Swineshaw Reservoir, following the dry-stone wall, the reservoir is enclosed by another dry-stone wall, follow the wall (south-east or anti-clockwise) around the reservoir.
Allmans Heath Cottages are now holiday lets, the converted Smithy has a grass heather and bilberry roof. The adjacent house is also a holiday let The Byre, a byre being a shelter for cows.