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Dry stone walls
I love this wall! There are over 5000 miles of dry stone walls in the Yorkshire Dales, one of the Yorkshire Dales' most distinctive features, and…Read more
Sheep-formed landscapes and buildings
6000 years, sheep, monks, parliament and milk: sheep have influenced our language, laws, and finances. Records show that wool was bought and sold…Read more
Woolly Wonders
Wool's such a fantastic, sustainable material. Laura Rosenzweig is an artisan weaver, previously with a studio in Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales an…Read more
Origin of pub games
Ever thought about the origin of games played in traditional English pubs? Some are centuries old and even the ones we think of as being very Englis…Read more