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Long Preston
A nursery rhyme, an ancient stoop and a lot of barns... Long Preston is an edge-of-the-Yorkshire-Dales village on the A65, a passing-through plac…Read more
Kiplin Hall
Do you like the servants’ quarters or the plush master bedrooms best when you visit a stately home? I love the small details of everyday life …Read more
Fell Ponies
Where can you find a quirky golf course, glorious fell ponies and a pub dedicated to motoring memorabilia? Ravenstonedale in the Upper Eden valle…Read more
Book Recommendations
Like to read? Some recommendations for books inspired by or set in the Yorkshire Dales. James Herriot’s series is of course best known, largely t…Read more
Buttertubs
Ever peered down into one of these enormous curious crevices? Their name is also the name of a famous windy and scenic road linking Hawes and Upp…Read more
Clapham
Natural beauty, world famous rescuers, wool champions and plant collectors: Clapham is a small, perfectly-formed Dales village that quietly goes …Read more
Film & TV Locations
Have you been to any of these film & TV locations in the Yorkshire Dales? Any others you've spotted? Channel 5's version of All Creatures Great a…Read more
Forgotten villages across the Dales
Heard of the lost or forgotten villages across the Dales? Seeing relics of buildings in the landscape or reading about legends of lost settlement…Read more
Folly over Sorrelsykes Park Hall
Have you ever spotted a rocket ship, giant pepper pot and guillotine standing on a limestone outcrop in the Yorkshire Dales? They're all stone fo…Read more