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Outdoors & Landscapes
Fords to a gentle adventure
Fords like this one near Masham can seen quite magical: there's a sense of adventure and slight jeopardy crossing the river, not entirely knowing…Read more
9 ways to exhaust children & have fun yourself
9 ways to exhaust some children & have fun yourself: 1. Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival - celebrating 30 years, bigger and better than ever b…Read more
How many dales are there in the Yorkshire Dales?
You would think that in an area known as the 'Yorkshire Dales', where the dales themselves are the main attraction, that some one would be able to t…Read more
Salt of the earth - and footpaths
Are you worth your salt? A ‘salt of the earth’ character or do you ‘take things with a pinch of salt’? Read on to find out why we use those expressi…Read more
The Thornborough Henges
Looking for a very different walk? There's a very special place, not very well-known, despite it being one of England's most significant and myst…Read more
Ruskin’s View
I bet the great Victorian painter John Ruskin would have had a lively debate with author James Herriot about what constituted England’s best view…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
Curlews - heralding Spring
One of the first signs of Spring in the Yorkshire Dales is the 'cur-lee' sound of the curlew.  It's an incredibly evocative sound - conjuring up …Read more
Kettlewell and the Calendar Girls
Have you been to Kettlewell? Perhaps you recognise it from the popular film - The Calendar Girls? It was used as the location for the village of Kna…Read more