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An unusual thatched barn in the Yorkshire Dales
What has a thatched barn got to do with a reservoir? If you wander along the path fringing Grimwith (pronounced Grim’ath) Reservoir, you’ll come to …Read more
Coldstones Cut: impossible to describe so just go!
What makes a perfect outing with family and friends? I think there are several key ingredients: a walk so everyone can get out into the fresh air bu…Read more
Fountains Abbey
How well do you know this place? Do you associate it with a vast and rich business empire? It's a large site so not all visitors manage to find the …Read more
Signs of Nidderdale's past - former lead mines
With names like Prosperous and Providence, the former mines near Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale National Landscape sound as th…Read more
If you go into the woods - big surprise
If you venture into the woods near Ilton & Masham, you're sure of a big surprise... a Stonehenge-like structure known as Druids' Temple. It's a curi…Read more
Pateley Bridge
One of the joys of exploring the Yorkshire Dales is that every village and market town feels different and has its own special charms. Pateley Br…Read more
Hecklers in Smelthouses
Have you heard of the Hecklers of Smelthouses? Neither had I until Amanda Brown wrote this! There was a lot of heckling in the Nidderdale hamlet of …Read more