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Ripon Cathedral
There's a building on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales that's even older than the Kingdom of England: an intriguing Anglo-Saxon crypt, dating from…Read more
Masham
Bones in the market place, an odd name, plenty of beer, sheep and creative people - where? Masham - it’s ‘peculier’… The ‘peculier’ b…Read more
"Oreo" Cows
Have you noticed there are more 'Oreo' cows in the fields? Farmers who keep 'belties' seem to be incredibly passionate about them. Belted Gallowa…Read more
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
Hidden Charms in Settle
How well do you know Settle? Appearances can be deceptive: it's much more than simply the collection of attractive shops and historic buildings c…Read more
West Scrafton
What secrets does blink-and-you’ll-miss-it West Scrafton hold? James Herriot links, one of the tiniest but most perfect village greens in the Dal…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
Kettlewell
Do you remember when the Calendar Girls film first came out, introducing many people to Kettlewell and surrounding area for the first time? I can…Read more
Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival
Ever seen the curious creatures at Kettlewell? They've appeared in mid-August every year now for 30 years... You can now find scarecrow festivals…Read more