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Buckden Pike
A bracing walk + sweeping views + a nice sit down = perfect day. Climb to the summit of Buckden Pike and you can now enjoy a new dry-stone seat a…Read more
Compass Point Above West Scrafton
I learnt a new word today: 'Ground truthing'. I think it means to compare what you think you know, maybe from written information, with what is a…Read more
Curious names for places
Which place names make you smile? Whenever we’re heading over to Settle, my very tolerant husband has to put up with me gleefully snickering as I…Read more
Dog statue at Garsdale station
Why is there a much-loved statue of a dog at Garsdale station? The station straddles the Yorkshire/Cumbrian border and is on the famous Settle Ca…Read more
Details of the Past
How much do you notice when you're wandering around? There are so many details we take for granted, that give so many clues to the past. Here are…Read more
Ghosts
You may have driven by this ancient, beautiful (& haunted - more on that below...) building without knowing - it's just off the A59 near Bolton A…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
Expressions Connected to Sheep, Wool and Textiles
Ever been 'on tenter hooks', 'had the wool pulled over your eyes' or 'got down to brass tacks'? We’re still using many expressions connected to s…Read more
Airton and Kirkby Malham
A watery grave, literary greats, triple-stocks, great food & calm: all these are to be found in a small area between Airton and Kirkby Malham. Ki…Read more