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East Witton
I mentally gave out several awards as I mooched around East Witton. Most will have never spent any time there, yet it's so uplifting! Look at the…Read more
Ash
Oars, early cars, ladders, druids and magical properties: Let me introduce you to one of my favourite trees: an enormous and very old, knobbly - …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
Field names
Puck, Hurrack Raine and Traddock: did you know every field has a ‘secret’ name, handed down through generations over hundreds of years? The names…Read more
Arkengarthdale
It’s hard to imagine that this was once a hive of activity, that Arkengarthdale was ever full of the noise and bustle of lead mining. Imagine wal…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
What on earth are polished granite curling stones doing in Pateley Bridge?
Curling stones, electric hair curling machines and butter churns What on earth are polished granite curling stones doing in Pateley Bridge?…Read more
Gayle Mill
You might not associate the Yorkshire Dales with industry, yet the area was once full of mills of every description. Most of them are long gone, …Read more
Hawes
If there was a 'capital of the Yorkshire Dales', where do you think it would be? Hawes would be a strong contender. Hawes is a perfect starting p…Read more