Kirkby Lonsdale & the Lune Valley

With buildings dating back hundreds of Intersecting these fells is the peaceful years clustered around a narrow cobbled valley of Barbondale. Visit The street and market square, Kirkby Lonsdale Churchmouse café and village store in the is an historic town with lots to interest village of Barbon for tempting delights visitors. and speciality cheeses. The spectacular span of Devil’s Bridge has Heading north, the Lune a riverside picnic area and famous snack gorge forms a natural wagon. A well-known viewpoint over the pass between the River Lune, Ruskin’s View, was painted by Howgills and the Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery the renowned eighteenth century Lake District raises hundreds of pounds each landscape artist J M W Turner. fells. year to support the Pennine Way through sales of its official beer - The original strong room in the old bank You can still the popular amber ale Pennine (now visitor centre) on the main street has see evidence Ambler. Find it at many pubs along become The Vault, a fascinating story of the old the national trail - which enters bank. Safety deposit boxes hold films railway line the National Park at Gargrave about characters and stories from the which once and exits at the famous area’s past and present - a great way to linked Clapham Tan Hill Inn. start your visit. to Tebay in a number of dramatic The wild and exposed fells of Middleton, viaducts which span Barbon, Leck and Casterton further up the The 14th century Devil’s Bridge crosses the Lune the valley. Once a bustling valley hide a secret. The longest cave railway junction town, Tebay is now a system in Britain, The Three Counties, i convenient stopping point, making it a More information can be found at stretches 89km under Yorkshire, Lancashire good base for walkers and cyclists. www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk and Cumbria.

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Located in the Market Square at the heart of the gorgeous old town of Kirkby Lonsdale, this elegant Georgian townhouse hotel provides luxury accommodation and dining within easy walking distance of the town’s most popular attractions – including the famous Ruskin’s View.

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Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 47 Settle, Ingleton & the Three Peaks Adventure and skills for all • Caving at all levels • Guided Walks & • Climbing & Three Peaks The market town of Settle - home to the Abseiling • Team Building world’s oldest music hall and an eclectic • Navigation Skills • Mountain Biking mix of cafés and outdoor suppliers - is synonymous with the famous Settle- 01729 824455 • [email protected] Carlisle Railway. www.yorkshiredalesguides.co.uk The historic line winds its way across the western Dales, crossing a series of stunning viaducts - including Ribblehead (completed in 1874) - and passing through the 1½ mile long Blea Moor tunnel. Both are incredible feats of Victorian engineering. Not far from Settle along the A65 is The Courtyard with its artisan shops and café- brassiere, and a few miles on you’ll find The Courtyard Dairy with its cheese shop, café and museum. Yorkshire’s stunning Three Peaks - Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent - dominate the landscape and offer some fantastic walking. From the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, in An imposing, 11 arched viaduct overlooks our own workshops in Settle, we have been the village of Ingleton. The lovely Ingleton helping our clients create beautiful home Waterfalls Walk starts here. interiors for over thirty years This area is known for its extensive network of caves and fine limestone scenery, which you can explore with Yorkshire Dales Guides, or celebrate by joining in the annual Overground Underground Festival.

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48 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Ingleborough Cave, reached from Attermire Scar is a good climb. For cyclists, 2020 will see a series of special events Clapham with its pubs and tearooms, is there are some super rides to tackle, celebrating the life and work of linked to the famous pothole of Gaping including the 10 mile Settle Loop which Clapham’s famous son, plant collector Gill. Britain’s longest show cave - White forms part of the Pennine Bridleway. and writer Reginald Farrer. Scar - sits at the foot of Ingleborough on the road between Ingleton and Hawes. i Brought up at Ingleborough Hall, the Visit www.thisisingleton.co.uk limestone landscapes of Reginald’s The waterfalls of Stainforth Force and and www.visitsettle.co.uk for more childhood inspired a love of exploration Catrigg Force make great walks and information. and a passion for plants that could survive in rocky environments. Following university, he travelled to Europe and Asia in search of new alpine species and some of his finds can be now be seen around the village and along the nature trail dedicated to him. Reginald’s famously eccentric solution to the problem of planting on the rocky outcrop across the lake was to pack his seeds into a shotgun, row a boat close by, and fire them towards the cliffs in the hope that they would find a fertile resting place. Find out more about Reginald Farrer and the picturesque 1.3 mile Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail at www.ingleboroughcave.co.uk

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Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 51 Starry, starry night

There are four official Dark Sky Discovery Sites at Hawes and Malham National Park Centres, Buckden National Park car park, and Tan Hill Inn. Open to the public, accessible to all abilities, and with car parking and other facilities on site, they offer a grandstand view of the starry sky in all its glory. Watching the calendar is essential to knowing when the best times are to go stargazing, with the lunar cycle and of course the weather being key factors. It’s easiest to see the stars if there Try to avoid looking at is no Moon, so look out for any lights as it can take the new Moon phases. up to 20 mins for your night vision to come back!

Starry sky over Malham Tarn (Chris Werrett) When was the last time you stood still conditions are right, as well as the and looked up at the night sky? International Space Station travelling at 17,000mph overhead. Gazing up in the dark at the stars and imagining a tantalising world beyond is Even if you only have a set of binoculars a great way to put the daily hustle and or a simple telescope it is possible to bustle in perspective. pick out details on heavenly bodies that would be invisible from a city. With large expanses completely free from light pollution, Yorkshire Dales Be patient. As your eyes adjust to the National Park is a very special place to darkness, the more you will see. And experience a truly dark sky and start wear warm clothing as clear nights your stargazing adventure. are also the most chilly! On a clear night it is possible to see the For tips on viewing the sky at night, Milky Way as well as the planets and and what to look for and when, pick meteors - and not forgetting our Moon. up our ‘Stargazing’ leaflet from You could see as many as 2,000 stars, National Park Centres or visit pick out the red glow of Mars or the www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/stargazing finer details of constellations such as Orion the Hunter. You might even catch the brilliant dancing glow of the Northern Lights, when activity and The best time to view the stars is from mid-August through to early May. A great excuse - if you needed one! - to visit the Dales in autumn and winter. Winter is the best time to see star clusters and constellations, spring is best for planets, and autumn is best for the Milky Way.

Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Park - together with Nidderdale AONB, teamed up to hold our fifth annual Dark Skies Festival in February 2020. Read more about this thrilling celebration of our sky at night - with full moon trail rides, mobile planetarium, rocket making, dark sky themed menus and much more - at www.yorkshiredales. org.uk/dark-skies-festival. And keep your (owl) eyes peeled for news of next year’s event! Yours to explore!

This year’s Tour de With miles of glorious rights of way, Yorkshire features a ‘Three brilliant climbing, two National Trails Peaks Stage’ on 1 May which will and the longest cave system in Britain, take the world’s top riders right the Yorkshire Dales is a fantastic place through the National Park. Rolling to get outdoors. out from Skipton, they will race past Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and There are opportunities for everyone Whernside, before climbing the world to breathe deeply and indulge in a famous Buttertubs Pass. relaxing riverside picnic or take a stroll. You don’t have to be an adrenaline For more information and the jujunkie to enjoy what this stunning 841 best spots to watch, visit sqsquareuare miles has to offer - though there letour.yorkshire.com Pedal power are plplentyenty ooff opportunitiesop for you, too. From family-friendly valley bottom trails HeHeadad toto our website at to the challenging 210 km (130 mile) wwwww.yorkshiredales.org.uk/get-outdoorsw.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ Saddle up Yorkshire Dales Cycle Way, there is a to ffindind ououtt moremore.. huge range of routes for road cyclists. Horseriders have a network of over 900km of bridleways to try, a fantastic A network of minor roads and Step upup mixture of Roman roads, monastic mountain bike-friendly byways, highways, mining tracks and ancient bridleways and ‘green lanes’ cross the If walkswalks are what yyou’re after, then droving routes. area. And any effort to climb a hill is yoyou’veu’ve comecome to thet right place. always rewarded with a fabulous view! Find approved trekking centres, as TheThe NationalNational ParkP is criss-crossed with well as guidance on planning your Our dedicated website susuperbperb long distanced trails, including own route, at www.yorkshiredales. www.cyclethedales.org.uk will tell you the Coast to Coast, Dales Way, org.uk/horse-riding more, however you like to pedal. Pennine WayW and Pennine Bridleway, which cancan all be enjoyed as day walks. AnAndd thenthe there are the hills, including YorkYorkshire’sshi famous Three Peaks. Going underground One of the very special features of the Yorkshire Dales is its limestone scenery - FoForr ideasid and downloadable routes, above and below ground. There are three show caves for a first trip underground - go tot www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ White Scar, Ingleborough and Stump Cross Caverns - and if you are keen to see wawalking - and for shorter, more more you can team up with a guide on a true subterranean adventure. aaccessible options visit our ‘Miles without Stiles’ section. Find out more at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/caving

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54 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk best places to go. Or jump on the Little Wensleydale White Bus to Snaizeholme Red Squirrel Trail and see these native creatures making a comeback in their natural habitat. Wensleydale has a long history of dairying, so it’s no wonder that it’s home to the If you want to try something a bit Wenseydale Creamery, Hawes, source of different, visit Semerwater Alpaca Ambles, the world famous Wensleydale Cheese and take the animals for a gentle stroll which you can nibble in all its varieties in through this spectacular landscape with the tasting room. views of the largest natural lake in the Dales. Meanwhile for the big kid in Also in Hawes is family-run local business everyone there are hidden passages and Raydale Preserves - which offers the riddles to be solved at the mysterious The chance to tour the premises and try their Forbidden Corner. range of jams, chutneys and sauces - while Humble Pie Cookery Kitchen champions Wensleydale has spectacular waterfalls, quality local meats and dairy as part of its including the three-stepped Aysgarth Falls, brand new courses. Hardraw Force - the highest single-drop waterfall in England (pictured right), and Further along the dale at Thornton Rust, Cauldron Force at West Burton made the Harrison farming family - who were famous by the artist J M W Turner. the first farmer to introduce Jersey cows to the dale - have diversified into creating Jervaulx Abbey, located in a beautiful, delicious Wensleydale Ice Cream. They wooded setting by the River Ure, has an opened their new parlour this year in a ‘honesty box’ to help towards its upkeep. restored barn which you can visit. The Edwardian Rock Garden in Aysgarth, If you feel some exercise is in order after commissioned by local landowner Frank sampling these delights, visit Stage 1 Sayer-Graham (1859-1946), has such a The lovely village of Askrigg offers a Cycles - based at the Dales Countryside fascinating story that it is now Grade II wonderful selection of pubs and a Museum - for bike hire and advice on the listed. delicious new deli, The Bake-Well.

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Visit the Dales Countryside Museum online at www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk | 55 Masham has two famous breweries to CALL US visit - Black Sheep and Theakstons - and 07904 952815 Leyburn features The Garden Rooms at WENSLEYDALE Tennants, an arts venue and eatery. Enjoy peace and tranquillity whilst staying in our TREKKING beautiful, well equipped At medieval Bolton Castle you can learn Shepherd’s Hut. • Catering for all abilities about falconry, have a go at archery or Set in 1 acre wooded garden. • Trekking from one hour to a full day • Riding lessons tour the battlements, while in the lower Based in Askrigg, North Yorkshire DL8 3HZ • Children’s Pony Experiences and Pony Days dale Middleham has a superb castle Email: [email protected] • Riding Holidays with/without your own Horse www.thehutinthewoodaskrigg.com owned by Historic England. • Cottages available The vintage Wensleydale Railway starts at Gayle, nearby Redmire and offers passenger Yoredale Cottage Wensleydale services to Leeming Bar via Bedale, a great • Accommodation for 5 - day out in some beautiful countryside. 1 Double 1 Twin 1 single • Dogs welcome • 2 small enclosed gardens i • 7ˆwÉ-“>ÀÌ/6 Find out more at wensleydale.org, • The Pennine Way runs behind the cottage www.welcometoleyburn.co.uk and • 10 min walk into Hawes Tel: 01969 650 367 Mobile: 07919 184 850 www.visitmasham.com For further info, call 07774 824161 or email [email protected] www.wensleydaleequestrian.com

Open for lunch and The Contemporary art gallery in a dinner to residents converted chapel at the heart of and non residents White Wensleydale. Freshly cooked food Local Artists & Crafters. using local ingredients Rose Tea, Coffee & Cakes. wherever possible Weekly Workshops. Online Shop. Real Ales Chapel Gallery, Burtersett Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3NP 12 en-suite rooms Tel: 01969 667584 and B&B www.chapelgalleryhawes.com Dinner + B&B - please contact for prices

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Agricultural Show Explore the Yorkshire Dales on a self-guided The White Rose, Askrigg, walking holiday. Choose one of our walking routes North Yorkshire DL8 3HG Saturday 29 August 2020 or ask us to tailor-make a trip to your requirements. Tel: 01969 650515 7KH6KRZȴHOG/H\EXUQ [email protected] 01969 663838 [email protected] $7UDGLWLRQDO'DOHV$JULFXOWXUDO6KRZ www.thewhiterosehotelaskrigg.co.uk www.wensleydaleshow.org.uk www.muddybootswalkingholidays.com

Ramsay’s Fish & Chip Van Medieval Music Providing freshly fried fish and chips in the Dales on an evening in villages throughout the Dales since 1980. September iith-ikth 20jh Details of our regular routes on our Bolton Castle in Wensleydale website and on social media. Also available for private event hire - COLLING WELL COTTAGE weddings and parties. Near Leyburn (sleeps 2-4)

Lovely single-storey cottage set in owner’s delightful garden in Hunton, a pretty village with a shop, pub and village green play area. Only 15 mins from the A1(M) in beautiful countryside. Comfortable and well equipped with two en suite bedrooms and a castle full dedicated parking space. Prices: from £360 to £550 of music! Look up Ramsays fish and chip van on social media Contact: Maria on 01677 450742 www.ramsaysfishandchips.co.uk 3OXV$XJXVWWKDQGWKSP Email: [email protected] 07943 054838 The Medieval Tavern at Bolton Castle Website: www.collingwell.co.uk Music, Ales and Merriment!

56 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk BAA...R | KITCHEN | TOURS | SHOP

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Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 57 Reach your peak

Are you taking on the Yorkshire Dales Three Peaks Challenge in 2020? Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside are among the best known and popular hills in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and every year thousands come to reach the top of at least one, or to conquer all three. It’s FREE to do and you’ll receive some You don’t have to register to come and great information from us, including do the Three Peaks challenge. But by Whether it’s just you and your friends, or advice on how to plan your walk, a copy doing so you’ll show others that you are you’re organising a big charity walk, we’d of the Code of Conduct, and discounts on committed to minimising your group’s love to hear about it. Three Peaks merchandise and maps. impact on this special area, maximising the experience for all involved, and playing Just add your walk onto our registration You’ll also be able to browse the calendar your part in helping to look after site at 3peaks.yorkshiredales.org.uk and for all upcoming walks from other Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. let us know how many people are coming. organisers so that you can plan yours to avoid busier times and starting points.

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58 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk A very warm welcome awaits you at the Black Bull in Paradise Visitor Centre! Join a guided tour of the famous Masham Brewery, enjoy a pint (or two) of legendary ale in the Brewery Tap and pick up a ‘Peculier’ souvenir in the Gift hopS

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Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 59 Admission Dales Countryside Museum (ticket valid for 7 days) Adult £4.80 Concession £4.30 Under 16s FREE Groups of 10+ £4.30 Annual pass £9 Friend of the Museum annual subscription £10 Opening Daily 10am to 5pm Feb to Oct, 10am to 4.30pm Nov, 10am to 4pm Dec (closed Christmas Eve to Boxing Day). Discover the incredible story of the making. Climb aboard the train carriages Open weekends only 10am to 4pm Yorkshire Dales landscape - and the people and get crafty in the Creation Station. Jan. Last entry one hour before who shaped it - with a visit to the Dales closing time. Explore our outdoor trail, take a peek in Countryside Museum. the bughouse, and invent your own tales How to find us Housed in Hawes’s former Victorian in the storytelling chair. railway station, there are fun and Dales Countryside Museum, Browse our shop for ‘Distinctly Dales’ fascinating things for visitors of all ages Station Yard, Burtersett Road, products created by local artists and to see and do. Hawes, North Yorkshire, DL8 3NT makers. And, if you have Dales Get hands on with history and make connections, dip into your family history Anglo-Saxon brooches and Roman sweets. in our Research Room - expert help is on 01969 666210 Join us in the traditional farmhouse kitchen hand on Mondays and Wednesdays. [email protected] to learn about washday and butter Children visit FREE and, with our annual www.dalescountrysidemuseum.org.uk pass for adults, families can make the most 2020 Highlights of our drop in holiday activities. ¬ @dalesmuseum ( Join Hester Cox for printmaking workshops inspired by our vintage ­ dalesmuseum woodblock collection. ( Watch skilled craftspeople in action in our vibrant new textile gallery We are holding nearly 100 events in ( ‘Taste the Past’ at foody events 2020 from experience days to demos, with loads created just for kids. ( Enjoy industrial heritage talks Browse the ‘What’s On’ calendar on ( Discover the recently conserved pages 23 to 46 to find the one for Providence Mine water wheel you and your family. EXHIBITIONS IN 2020

28 February to 22 April 29 April to 06 July Teeswater Year: Farm, Reflections on Landscape Fleece, Fashion A joint show by artists Beverley and Peter Nidderdale-based photographer Melissa Hicks. Beverley reflects the stunning Peakman documented Teeswater sheep landscape of Malhamdale through her Swaledale,SwaledaleSwalwaledaleaalle and their breeders over 12 months in characteristic use of hieroglyphic mark Wensleydale and Wharfedale. Now fields, barns and show rings. Her often making, while Peter discovers its visual Hester has created new collagraphs, gritty images contrast with Yvonne Le secrets, working with the basic forces of monotypes and linocut prints, inspired Mare’s beautifully crafted, colourful his subject, its moods, light, rhythms and by Marie and the Dales landscape. feltwork, which transforms humble fleece atmosphere. into sophisticated stylish textiles. 13 Nov to 24 Jan 2021 (excluding 10 July to 09 November Christmas and mid week days in January) The View from the Fells: Passing through in the footsteps of Marie Hartley Barbara Murray and Paco Valera divide their time between the Yorkshire Dales Artist Hester Cox printed 127 wood and Spain and are inspired by the engraving blocks created by and woodlands on both doorsteps. Their bequeathed to the museum by historian, collection of prose-infused monochrome artist and Museum founder Marie Hartley. tree portraits is a powerful combination She then spent a year researching Marie’s of poetry and photography. Their work life and work, visiting the places written encourages people to give time to the about in three of Marie’s books: ‘passing through’ moments of reflection offered by woodlands: “Without trees, we cease to exist.” Refuel, recharge and relax at the Firebox Café and make the most of your visit to the Museum and Hawes. Did you know..? Our The café’s name refers to the firebox gold Viking ring was on a steam train - it not only fuelled discovered by a farmer the engine but was also where the digging a drainage ditchh crew prepared their bacon and eggs! near Sedbergh in 2008! Good to know Run by Stage 1 Cycles, it’s • Free WiFi also a bike shop, hire, õ • Pushchair and wheelchair friendly training and activity centre. Ƕ • Accessible by public transport. • Electric car charging point • Coach friendly - large group on-site catering and special ‘Experience Days’ can be arranged • Assistance dogs only • £1 discount on admission for one person with car parking ticket

Hawes National Park Centre is based at the Museum. Call in to find out all you need to know for your visit to the Yorkshire Dales.

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 61 WIN A WEEKEND BREAK FOR TWO IN THE BEAUTIFUL YORKSHIRE DALES!

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Terms & conditions: 1. Prize is 2 nights bed & breakfast accommodation in the National Park for up to 2 people to a maximum value of £250. 2. Entries to be received by 7 December 2020; draw will take place 11 December 2020. 3. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. 4. One entry per person. 5. Prize is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged. No cash alternative. 6. Prize to be taken before 31 December 2021. 7. Conditions apply. For full terms & conditions email [email protected] or call 0300 456 0030. Please note that your name and address will not be used for any future mailings by us or any third party.

62 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Say cheese! Dish of the Day Don’t miss out on a real local institution. Ramsay’s mobile fish and chip van has been part of the fabric of village life for the past 38 years. Larger than life characters, by the time they retired Dick and Pauline were serving the third generation of some families. With new owners, but a dedication to the tradition and importance of such a service in rural areas, the van continues to add to its weekly rounds, getting to know regulars and visitors, and adding new local products, such Think Yorkshire Dales with its lush valley Specialist shop The Courtyard Dairy, near as deep-fried Real Yorkshire dairy meadows, and you definitely think of Settle, includes a cheese museum. Owners Wensleydale cheese. one thing - cheese. Andy and Kathy Swinscoe champion Visit www.ramsaysfishandchips.co.uk independent farmhouse cheese-makers, Today’s burgeoning local cheese scene is to find out times and routes. many of whom still make by hand with thanks in part to the Cistercian monks unpasteurised milk from their own herds in who brought their fromage-making skills order to get the best depth of flavour. over from Normandy. They settled at And to wash it down? Each cheese is then aged to perfection in abbeys such as Jervaulx and Fountains back the Dairy’s maturing cheese room. Long the home of great beer, in the 11th century and started making Yorkshire has ale-lovers covered. Local Wensleydale - later to become the much- And then there is the Wensleydale to the National Park are Wensleydale loved nibble of Wallace and Gromit. Creamery in Hawes with its famous tasting Brewery in Leyburn, Yorkshire Dales room and visitor centre. On Saturday 12 Now, the iconic Yorkshire Wensleydale Brewery in Askrigg and Kirkby and Sunday 13 September, it will once cheese has been joined by a range of Lonsdale Brewery. again host the opening weekend of the Dales delights such as Stonebeck, now annual Yorkshire Dales Cheese If artisan gin is your thing, you’re in Swaledale, Ribblesdale, Thornby Moor, Festival in the National Park, with butter for a treat with locally-made tipples Richard III, Lacey’s, Yorkshire Blue and Fine and cheese making demonstrations, pairing from Yorkshire Dales Distillery, Masons Fettle. workshops, and over 30 local producers of and Whitakers, to name just a few. In And this has spawned a whole side cheese, bread, chocolate and much more 2018, Taplin & Mageean opened the industry with preserves, chutneys, gins, displaying their wares in the marquee. very first gin distillery in Wensleydale beers and accessories all being created beside a steam train parked at Get ready to sample the Dales on a plate… within the National Park. Leyburn station platform.

The Home Farmer naturally) - it might even stir up some childhood memories. Back in the early 1960s, Wensleydale had its own mobile milk-vending Follow ‘The Home Farmer’ on machine. Now, local farmers Ben, Adam Facebook to find out where and Sam Spence have re-introduced one the Home Farm Dairy Barn to the dale - and taken things up a will be setting up next. notch - in the form of a specially adapted horsebox. With so much mouth- Serving farm fresh milk daily to eager watering, quality produce on customers, they have also developed offer in the Dales, from meat their own raw milk cheese, Old Roan. from grass-fed livestock to So if you’re staying in the area, why not hand-churned dairy ice cream, we grab some free-range milk from the can’t cover it all here. Head to the Eat Spences’ herd of happy cows for your Drink Shop section of our website at breakfast (with the cream on top, www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ eat-drink-shop to satisfy your cravings.

Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 63 Market days Monday: Keighley (indoor), Kendal 2020 (indoor), Kirkby Stephen, Skipton, Thirsk Visit us for garden inspiration, exciting Tuesday: Bedale, Hawes, Kendal events, relaxing (indoor), Settle shopping and Bettys Café Tea Rooms Wednesday: Barnard Castle, Kendal (indoor and outdoor), Keighley (indoor), Knaresborough, Masham, A garden for Northallerton, Sedbergh, Skipton Thursday: Keighley (indoor), Kendal all seasons (indoor), Kirkby Lonsdale indoor & outdoor in the morning, Ripon Save 10% when you book online ½ Friday: Keighley (indoor), Kendal 1 miles from Harrogate, North Yorkshire rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr (indoor), Leyburn, Reeth, Skipton, RHS Registered Charity No: 222879/SC038262 Saturday: Keighley (indoor), Kendal (indoor and outdoor), Masham, Northallerton, Richmond, Skipton, Thirsk NEWBY HALL & GARDENS THE winner PERFECT garden FAMILY of the year DAY OUT 2020

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64 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Farmers & artisan markets NIDDERDALE Grassington (The Square) 4th Sunday of the month (March to November) SHOW Orton (Market Hall) 2nd Saturday of the month Bewerley Park, Pateley Bridge Sedbergh (Main St) 4th Saturday of the month (April to August), Monday 21st September 2020 plus 19 September Classes for Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses, Fur & Feather, Dry Skipton (Canal Basin) 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Stone Walling, Walking Sticks, Horticulture, Produce & Handicrafts, Dog Show and Sheep Dog Trials, Terrier Racing, Show Jumping, Trade Stands, Food and Craft Marquees, Cricket Match, Brass Bands For further details contact the Show Secretary: Mrs S Monk 01969 650129

www.nidderdaleshow.co.uk Email: [email protected] A traditional Dales Agricultural Show

LANDRACE COTTAGE In the lovely village of Carlton Miniott, 2 miles from Thirsk. Sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms. £300 to £515 per week including all linens, utilities and wifi. Local pub only 3 mins walk. Tel: 01845 525110 Email: [email protected] www.landracecottage.co.uk

New TV series of “All Creatures Great and Small” showing on Channel 5 in 2020 James Alfred Wight (James Herriot), became one of the most popular writers of the 20th Century. His books, a series of stories based on his experiences as a young veterinary surgeon working amongst the North Yorkshire farming community have sold in their millions world-wide. Their great success resulted in two feature films followed by the world TV series, ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ which is noted to be Yorkshire’s BEST TV Show EVER. His books still sell, the TV series is still played throughout the world, and thousands of visitors continue to flock to the World of James Herriot, (established in 1999 in his home town of Thirsk, North Yorkshire). There’s plenty for the whole family to enjoy at this excellent award-winning, all-weather attraction. A truly unique experience.

OPENING TIMES We’re open seven days a week! Nov to Feb: 10am - 4pm (last entry 3pm) Mar to Oct: 10am - 5pm (last entry 4pm) Closed: Dec 25th, 26th, & Jan 1st

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Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk | 65 For the last 15 years, peregrine falcons - the world’s Malhamdale fastest animal - have chosen to nest and raise their young at Malham Cove. With some of the best known A free viewing point set up by the RSPB has natural wonders in the National allowed visitors to study the antics of these Park, it’s not hard to see why fascinating birds through high powered Malhamdale has inspired artists, telescopes as they stoop for their prey. filmmakers and poets over the centuries. This year the viewpoint will be open on long weekends from April to July until the birds A short walk along good paths fly the nest. You might also catch a glimpse Exploring the gorge of Gordale Scar from Malham village - with its of the other wildlife - like little owls and busy National Park Centre, pubs woodpeckers - that also call new skill. Further down the valley you can and cafés - is the soaring limestone Malham Cove home. learn about the art of butchery and charcuterie ‘amphitheatre’ of Malham Cove. with Chris Wildman at Town End Farm Shop, and stock up on some great local produce. The top is reached by 400 stone steps climbing up the Cove’s left hand side - count them! i A stunning lunar landscape of limestone pavement awaits Visit www.malhamdale.com for further information. made up of clints (blocks) and grikes (fissures). For the makers of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 it was the perfect choice for a location shoot. Our Climate is in Crisis Above the Cove lies the highest natural lake in England. Tranquil Malham Tarn - Trees are our most alongside the ‘sooty’ marks on the Cove effective solution. face - is said to have inspired Charles Help us plant 100,000 Kingsley who wrote The Water Babies new broadleaf trees in while staying nearby. Take the boardwalk through the nature reserve and you may the Yorkshire Dales. just spot one of the rare water voles that together-for-trees.org were released here as part of a 015242 51002 reintroduction programme in 2017. The dramatic gorge of Gordale Scar - part of the Malham Landscape Trail that takes in all the key sites - is hemmed in by high cliffs. A waterfall emerges through a hole in the rock at its deepest point. Walking Charity No. 1061687. through woodland pungent with wild garlic in spring, you also pass Janet’s Foss, a gladed woodland waterfall and pool. Janet, the Queen of the Faeries, is said to live in the cave behind the falls. Back in the village blacksmith Annabelle Bradley designs and makes beautiful wrought ironwork in the old smithy and offers courses for those wanting to learn a

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66 | Visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Discover Swinton’s Heritage Gardens & Parkland • Amble with over 200 fallow deer • Stroll the working kitchen garden • Walk the listed parkland • Explore our lakes and ponds • Visit the owl and hawk aviary • Experience the bird watching hide

Visit The Terrace Restaurant & Bar From morning coffee and brunch, to Terrace lunch and dinner with cocktails. Food is served all day from the showcase kitchen into the bar, restaurant and terraced gardens. To book a table call us on 01765 680 950!

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In our Kitchens we make our own food, as you would make at home. In our Farmshops we're lucky enough to work with over 70 local producers within 30 miles.

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