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Here you will will you Here Street. Silver off Centre, Dales Reeth the in Yorkshire, locations for such films as Ivanhoe and and Ivanhoe as films such for locations Yorkshire, in high quality, beautifully beautifully quality, high Reeth and the fascinating community of craftspeople in in craftspeople of community fascinating the and Reeth only have enjoyed some of the most splendid scenery scenery splendid most the of some enjoyed have only are dedicated to creating creating to dedicated are of the Dales and through Low Row to the village of of village the to Row Low through and Dales the of By the time you have returned to Hawes you will not not will you Hawes to returned have you time the By and copper. All of them them of All copper. and Gunnerside, known in lead mining days as the Klondike Klondike the as days mining lead in known Gunnerside, Burtersett Gallery. Burtersett the visit not why Hawes Follow the road beside the River Swale through through Swale River the beside road the Follow wax, rope and even felt felt even and rope wax, television series was filmed. On your way back to to back way your On filmed. was series television and glass, clay and candle candle and clay glass, and Art Gallery,Craft Shop and Cafe. and Shop Gallery,Craft Art small’ will want to visit Askrigg where much of the the of much where Askrigg visit to want will small’ - woods and wools, metal metal wools, and woods - The Old School School Old The and Woollens Swaledale with Muker, Devotees of James Herriot’s ‘All creatures great and and great creatures ‘All Herriot’s James of Devotees a wide variety of materials materials of variety wide a across Swaledale brings you to the charming village of of village charming the to you brings Swaledale across and the National Park Centre. Park National the and Pass. An exhilarating drive with its spectacular view view spectacular its with drive exhilarating An Pass. artists working in and with with and in working artists Continue west to the nearby renowned Aysgarth Falls Falls Aysgarth renowned nearby the to west Continue Leaving Hardraw the road climbs up and over Buttertubs Buttertubs over and up climbs road the Hardraw Leaving They are a diverse band of of band diverse a are They . Pottery Cat The course, of and, Green extensive village of West Burton with its hidden waterfall, waterfall, hidden its with Burton West of village Andrea Hunter’s ‘Focus on Felt”. Felt”. on ‘Focus Hunter’s Andrea Dales, the in gallery windswept moorland. windswept miles further on, the B6160 leads to the picturesque picturesque the to leads B6160 the on, further miles highest waterfall in England and the only Felt workshop/ Felt only the and England in waterfall highest A few few A . Candles Rose White visit and church stately great sweeping fells and and fells sweeping great From Hawes follow the valley to Hardraw, home of the the of home Hardraw, to valley the follow Hawes From Drive west along the A684 through Wensley with its its with Wensley through A684 the along west Drive tumbling waterfalls, waterfalls, tumbling contemporary craft work in the area. area. the in work craft contemporary Middleham - ancient guardians of Wensleydale. of guardians ancient - Middleham pastoral riverside villages, villages, riverside pastoral which celebrates traditional and and traditional celebrates which Museum Dales the as and the historic castles - Bolton and and Bolton - castles historic the and Cafe and Shop in a unique countryside of of countryside unique a in ) as well well as ) Pottery Wensleydale The and Ropemakers Shear Wensleydale Wensleydale Shear the find can you where Arrathorne Dales, finding inspiration inspiration finding Dales, Outhwaite’s Outhwaite’s ( workshops craft different of number a down to Finghall, Bedale and Leeming Bar. Nearby is is Nearby Bar. Leeming and Bedale Finghall, to down live and work in the two two the in work and live town of Hawes, home of Wensleydale Cheese and and Cheese Wensleydale of home Hawes, of town up to Redmire or or Redmire to up Railway Wensleydale the on travel Many arts and craftspeople craftspeople and arts Many A tour of the Dales could begin in the busy little market market little busy the in begin could Dales the of tour A You can can You Shop. Sheep Longwool Wensleydale The 2 1 Crafts Art Trail & Wensleydale & Swaledale Local Information Tourist Information Centres Accommodation in both Wensleydale and Swaledale may be booked at the following centres: Aysgarth 01969 662910 M6 North Darlington & Penrith A66 Hawes 01969 666210 Carlisle A1 North Arts Crafts Kirkby Stephen Muker Reeth Richmond B6270 Reeth 01748 884059 Garsdale A684 A684 Hawes Leyburn A6108 Doctors B6160 Northallerton Ribblehead West Burton Lancaster A1 South Aysgarth 01969 663222 M6 South Settle Skipton York Swaledale Hawes 01969 667200 & Leyburn 01969 622391 Reeth 01748 884396 Wensleydale Market Hawes Tuesday Unique inspiration in a unique environment Leyburn Friday M6 North Penrith A66 Darlington Reeth Friday Carlisle A1(M) North Banks Kirkby Stephen Hawes Barclays Leyburn Barclays Muker Reeth Richmond Some basic banking services including cash withdrawals are also provided at the local Post Offices in Reeth, Hawes, Thoralby and Leyburn. B6270 To find out where to stay, where to eat and what Garsdale to do in Wensleydale & Swaledale please visit A684 A684 www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Hawes Leyburn A6108 B6160 Northallerton Helping to support your local crafts by Ribblehead West Burton promoting workshop visits, we would Lancaster A1(M) South Arts& welcome other craftspeople in the area. M6 South Settle Skipton York Leaflet contact for Swaledale: Mike Evershed Crafts 01748 884926 Leaflet contact for Wensleydale: Swaledale& Jennie White Access to the Northern Dales Wensleydale 01969 623544 By Road The Northern Dales are remarkably easy to get to, being flanked by the A1(M) to the east, the A66 to the north and the M6 to the west. By Rail The nearest mainline railway stations are Darlington and Northallerton on the East Coast Line and Garsdale on the Leeds - Settle - Carlisle Railway Line. National Rail enquiries (train times and fares): 08457 48 49 50 Wensleydale Railway Service between Redmire and Leeming Bar. For information telephone: 01677 42 58 05 or visit www.wensleydalerail.com By Bus or Coach The nearest National Express bus stops in Darlington. Details of other local services into and around the Dales are available at Dalesbus.org and from Tourist Information Centres. Bus routes, times and fares - 0871 200 22 33 01/2018 Swaledale The Old School Fleece The Nutmeg Graculus The Threshing Shear 1 Woollens 1 Art Gallery & 2 2 Company 2 Sculptures 2 Barn 3 Wensleydale Muker Muker Reeth Reeth Reeth Reeth Arrathorne Craftshop A Reeth Dales Centre Workshop A Reeth Dales Centre Workshop A Reeth Dales Centre Workshop Shop and Cafe Find a unique collection of locally produced and ethically spun Swaledale & Wensleydale yarns in soft natural country colours available in handknitted and handframed sweaters, cardigans, gloves, hats, scarves and socks. We also stock Craft Workshop & Home Watch our flock of rare breed Wensleydale sheep sheepskin rugs, slippers and of Spinning, Weaving & graze in the fields surrounding our tearoom and shop. gloves in our Village based With skills appreciated by artists and engineers alike, Dyeing. Three generations are involved in the production of cottage shop. Michael Kusz transforms recycled metals into an yarn and hand-made garments, selling their raw “Craft Courses” Held in our 20 mins from Reeth & Hawes. exclusive range of indoor/outdoor sculpture. Featured fleece, locks and tops and run workshops on in private and public collections worldwide, his often peaceful workshop in Reeth. I am also available to run spinning, knitting, felting and crochet. We are open every day. Showcasing a diverse range of regional and British The Nutmeg Company specialises in three humorous studio pieces are created in small batches Fleece is an artists’ co-operative selling a wide courses for craft, spinning, weaving, felt, embroidery art and crafts, including: original paintings, feltwork, range of hand-made crafts, from felt, to ceramics, dimensional cross stitch pieces and sells kits to of unique and numbered individual works. Opening Times Opening Times make greeting cards, Christmas decorations, groups & guilds. “Craft Gallery” is full of equipment, photography, ceramics, metal-work, jewelry and April - December: Open every day toiletries, set within Muker’s 19th century grammar textiles, watercolours, stained glass, jewellery, silk miniature houses, keepsake boxes and more. Also featuring the shamanic work of guest sculptor materials and a varied selection of handmade inspirational textile crafts. Our speciality is hand dyed March - October 10am - 5pm. school and walled garden; a place to relax and enjoy painting and much more.