One of the first signs of Spring in the Yorkshire Dales is the 'cur-lee' sound of the curlew. 

It's an incredibly evocative sound - conjuring up the …

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Ever thought about the origin of games played in traditional English pubs? Some are centuries old and even the ones we think of as being very English …

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Carperby isn’t a very well-known place but it’s certainly got more than its fair share of stories and interesting connections.

If you wander into the…

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Can you say 'Appletreewick' like a local? It sounds like it belongs in a children’s picture book, the sort of place that magically appears and disappe…

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Have you been to Kettlewell? Perhaps you recognise it from the popular film - The Calendar Girls? It was used as the location for the village of Knape…

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There's an annual event in a tiny Yorkshire Dales hamlet that's so special the Wall Street Journal even wrote about it! It takes place at the histor…
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You could easily drive through Kilnsey in Wharfedale and barely realise you've been to the village, but you're very unlikely to miss its most distinct…

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You may recognise this place? It's a tiny hamlet packed with interest, right in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales. Perhaps you've seen it on TV, or wa…

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How are you feeling? Fresh-faced and motivated, or maybe in need of a little cobweb-brushing? Amanda Brown suggests a walk to the summit of Buckden Pi…

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