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What simple, ancient symbol can you find in many Dales villages and market towns? Most of us walk past them without a second glance, yet they're …Read more
Just an illusion? Visitors enjoy photographing picture-perfect Staithes but not everyone realises some of it isn't real! Slow down, look a little…Read more
Booze, Jingling Pot, Great Fryupdale, Blubberhouses: what's the original of these & other curious North Yorkshire place names? There's a fair amo…Read more
This is a very special place, and perfect spot to understand why we say 'sleep tight'. Most people drive through Bilsdale barely noticing its tre…Read more
We often ignore the history beneath our feet, trampling over curious stories & hard work of the past. You might have occasionally spotted some gr…Read more
I thought it was a quite recent thing to tell everyone to drink plenty of water so was interested to spot this in the tiny hamlet of Lofthouse. I'm …Read more
Heard of the powerful & mysterious Knights Templar? Between Swinithwaite & Aysgarth on the A684 is a little known site, whic…Read more
Your theories on this curious landmark? It's Nine Standards Rigg, an odd and distinctive landmark overlooking Kirkby Stephen on the edge of…Read more
Walk along a green lane in the Yorkshire Dales and tread in the footsteps of Romans, drovers and ancient traders.
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