Grewelthorpe in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty
Grewelthorpe, again where does the name originate from? To quote ‘the name Grewelthorpe derives from the words Gruel and Thorpe, Gruel being a family name and thorpe meaning "outlying farmstead", the village is also
Thornton Rust in Wensleydale, the Yorkshire Dales
Thornton Rust, where does that name come from? Apparently the village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book and you can find out more on Wikipedia. A peaceful village with small greens in front of most of the cottages, a linear village looking down towards the river Ure on its way through Wensleydale.
Visit Masham, an interesting town on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale AONB
Have you ever visited Masham? Situated just on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty it’s a visit not to be put off any longer! If you’ve been you’ll know all about the
Bainbridge in Wensleydale in the glorious Yorkshire Dales
Bainbridge in Wensleydale, just four miles east of Hawes, goes back to Roman times, and probably beyond, with traces of these times still visible with a roman fort, the outline of which can be seen even though the stones
Askrigg, Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
Askrigg is known to many still by its association with the very popular television programme All Creatures and Small. A village of many parts you could say, historic St Oswald’s seemingly placed in the centre for all
Middleham in Wensleydale, the Yorkshire Dales
Now famous for its racehorses, although they been based here for 300 years, Middleham has been in existence since the Roman era and the castle which dominates the town, from 1190. We’ve all heard of Richard III, he
Hard at work! West Burton village cross
Couldn't resist capturing these two hard at work on the village cross when walking down the green in West Burton. The village cross was originally built in 1820 and I would think has seen many changes in the inhabitants
April in West Burton in the Yorkshire Dales
5th April and it's a lovely sunny morning, again, good to be out walking here in West Burton in the Yorkshire Dales, can see for miles. Come and join us, we'd love to see you. Stay in one of our lovely cottages, bring
West Burton in the glorious Yorkshire Dales
I wondered if perhaps it might be a good idea to focus on individual villages in the Yorkshire Dales and venturing further to Nidderdale even and look more closely as to what each has, a bit of history (if possible!)
Snowdrops in West Burton
It's just a start but don't you feel that spring must be on it's way and that the winter is passing when snowdrops make their appearance. Here they are in January just at the entrance to West Burton by Walden Beck as
