Quote: On a recent short break in Ripon, and having a liking for cathedrals as I do, I took the time to visit Ripon Cathedral with my partner.Located just five minutes walk from the market square area of Ripon town… Read More

Quote: Viewed from the riverbank Knaresborough resembles a chaotic patchwork of colourful buildings clinging precariously to the sides of the gorge rising steeply from the River Nidd. As I discovered it has much to… Read More

Quote: This is one of my three favourite dales [I include the upper part called Langstrothsdale when I say this] in my favourite county of England. There are two roads from Wensleydale, both highly scenic which go up… Read More

Quote: This is a RHS [Royal Horticultural Society] garden planted in heavy clay soil on a sloping site with a stream running through - and it's great! It includes three national collections; rhubarbs, ferns and… Read More

Quote: Fountains Abbey was founded in the 12th century by a group of Benedictine monks in search of a simple life who became Cistercians. Like most monastic buildings in England, it was dissolved in the 16th century. … Read More

Quote: Swaledale, like Wharfedale, is one of my favourites. I shall only look at the part from Keld to Easby Abbey, just below Richmond. Pretty well any road you choose from Wensleydale to hit Swaledale from… Read More

Quote: John Street is the perfect place to go for a night out, boasting five bars, each with their own appeal. VNU, right at the top of the street, is a quiet place which offers Miller on tap and cheap cocktails. … Read More

Quote: There are some smaller dales that are well worth visiting. By virtue of the fact that they are shorter or that their rivers are only tributaries they rely more on natural scenery and less on towns or major … Read More

Quote: Skipton chooses for itself the title 'Gateway to the Dales.' I think of it as the gateway to Wharfedale, and I think of Settle, Hawes and Richmond as gateways to other parts of the Dales. More even than the… Read More

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