1. A market has run in Settle since 1249 and still takes place every Tuesday. On one side of the Market Place are the six arches of the Shambles. The Town Hall was built in 1832, Ye Olde Naked Man dates back to 1663 and Ye Old Naked Woman is nearby in Langcliffe. The Victoria […]
Read More >1. Stainforth or ‘stony ford’ is named after the stepping stones across the river in the village. It was a prosperous farming community belonging to Sawley Abbey near Clitheroe. Signs of early fields can be seen on the terraces to the north of the village. In the 18th and 19th centuries the village became a […]
Read More >1. Several pubs in the area are called after the Craven Heifer. This was a real cow bred on the Duke of Devonshire’s estate at Bolton Abbey. She grew so big (312 stone, 11 feet long, 7 feet tall) that she was shown all over the country. A special doorway needed to be made to […]
Read More >This is a lovely walk from Settle, along green lanes, into an ancient woodland, and visits one of the world’s smallest art galleries. 3. Fantastic views over the River Ribble floodplain, known as the Long Preston Deeps. This area was once a huge lake and is now managed for wildlife – snipe, lapwing, curlew, redshank […]
Read More >Fantastic views of Ribblesdale the valley you are walking in and Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent, two of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. Victoria Cave was first excavated in Victorian times. Plenty of animal bones were found including hippos, narrow nosed rhinos, elephants and a spotted hyena, these all date back to a time when the climate was much […]
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Stainforth Village itself is situated on a terrace away from the river, on the banks of Stainforth Beck (stream). The seventeenth century packhorse bridge over the main River Ribble (reached over the main road and down to Little Stainforth) shows the village’s former importance as a stopping point on the packhorse route through the dales between […]
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