Swaledale’s beautiful wildflower meadows
I’m just back from walking the Herriot Way, a 52 mile hike through Wensleydale and Swaledale. Doing the walk in late May we were blessed...
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timbarber
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Muker Literary Institute – a place of Victorian self-improvement in Swaledale
On my Yorkshire Dales tours, I often drive along the many traditional Yorkshire villages along Swaledale. Small quaint stone cottages,...
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timbarber
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Buttertubs Pass & The Buttertubs - What's in a name?
One of the most famous roads in Yorkshire is Buttertubs Pass, the high road between Wensleydale and Swaledale with fantastic views over...
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timbarber
- Apr 3, 2021
- 5 min
A desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from Gunnerside
With the stay at home restriction being released on the previous Monday, I was desperate to get out and back up to the Yorkshire Dales....
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