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Dalton-in-Furness Castle, Cumbria

Dalton-in-Furness

in the county of Cumbria

May Day celebration in St Ives

St Ives

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall

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About Giggleswick

Giggleswick, is as charming as its melodious name. It lies in a favoured position in the Ribbersdale Valley, a stones throw across the river from the lively market town of Settle. As with many dale and moorland villages, life here is centred around the ancient 12th-century church dedicated to St.Alkelda. This is a beautiful church which shows many treasures from an historic past. In the village there is a wonderful mix of sturdy stone cottages, many date from the 17th and 18th-century, a fact that is borne out by the date stones above picturesque small doorways. The famous Giggleswick school is clearly identified by its domed chapel, a dominant feature on the village skyline. The village has a few interesting shops and welcoming village inns where the visitor is able to find a tasty meal and a good pint of strong Yorkshire ale! A short distance away is the Yorkshire Dales Falconry Centre, that has daily demonstrations, eagle avaries and other rare birds. The glorious River Ribble meanders nearby and the Penine Way passes near to closeby Mallam.

This is a land of lofty windswept moors, ancient limestone hills, dales and deep plunging waterfalls. It has a loneliness, and a peace and tranquility, often hard to find in todays' turbulent world. Pretty Giggleswick makes an ideal base from which to explore all the splendours this ancient region has to offer.

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Limestone scenery above Settle, Yorkshire Dales

Settle (35 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire

(0.6 miles, 1.0 km of Giggleswick)

A wonderful market town in the Yorkshire Dales. Settle is the starting point for the famous Settle to Carlisle Railway; one of Britain's most spectacular and scenic railways which.....

Clapper Bridge, Malham

Malham (84 Pictures) in the county of North Yorkshire

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction E of Giggleswick)

High on the moors and dales of Yorshire, lies the wild and desolate place of Malham....

Thornton Force, Ingleton

Ingleton (80 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction NW of Giggleswick)

Ingleton thrives as a centre for those who take pleasure in exploring the vast underworld to be discovered beneath the limestone hills of this glorious scenic region...

Slaidburn Church, Hodder Valley, Lancashire

Slaidburn (55 Pictures) in the county of Lancashire

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW of Giggleswick)

An eye catching place with a pretty village green and a scattering of stone cottages set in an idyllic spot on the banks of the River Hodder...

Wharfe Bridge, Kettlewell, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Kettlewell (49 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE of Giggleswick)

The spectacular limestone beauty of Kettlewell has been appreciated by travellers for decades. It has a series of delightful cottages clustered around the little Cam Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe as it plunges from Great Whernside...

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Garsdale Station on the Settle Carlisle Railway, located high in the Yorksire Dales National Park

Settle Carlisle Railway (9 Pictures)

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

This spectacular train journey could easily be the most scenic train trip in the whole of the UK. The route is part of National.....

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Malham Cove (30 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction E)

A natural limestone formation which is a national beauty spot, near Malham, North Yorkshire..

Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire

Malham Tarn & Moor (4 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction E)

Malham Tarn is a lake in the Yorkshire Dales National Park which inspired English novelist Charles Kingsley to write the classic.....

Janet's Foss. Malham, North Yorkshire

Janet's Foss (6 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction E)

A small picturesque waterfall near the village of Malham and Malham Cove, North Yorkshire. Janet refers to a Fairy Queen who is.....

Gordale Scar,  Malham Cove

Gordale Scar (8 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction E)

Painted by James Ward, written about by Wordsworth in a sonnet, this dramatic limestone ravine is an essential visit when in the.....

Forest of Bowland, Lancashire

Forest of Bowland (43 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SW)

This high region of grouse moor and high fells crossed with deep narrow valley's was once a hunting ground of Saxon King's. It.....

Sawley Abbey

Sawley Abbey (15 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction S)

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