Places to see in ( Settle - UK )
Places to see in ( Settle - UK )
Settle is a small market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is served by Settle railway station located near the town centre, and Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. It is 29 miles (47 km) from Leeds Bradford Airport. The main road through Settle is the B6480, which links to the A65, connecting Settle to Skipton and Kendal.
Settle is thought to have 7th century Anglian origins, its name being the Angle word for settlement. Craven in the Domesday Book shows that until 1066 Bo was the lord of Settle but after the Harrying of the North (1069–1071) the land was granted to Roger de Poitou. In 1249 a market charter was granted to Henry de Percy, 7th feudal baron of Topcliffe by Henry III. A market square developed and the main route through the medieval town was aligned on an east-west direction, from Albert Hill, Victoria Street, High Street and Cheapside and on through Kirkgate. This road led to Giggleswick where the citizens attended the parish church. The first bridge over the River Ribble was mentioned in 1498. During the English Civil War, the Cliffords, the lords of the manor were Royalists, but their subjects were not. John Lambert of Calton in Malhamdale, was a general in Cromwell's army and his troops camped at Settle in August 1651 while on the road to an encounter in Lancaster.
The little North Western Railway reached Giggleswick in 1847 and in 1849 the railway company constructed Station Road from Giggleswick to Settle. In 1875, the Settle to Carlisle Railway was built, opening to goods traffic in 1875 and to passengers the following year when Settle railway station opened along with a goods warehouse, cattle pens, signal box and water cranes.
Settle was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located in Ribblesdale, at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, within a few miles of the Three Peaks. Immediately overlooking the town is Castlebergh, a 300 feet (91 m) limestone crag, and to the east is Malham which was in the former Settle Rural District. The River Ribble provided power for Settle's former cotton mills, and is now being harnessed by Settle Hydro, a micro hydroelectric scheme, to provide 50 kW of power to the National Grid.
Settle's market is held weekly on Tuesdays in Victoria Hall in the town centre. Settle Town Hall was sold by Craven District Council to a developer. The Square is surrounded by local businesses, most of which are family-owned, with some offering items for sale unique to the Settle area. The Naked Man is believed to be the oldest cafe in the country. The Settle Stories Festival brings internationally known and award-winning artists to the town and boasts a range of paid for and free events suitable for all age ranges.
The district has several caves where prehistoric remains have been found, the most notable being Victoria Cave, so called because the inner chamber was discovered in 1837 on the day of Queen Victoria's accession. The cave is a geological SSSI and scheduled monument. Victoria Cave contained fossil remains. The earliest, at 130,000 years old, include mammoth, straight-tusked elephant, cave bear and hippopotamus, Bos primigenius, Rhinoceros leptorhinus and spotted hyenas (as a bed of hyena bones). They date to an Upper Pleistocene interglacial. After the last Ice Age the cave was used by hibernating brown bear and reindeer. Associated with the later deposits were a harpoon head carved from antler; flint implements and other ornaments. The discovery of flint is noteworthy as it is not found naturally in the area. Craven Museum & Gallery.
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Hiking England: Pennine Way - Part 9, Horton in Ribblesdale to Hardraw
Starting in Horton in Ribblesdale I set off along the Pennine Way and quickly climb into snow and ice over Dodd Fell and Cam Fell. I pass by Ling Gill, a National Nature Reserve and descend down into a much milder Hawes where I talk about the endlessly fascinating world of cheeses.
I proceed to make my way to Hardraw where I get a room in the Green Dragon Inn.
HELWITH BRIDGE INN MOTORHOME PUB STOPOVER
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Near Settle, In the Yorkshire Dales On the way to Horton In Ribblesdale.
Hiking England: Pennine Way - Part 8, Malham Tarn to Horton in Ribblesdale
An extremely windy day as I cross over Fountains Fell and Pen-y-ghent in the low clouds. I manage to avoid getting blown off the hill and make my way down to Horton in Ribblesdale before heading back to my car and making an accurate World Cup prediction.
Ribblehead Viaduct & Dent On The Settle -Carlisle Railway- Highest mainline station in England
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We went to the beautiful & scenic village of Dent in Yorkshire last month.Through this village runs the Settle-Carlisle railway and we were really happy to travel in it.
The Settle-Carlisle railway journey is a memorable one to anyone as it passes through some unspoilt landscape and dales which are truly breathtaking.It also passes through some beautiful meadows and lush riverside pastures.There are 11 stations, 22 viaducts and 14 tunnels on this line.
The viaducts are truly breathtaking and are must see structures.
I really wanted to see the magnificent & the longest 24 arch viaduct at Ribblehead.We took the train journey from Dent to Ribblehead and back.We also walked near it & went under it.I did the train journey for a sorter video for easy viewing.
Welcome to England's most scenic railway
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Welcome to Settle-Carlisle country.The Settle - Carlisle Railway is without doubt one of Britain's most spectacular railway lines.
The line is probably the most scenic railway journey in England. It has survived two attempts to close it - once in the early 1960s and later in the 1980s. Both attempts caused local and national outrage. However, fortunes have now changed as millions of pounds have been spent upgrading tracks and stations. The line opened in 1876 - we hope the line is here for many more generations to come.
The 72 mile route from Settle to Carlisle takes you on a journey through the magnificent Yorkshire Dales, the line heads north up Ribblesdale between the towering gritstone capped fells of Yorkshire's famous Three Peaks - Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent.
Over the 24 arches of the magnificent Ribblehead Viaduct before plunging in to the longest tunnel on the line at Blea Moor. Emerging onto the side of Dentdale,(one of the more remote - and dramatic - northern dales) the line leaves the Dales at Garsdale and makes it way through the gentle, lush rolling hills of the Eden Valley. with rural villages and market towns before arriving at the great border city of Carlisle.
Ribblehead Station
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Ribblehead Station is in one of the most beautiful areas on the Settle to Carlisle line.This was one of the most difficult sections of the line ever to be built.The station is unstaffed.
The magnificent Ribblehead Viaduct - 24 arches crossing Batty Moss 100 feet below and 440 yards long, follows the station. Ribblehead station now houses a Visitor Centre in the refurbished station building.
Shortly after the viaduct is Blea Moor Tunnel, at 2629 yards long & built1870-1875.This is the longest tunnel on the line.The area of Ribblehead station and viaduct is one of the wildest and most remote in the North of England. Frequently there is a very strong wind and the weather can close in very quickly.
In 1938 Ribblehead became a meteorological report point.
Dent station
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Dent is the highest mainline station in England.Dent station first opened for public use in 1877 - it closed in 1970 and reopened in 1986. Dent village is situated 4 miles away and 600 feet lower than the station.
The weather is the prevalent feature at Dent. Snow fences made from old railway sleepers can be seen on the right when travelling towards Carlisle. These were used to try and keep the snow off the tracks, but were not always successful, as was found to be the case in the winter of 1947. At the peak of its use 90 trains a day passed through the station.However it is unstaffed today.
Dent Head Viaduct - 100 ft. high , 199 yds. long,10 arches, Built 1870-1875
Ribblehead Viaduct
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Ribblehead viaduct is actually the largest and most famous viaduct throughout the whole of the Settle to Carlisle railway line. The viaduct has 24 arches, is 104 feet high and 440 yards long.Built 1870-1875.
The wind is very prevalent around the Station and viaduct and many signalmen, crossing the viaduct, going to Bleamoor signal box have been blown off the embankment. During the war a train carrying vehicles was even blown off. There has even been the odd steam engine blown to a halt.
Construction of Ribblehead Viaduct took 5 years although it was not decided until December 1872 whether to have 24 or 18 arches. This depended on the workforce available - either stonemasons or navvies. The brick arches of a nominal 45ft span were sprung with stone voussoirs. The stone was quarried between Selside and Ribblehead.
During the building of the line over 2,000 people mainly 'navvies' lived at Batty Moss in temporary huts. When not working on the line navvies and miners lived in squalid conditions, and drinking, gambling and fighting were the main recreation.A school and hospital of sorts was established and missionaries were even sent in. Many lives were lost during the building of the viaduct.
Wild Camping Pen-Y-Ghent & The Yorkshire Three Peaks.
Not the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge but a two day walk starting from Clapham and finishing at Ingleton. I visit Ingleborough Cave, Gaping Gill before Ingleborough then it's the normal route to Horton in R and on to Pen-Y-Ghent for a wild camp. Day two a visit to Hunt & Hull Pot before Whernside where i take the rear path towards Dendale and Whernside Tarns. The walk ends at Scar End above Ingleton and a bus back to Clapham.
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Visit Settle in the Yorkshire dales.
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Yorkshire: Wayfarers Walks & Talks No 7
Yorkshire is described as England's Green and Pleasant Land, with good reason. It's a fascinating and beautiful county. Walk with The Wayfarers, and you will experience Yorkshire with our walk leader Alan Pinkney, who grew up here. In fact, the walk passes a few hundred yards from his front door!
We walk in a land that time has passed by, with intricate networks of drystone walls creating a patchwork of enclosures across the valleys, and stone field barns in old-fashioned hay meadows.
Sights to take in during the walk include Bolton Abbey, Middleham Castle and the famous Aysgarth Falls, painted by the English landscape paint J.M.W. Turner.
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Yorkshire Dales Country Walk Settle to Victoria Cave round
Our video is a guided walk in the Yorkshire Dales from Settle to Victoria Cave. Victoria Cave was named after an inner chamber was discovered by chance in 1837 on the day of Queen Victoria’s coronation. This is an easy to moderate walk on stony, gravel and grass tracks and paths with gates and stiles. There are some steep inclines and declines. Elevation: approx lowest point 152.7m (501ft) approx highest point 418.9m (1374.3ft).
Approx 4 miles allow 2¼ hours using OS Explorer Map OL2, Yorkshire Dales Southern and Western areas. Start point: War Memorial in Settle Market Place. For more info and facilities please see our website.
The Pennine Way: Yorkshire Dales section ©
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The Pennine Way is a National Trail which runs 268 miles (431 km) from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The route crosses three national parks; the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales & Northumberland, one area of outstanding natural beauty in the North Pennines and a world heritage site at Hadrian's Wall.
The route enters the Dales near Thornton in Craven heading North to Malham through Gargrave. At Malham there is a steep climb up to follow the Watlowes Valley until the route swings North to skirt Malham Tarn. Shortly afterwards it climbs to follow the contours around Fountains Fell up the southern face of Pen y Ghent and down into Horton in Ribblesdale. From here the Way heads north to briefly join the Dales Way before following the West Cam Road ridge northwestwards and down to Hawes. At Hawes there is a slow gradual ascent and descent of Great Shunner Fell before you skirt around Kisden to reach Keld in Swaledale where the Pennine Way meets the Coast to Coast path. After a brief climb the route crosses the moors to the famous Tan Hill Inn on the edge of the National Park. The original Pennine Way route heads across Cotherstone Moor to Baldersdale and north into Middleton in Teesdale. Apparently Teesdale is in the old North Riding of Yorkshire which is still considered part of the Yorkshire Dales although it is now in County Durham so I have included this section. At Middleton in Teesdale the walk turns westwards along the River Tees past Low Force and High Force to exit the Dales into Cumbria at Cauldron Snout waterfall.
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Wherever you go stay safe, check the weather, plan ahead, let people know where you are going, take maps & compass with your gps and follow the countryside code. It is best to ask permission to camp outside of official campsites although the law for campers is different in Scotland and England.
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