Places to see in ( Leyburn - UK )
Places to see in ( Leyburn - UK )
Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in the district of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. . Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le' (clearing), and 'burn' (stream), meaning clearing by the stream. The town boasts two markets, several pubs, two banks with cash machines, and many small speciality stores. Market day is Friday. It is served by local buses that connect to Richmond, Hawes, Bedale and Northallerton. Leyburn has been featured in the Tour de France and the 2012 Olympics torch relay.
Public services, with a primary school, a secondary school which serves the whole of Wensleydale, a police station and a medical centre. Several independently owned shops are situated around a market square with a number of pubs and bars. Shops include a small department store called Milners of Leyburn, Campbell's supermarket, a chocolate shop, a range of oriental takeaways, electrical stores and a hunting and sports shop. Leyburn is home to Tennants Auctioneers, the largest auction house in Europe which holds more than 80 sales each year and attracts buyers and sellers from around the world. In 2008 Tennants sold a rare Chinese vase for £2.6 million, a record price at the time. Adjacent to Tennants is The Garden Rooms, the largest multi-purpose events and exhibitions venue with a capacity for 640 people for weddings and concerts.
Although a small town, Leyburn has its own railway station on the re-opened Wensleydale Railway which offers tourist rides throughout the dale, mostly on diesel multiple units but occasionally on a steam train. The town of Leyburn has a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) antiques centre on Harmby Road. The town also has a local market in the town centre every Friday and a farmers' market which specialises in local meats once a month. Leyburn has appeared in various television programmes including The Department Store: Milner's, on BBC Four in 2008, and the 1960s-set drama series, Heartbeat.
Leyburn has two hotels and several bed and breakfasts situated in or close to the town centre. The town is a centre for walking, cycling and general sight-seeing, especially the waterfalls for which Wensleydale is renowned. The town is famous for the Leyburn Shawl, an escarpment of about 1.5 miles in length which provides panoramic views of rolling Wensleydale. According to legend, Mary, Queen of Scots, upon fleeing captivity in nearby Bolton Castle, dropped her shawl en route to Leyburn. The Shawl is the start of several circular walks taking in the nearby village of Wensley, from where Wensleydale takes its name. Leyburn Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1895. The club continued until the late 1950s.
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Places to see in ( Thornton Le Dale - UK )
Places to see in ( Thornton Le Dale - UK )
Thornton-le-Dale (also called Thornton Dale) is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about three miles east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. A thatched cottage in the village has appeared on countless calendars and chocolate boxes over the years. The village is often regarded as one of the prettiest in Yorkshire.
The village lies on the A170 road from Thirsk to Scarborough. The route of The White Rose Way, a long distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough also passes through. Richard Rolle, the English mystic, was probably born in Thornton in the Dale. In the Middle Ages, Roxby, just west of the village, was a separate manor, which fell into the hands of the Cholmeley family in 1499. Sir Hugh Cholmeley, 1st Baronet, was born at Roxby Castle, then known as Thorton-on-the-Hill. The remains on Roxby Hill are a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The Thornton le Dale Show, a traditional rural show, takes place in August. On the first Saturday in December, the Village Lights Committee (all volunteers) stage the annual Christmas lights 'Switch On'. This is the culmination of a whole year's work of raising money and putting up the lights around the village. In November each year, the Thornton le Dale players put on a play in the village hall. This normally runs for three nights and is always well attended and enjoyed by many villagers and visitors from the surrounding area.
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Yorkshire Dales & Lake District August 2016
Dales Countryside Museum and Ropemaker in Hawes, Wensleydale
During a few days stay in North Yorkshire we visited Dales countryside Museum in Hawes, Wensleydale. We also visited the Ropemakers which was just situated next to the museum.
Music is from the youtube music library.Music by Kevin McLeod - Cold Funk - Funkorama.
Cottages To Rent In Askrigg
Cosy Cottage in the beautiful village of Askrigg is the perfect place for a relaxing,romantic break
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MOTORHOME TRAVEL IN THE BEAUTIFUL YORKSHIRE DALES
The Yorkshire Dales is an area of great natural beauty in Northern England, a large part of which has been designated as a national park.
The Yorkshire Dales Cycleway (YDCW) is a superb but challenging 210km (130 mile) circular route visiting most of the major dales in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
A tour of Wensleydale
Just some of the sights and scenery you can enjoy whilst staying at the Jonas Centre in Wensleydale.More details at jonascentre.org.
Langstrothdale, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales
Beyond Upper Wharfedale lies Langstrothdale - an 11 mile continuation of the dale where the actual river Wharfe comes into being. The infant Wharfe starts at the confluence of Greenside and Oughtershaw Becks at Beckermonds. These streams rise on the watershed with Ribblesdale and in sight of Ingleborough. This is where the highest road in the Yorkshire Dales passes over the 1,934ft high pass of Fleet Moss. The road follows the becks and passes through the hamlets of Deepdale, Oughtershaw, Yockenthwaite and ends at Hubberholme, where the side valley turns to join Wharfedale proper. It is wild bleak place, but with much to interest visitors including a stone circle and the church at Hubberholme. This is part of a longer film on Wharfedale - watch the next part: Upper Wharfedale.
Yorkshire Dales Country Walk - Ingleton Waterfalls Trail round
Our video is a guided walk of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail in the Yorkshire Dales. The waterfalls and the scenery are awsome showing Ingleborough in the back ground. This walk is suitable for all the family and all ages and is well worth a visit.
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The video is taken from the website of 'JR Hackney', otherwise known as 'The Taxi Driver'. Providing you with free information on a whole host of walks around the country that we have undertaken and recommend to you.
For more guided walks visit:
Walk 628 Fimber, Yorkshire Wolds
From walking-yorkshire.co.uk