Beautiful Places To Visit In Yorkshire - Dales To Grassington (Darrowby)

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This time in Yorkshire, we leave the  beautiful views of Oakworth to drive   into the gorgeous Yorkshire Dales heading  for the picturesque town of Grassington,   amongst other beautiful places along the way.  Whilst Grassington and The Dales are used as the   backdrops for All Creatures Great and Small, there  is much more to this tiny town as we'll discover! Good morning from Oakworth, this was our  view at 7am from the terrace of our lovely   Airbnb. Home for just a few days whilst  we explore West Yorkshire and The Dales.   The Garden Room is just outside the  village on a farm providing these   wonderful views of the ever-changing  weather with Howarth in the distance   and the moors that the Bronte sisters  walked and played during their lives. We'll be exploring more of this  in future videos, as today we're   taking a road trip to the Dales on a bit of  a grey drizzly day heading for Grassington.   The drive takes us through small villages  across farmland and through the narrow   winding roads of the Yorkshire Dales some  of which are not for the faint-hearted. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a hiker and  climbers paradise encompassing thousands of square   miles of moors, valleys. hills, beautiful towns  and villages. Grassington is probably one of the   most visited, more so in recent years due to  the reboot of All Creatures Great and Small.    A tiny town with very much a village vibe. We parked  in the Yorkshire Dales National Parks car park   on the outskirts of the centre. This cost  £3 for a day. It's a short walk back into   the town square where we start our look around,  in this ancient former lead mining village, which   also has some wonderful walks in the surrounding  areas. One of which we'll take a look at later. Grassington was granted a charter to hold a  market and fair in 1282 which continued up   until the 1860s. It is crammed full of  independent retailers selling clothes,   furniture along with cafes and  gift shops. A few pubs include   the Devonshire Hotel famous as the Drover's  Arms for the outside shots from the TV show. Lead mining was carried out around Grassington  from the 15th century. George Clifford,   Earl of Cumberland became Lord of The  Manor and he brought skilled men from   his Derbyshire mines to work in the mines  on Grassington Moor. You can find out   more about this in the Grassington Folk  Museum just on the square. It's open for   a few hours a day and run by volunteers.  It's formed by two converted cottages. Right next to the Folk Museum is the property  used as Skeldale House in the new series. They   add a portico and change the door to make  it more in keeping with the period. The   car has also changed to something a little more  vintage, as well. It's called The Manor House,   17th century and was probably owned by the  Duke of Devonshire now converted into flats. Across from the manor house are a few shops,   Enderby Grocers and Dean Drapery and Hosiery  in Darrowby. The building there forms part   of what was the Liverpool Warehouse dating  from the 18th century. It became a one-stop   shop for the workforce of The Dales till 1920  and goods arrived on the canal from Liverpool. Let's head up Garr's Lane, passing the  impressive Black Horse Hotel including a   sweet pub and restaurant. It dates from the  17th century and has had a few name changes   over the years. There is a nice outdoor  seating area for a beer. The Grassington   Hub community centre and library squeezes  into a little nook to the side of the pub. We'll carry on up Garr's Lane and walk a  loop back down into the square. There are   some lovely properties to show you along the way. This is the town hall and Devonshire Institute  built in 1855 as a Mechanics Institute which   provided adult education for working men in  the Victorian era. The Duke of Devonshire gave   it to the parish council at the end of the  19th century and he gifted a chiming clock. There is a lovely craft and carving shop  at the top of Main Street and the house   next door has an amazing display  the front garden is not to be missed. Grassington was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1087 with arable land being taxed and paid to the king.   Farming was also a large part in its development  with 13 mills popping up in the area, some along   the River Wharfe. The Romans were here from 50  A.D, the area was an important grain growing   site and further back still archaeological sites  in the area show Bronze Age activity as well. Heading down Main Street we are walking  back into the centre and the square avoiding   some of the larger agricultural machinery  that squeeze through the narrow streets. The old polishing shop is home to  Rob Kane, a master french polisher,   a trade you don't see often these days. He  runs classes and has been on TV a few times. The town holds a number of festivals and  events throughout the year including a   1940s weekend and a Dickensian Christmas  in December. This website has a wealth   of information on what's on,  where to stay and what to see. The Forester's Arms, the  third delightful Inn to drink,   eat or stay at during your visit to Grassington. As you can see a lot of wonderful shops and  eateries are squeezed into this compact town. Back in the square, we can see more shops used  in the filming of All Creatures Great and Small.   In a future video we will visit Thirsk  and the veterinary surgery now a museum,   where Alf Wight wrote his James Herriot  books, so do subscribe so you don't miss it. The Rustic Rabbit was the Higgins Bakers and  Walker's Bakery was the ironmongers in Darrowby. This tiny shop was Hurst Laundry. Even the post office didn't escape a  makeover and had its frontage change   to Woods, sweets tobacco and books for filming. Grassington House is a lovely  18th Century property once   lived in by some wealthy bankers  from Skipton. It is now a hotel,   bar and restaurant. Probably one  of the more luxurious in the town. Church House was built in 1694 as a yeoman's  cottage meaning, a free man that lived in   the country and owned his own land, usually a  farmer. It was later Chapman's Temperance Hotel,   a hotel with no alcohol. In 1925  it was purchased by Linton Church. Walking back to the National Car Park  the Yorkshire Dales information centre   is a good place to find out more about some  of the walks you can do in the area. We are   going to take an easy downhill stroll to Linton  Falls, just 15 minutes from the town centre.   This is the lovely thing about Yorkshire,  the rolling hills and fluffy sheep are   just moments outside all the villages and  hamlets, with stunning scenery around you. We just love this dry stone wall that  guides you down to the River Wharfe. Medieval Grassington was the most important  village in Upper Wharfedale, encompassing industry   and farming. Many of the Mills that popped up  during the Industrial Revolution were along   this river. Sadly they've all been demolished  now. The thundering water that passes through   powering the machinery in the textiles and corn  Mills back in the day. When steam power took over   huge mills in Lancashire and the Yorkshire cities  developed, aided by the creation of the railways,   linking other parts of the country. Smaller mills  in The Dales became uneconomical to maintain. The limestone rocks we see from the bridge were  formed where a fault in the earth's crust shifted   millions of years ago, raising the limestone rocks  to the north up higher than those to the south. If you want just a short walk then Linton Falls is  a lovely place to spend half an hour or so and you   can walk along the river to loop back into town  rather than following the same path we took out. Your visit to Grassington will certainly involve  some driving through the Yorkshire Dales and we   really encourage you to explore the winding roads,  whatever the weather for an exhilarating drive   or hike, if you're walking. There are plenty of  picturesque places to stop and admire the scenery. Our plan was to stop at the pretty market town of Hawes,  and as cheese lovers the Wensleydale Creamery   but arriving around lunchtime we found  the place very busy due to a midweek   market. There was absolutely nowhere  to park, even the creamery was full,   so sadly we decided to drive on for a drink at the  Green Dragon in Hardraw a few miles further on. The inside shots of the Drover's Arms in Darrowby  are filmed in this pub but arriving as it started   to rain we found that sadly it's been closed until  further notice, due to the rising energy costs   making it uneconomical to open. We did manage  a few sneaky pictures through the window of the   wonderful old pub where James and Siegfried  have a pint, so it wasn't a total failure.   The Hardraw Force Waterfall entrance  is right next to the pub if you want to   hike to England's largest single-drop waterfall. Expect the unexpected in The Dales,   low cloud and more drizzle obscuring  our view for some of the drive. The map shows you our driving route today. Out  of Oakworth with in a loop across The Dales and   back. Of course, this is just a small taste  of what you could see and the villages and   towns you could visit. Exploring it  properly will take a number of days.   Another interesting stop is at the Ribblehead  Viaduct that carries the Settle to Carlisle   Railway. This impressive structure has 24  arches, is 104 feet high and is 440 yards   long. Designed by John Crosley, chief engineer  at Midlands Railways. Construction started in   1869. 2,300 men worked on it, hundreds of  railway builders "navvies" lost their lives   due to a combination of accidents, fights and a  smallpox outbreak. It was finished in 1874 and   the line opened in 1876. You can take a walk  down around the arches if you're so inclined. Now is a good time to tell you what's on  the next episode in our Yorkshire Adventure. The Bronte sisters brought us timeless classic  novels like Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and   the Tenants of Wildfell Hall, based on their  life experiences in and around West Yorkshire.   We walk in their footsteps and visit some of the  places they lived or visited. Piecing together   their tragically short lives lived in the shadow  of death.   It was for us and hopefully for you   a fascinating insight into a family whose novels  still resonate with a 21st-century audience. So that's it for our tour here in  Grassington, what a lovely village,   great seeing all the houses and places  used in All Creatures Great and Small   new series. We hope you've enjoyed  it. Please do subscribe, give us a   like and we'll see you on another video in  Yorkshire very soon thanks for watching, bye!
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Length: 21min 1sec (1261 seconds)
Published: Sat Oct 08 2022
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