25 Great Walkers' Pubs in the Yorkshire Dales
There's nothing quite like a refreshing drink after a day on the fells and hills of the Yorkshire Dales. Scenic beauty, majestic views, impressive crags, towering cliffs, peaceful tarns, extensive caves and picturesque villages that are rich with the heritage and culture of more than a thousand years and visited by millions of people every year. And those who work within this stunning countryside ensure that the Dales and its communities continue to be vibrant for future generations. At their hub are inns that tell their own tales, cornerstones of local communities which reflect the social and economic story of a region that is evolving every day. In this book, we chart twenty-five of the best pubs in the Yorkshire Dales and find out why they have become favourites for so many over the years. Discover the inn that was frequented by playwright J. B. Priestley and still holds a traditional land-letting auction each year; the one that used to be the site of local trials and find the original Woolpack ... that serves beer in a very special way. Visit pubs that are tap houses, house waterfalls, display quirky signs, have impressive features, produce great food, play great music and so much more.
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25 Great Walkers' Pubs in the Yorkshire Dales
There's nothing quite like a refreshing drink after a day on the fells and hills of the Yorkshire Dales. Scenic beauty, majestic views, impressive crags, towering cliffs, peaceful tarns, extensive caves and picturesque villages that are rich with the heritage and culture of more than a thousand years and visited by millions of people every year. And those who work within this stunning countryside ensure that the Dales and its communities continue to be vibrant for future generations. At their hub are inns that tell their own tales, cornerstones of local communities which reflect the social and economic story of a region that is evolving every day. In this book, we chart twenty-five of the best pubs in the Yorkshire Dales and find out why they have become favourites for so many over the years. Discover the inn that was frequented by playwright J. B. Priestley and still holds a traditional land-letting auction each year; the one that used to be the site of local trials and find the original Woolpack ... that serves beer in a very special way. Visit pubs that are tap houses, house waterfalls, display quirky signs, have impressive features, produce great food, play great music and so much more.
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25 Great Walkers' Pubs in the Yorkshire Dales

25 Great Walkers' Pubs in the Yorkshire Dales

by Mike Appleton
25 Great Walkers' Pubs in the Yorkshire Dales

25 Great Walkers' Pubs in the Yorkshire Dales

by Mike Appleton

Overview

There's nothing quite like a refreshing drink after a day on the fells and hills of the Yorkshire Dales. Scenic beauty, majestic views, impressive crags, towering cliffs, peaceful tarns, extensive caves and picturesque villages that are rich with the heritage and culture of more than a thousand years and visited by millions of people every year. And those who work within this stunning countryside ensure that the Dales and its communities continue to be vibrant for future generations. At their hub are inns that tell their own tales, cornerstones of local communities which reflect the social and economic story of a region that is evolving every day. In this book, we chart twenty-five of the best pubs in the Yorkshire Dales and find out why they have become favourites for so many over the years. Discover the inn that was frequented by playwright J. B. Priestley and still holds a traditional land-letting auction each year; the one that used to be the site of local trials and find the original Woolpack ... that serves beer in a very special way. Visit pubs that are tap houses, house waterfalls, display quirky signs, have impressive features, produce great food, play great music and so much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781445653303
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 05/15/2016
Series: Pubs
Sold by: INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

Mike Appleton has been a journalist, editor, author and media professional since 1998. He has received critical acclaim for his publications. Born in St Helens, but now living in Lancashire, he made regular trips to the Yorkshire Dales with his father and those early days bore an obsession with area and its people, resulting in his book Yorkshire's Three Peaks. He's an active caver and walker, spending as much time as he can in the Yorkshire Dales, writing and photographing its unique landscape.

Table of Contents

Map 4

Introduction 5

1 The Dalesman Country Inn, Sedbergh 8

2 The George & Dragon Hotel, Dent 11

3 Green Dragon, Hardraw 15

4 Tan Hill Inn, near Reeth 18

5 The Farmers Arms, Muker 24

6 The Black Bull, Reeth 27

7 The George Inn, Thoralby 30

8 The George Inn, Hubberholme 32

9 The Buck Inn, Buckden 38

10 The King's Head, Kettlewell 41

11 The Falcon, Arncliffe 44

12 The Buck Inn, Malham 47

13 Tennant Arms, Kilnsey 51

14 The Devonshire, Grassington 54

15 The Fountaine Inn, Linton 58

16 Red Lion Hotel, Burnsall 61

17 The New Inn, Appletreewick 64

18 The Angel Inn, Hetton 68

19 The Crown, Horton-in-Ribblesdale 72

20 The Game Cock Inn, Austwick 75

21 The New Inn, Clapham 78

22 The Station Inn, Ribblehead 81

23 The Old Hill Inn, Chapel-le-Dale 85

24 The Wheatsheaf, Ingleton 89

25 Barbon Inn, Barbon 92

Acknowledgements 95

About the Author 96

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