Settle is one of those beautiful towns in the Yorkshire Dales that makes you want to come back many times so we have been very excited lately to launch new fabulous cottages in the area, Dugdales Barn and Stepping Stones Barn. What better reason to arrange one other visit to the town?
Here are our top five reasons to visit Settle:
1. The historical town
Settle is a wonderful example of a market town within the Yorkshire Dales. You’ll find quirky impartial shops and cafes alongside with a bustling market that takes place each Tuesday (the charter for the market dates all the way back to 1249). Surrounded by beautiful Dales’ countryside we think it makes an amazing base for exploring this fabulous part of the world.
The town itself is full of historical buildings relationship all the way back to the seventeenth, 18th and 19th centuries and plenty of of them are Grade II listed. Buildings to look out for embody Settle Victoria Hall, a Victorian music corridor that houses varied live shows throughout the year, and The Shambles with its six distinctive arches which is residence to quite a lot of native shops.
One of the highlights of the 12 months is the Settle Flowerpot Festival which transforms the town right into a riot of color every July and August with quirky characters and fairly flowers. Different events embrace the Settle Folk Gathering in September and the Settle Tales Festival in April.
2. Settle to Carlisle Railway
Settle is the starting point for this world famous railway journey and while you don’t need to journey all 73 miles to Carlisle, we do think it is value travelling at the very least part of this route by train. Initially constructed in the 1870s it remains to be considered to be a masterpiece of Victorian engineering.
Highlights include the Ribbledale Viaduct, an iconic construction which is four hundred metres in length, 32 metres in height and with a formidable 24 arches situated in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, a well-liked starting level for the Three Peaks challenge.
3. Gorgeous countryside
One of the big draws of Settle for a lot of visitors is its location proper within the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. It is a perfect base for tackling the three peaks of Penyghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. Other points of curiosity embody Castleberg Crag, a limestone cliff that towers over Settle and Gordale Scar — an enormous gorge with two waterfalls which you can climb up and explore.
Stainforth Drive is just north of Settle and is a really fairly waterfall on the River Ribble. Watch intently and you could even spot some salmon leaping by means of the water on their journey up the river.
Ingleborough Cave is stuffed with historical artefacts that date back tens of millions of years and has been open to the general public since 1837. Enter by way of the imposing cave entrance and you’ll see lovely icicle-like rock formations and streams of still water.
4. Consuming and drinking
You’ll be spoilt for choice of places to eat and drink in Settle and some of the standard (and intriguingly named) establishments is Ye Olde Naked Man Café, which was originally built as an inn in 1663 and now serves a selection of homemade bread, cakes and meals to their customers. Tales about the name embody a legend that a naked man was buried underneath the building and that it was once home to an undertaker.
The Lion pub is housed within one other historic building (dating from 1640) and options of the building embody an inglenook fireplace and historical photos of the town. Other pubs embrace The Royal Oak which has been recently refurbished and The Talbot Arms which has a big beer garden for those sunny summer season days and a wood-burning fire for when it is chillier. All three pubs offer a great collection of real ales, house-cooked meals and lots of character!
5. Attractive Cottages!
Now you can select from a range of holiday cottages in your next quick break or holiday to Settle.
A beautifully transformed nineteenth-century historical barn in the heart of Settle. This two-bedroom cottage has double height dwelling space and exposed beams for real wow factor.
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