Kettlewell Travel Guide

 
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      view of Arncliff from above
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Kettlewell's Maypole

Kettlewell's Maypole, Kettlewell

 leafmcgowan Says:  Ever part of the village, Burnsall's maypole was re-erected after it had mysteriously vanished one day while one remarkably similar one had sprung up in neighbouring Thorpe - which appeared to have revived an ancient maypole feud dating back to 1874 when this was... 

St Mary's Church

St Mary's Church, Kettlewell

 leafmcgowan Says:  Reflective of the ancient Parish that is Kettlewell, The Church is a strong vicarage dedicated to St. Mary ever since it was rebuilt in 1820. The original was probably not later than Henry I. In 1686 the town and church was nearly destroyed in 1686. 

Restaurants  

Blue Bell Inn: Blue Bell Inn

Blue Bell Inn: Blue Bell Inn, Kettlewell

 leafmcgowan Says:  In the spirit of a 17th Century Coaching Inn is a olde town pub and restaurant where many of Kettlewell's festivities take place - good atmosphere, fine cask ales, home-cooked food, and comfortable seating. Great Ciders as well as a full bar. As is common in the Dales, this... 

Cottage Tea Room of Kettlewell: Cottage Tea Room

Cottage Tea Room of Kettlewell: Cottage Tea Room, Kettlewell

 leafmcgowan Says:  A quaint little Tea cottage just as you enter Kettlewell. Great service, good pots of Yorkshire Tea, and scrumptuous scones with whipped cream and jam. An assortment of gifts, jellies, jams are also available. Good food. Rating 4 stars out of 5. 

Local Customs  

Calendar Girls of Kettlewell

Calendar Girls of Kettlewell, Kettlewell

 leafmcgowan Says:  A story of 11 older Yorkshire women who were dead set on raising money for the Leukemia Research fund decided to pose nude for an alternative Women's Institue calendar. They spread like wildflowers. Over 3,000 calendars were instantly ordered and eventually turned into... 

Off The Beaten Path  

village of Arncliff

village of Arncliff, Kettlewell

 leafmcgowan Says:  A very small village in North Yorkshire, with a datestone of 1677, and a population of 85, is also the largest one of four of Litondale's settlements in the small side valley of Upper Wharfedale beyond Filnsey and its famous crag in the historic West Riding of Yorkshire.... 

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 A thriving market town known or it's scarecrow festival and it's Calendar Girls. It rests between Grassington, Kilnsey, Conistone, and Starbotton lies the village of Kettlewell in Upper Wharfedale,...... 

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