Exploring Settle
1. One of the most beautiful & remarkable historic buildings in the Dales - Settle Folly, a Grade 1 listed building built in 1679, home to the Museum of North Craven Life and The Folly Coffee House.
2. Around the Market Place there are numerous Grade I and II listed buildings. Look out too for Victoria Hall, the well-loved busy performance space.
3. Settle Stories gather people together to demonstrate the transformative power of story-telling. They run the Settle Stories Storytelling Festival each Spring, and are also keepers of the W.R. Mitchell Archive, the legacy of legendary Dalesman Bill Mitchell.
4. Settle was recently re-born as the fictional Bruncliffe in the new Dales Detective series
2. Around the Market Place there are numerous Grade I and II listed buildings. Look out too for Victoria Hall, the well-loved busy performance space.
3. Settle Stories gather people together to demonstrate the transformative power of story-telling. They run the Settle Stories Storytelling Festival each Spring, and are also keepers of the W.R. Mitchell Archive, the legacy of legendary Dalesman Bill Mitchell.
4. Settle was recently re-born as the fictional Bruncliffe in the new Dales Detective series
5. Ye Olde Naked Man Café is here - one of England's most photographed cafes.
6. It's got some quirky events - have you been to the Settle Flowerpot Festival?
7. It's also home to the wonderfully named Goad & Butchers solicitors!
8. Look out for plaques on buildings by the Market Place telling you about Elgar's stay there and another famous resident, Benjamin Waugh who founded the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
9. A few minutes walk above the Market Place is Castleberg, a remarkable setting that has attracted visitors for centuries to walk, climb and enjoy the view.
10. After that you might want to discover one of Settle's many dog and human-friendly pubs!
6. It's got some quirky events - have you been to the Settle Flowerpot Festival?
7. It's also home to the wonderfully named Goad & Butchers solicitors!
8. Look out for plaques on buildings by the Market Place telling you about Elgar's stay there and another famous resident, Benjamin Waugh who founded the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
9. A few minutes walk above the Market Place is Castleberg, a remarkable setting that has attracted visitors for centuries to walk, climb and enjoy the view.
10. After that you might want to discover one of Settle's many dog and human-friendly pubs!
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11. Settle is the starting point for many adventures whether caving with Yorkshire Dales Guides, running and cycling with Run Bike Fun, or taking a trip on the world famous Settle-Carlisle Railway.
It's a great place to stay to make the most of Ride2stride Festival - a programme of walks, talks and music around the varied landscape of the Settle-Carlisle railway line. |
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... additionally Settle makes a good base at the end of the first day on the Way of the Roses coast to coast cycle route between Morecambe and Bridlington, and of course for tackling Yorkshire's famous Three Peaks. 12. The Gallery on the Green is one of the world's smallest galleries - in a former telephone kiosk! 13. Settle has a wealth of creative spaces - small galleries such as Studio Vault and Gavagan Art; Settle Glass Studio & Gallery; and the Lime Gallery too. 14. There are many wonderful independent shops, cafes and pubs. |