Welcome to Swaledale and Arkengarthdale
 Upper
Swaledale & Arkengarthdale are highlights of the Yorkshire Dales National
Park.
Here you will find Nature at its best. There are high mountains at the head
of these valleys whose evocative names such as Blea Barf, Great Shunner Fell and
Rogan's Seat echo the voices of the Vikings who settled here over 1,000 years
ago.
Sparkling moorland streams cascade down the valley sides through pastures
touched by a thousand shades of green. The River Swale,
England's fastest flowing river, threads its way through a maze of fields
dotted with stone barns.
Over
generations the people of these Dales have shaped the landscape and left a legacy of history,
folklore and legend. The language of the Vikings can still be heard all around
in the local dialect and the village place-names.
The hills tell a tale of a
lead mining industry that began with the Romans. There are ruined monastic
buildings, ancient churches, packhorse bridges, attractive villages and
old-fashioned country pubs. It is the people who live and work in the dales that
add depth and character to these valleys.
So, spend some time exploring Swaledale and Arkengarthdale to discover the true
romance of these beautiful valleys. If you scratch deeper than the surface you
will certainly find a truly wonderful place that lies at the heart of the
"good things in life".
Above text copyright of Mark Reid, author of The
Inn Way...series of walking guidebooks.
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