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41g. A circular walk to Crakehall Village from Bedale You can get a guide to a 5 miles circular walk (2.5 hours) from Bedale to Crakehall from the Bedale Tourist Information Centre written by Diana Jolland and Mauram Burner - thank you! See also Bedale Town Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines Index
Walk to Crakehall Village: After walking along the footpath of the A684 you turn right across the fields to head for Crakehall village.
Walk to Crakehall Village: You cross over the track of the Wensleydale Railway.
Walk to Crakehall Village: There are many fields of good arable land between Bedale and Crakehall
Walk to Crakehall Village: A simple beautiful rural landscape
Walk to Crakehall Village: Quietly grazing cows in a land almost devoid of people!
Walk to Crakehall Village: In Crakehall, apart from the older houses there are some splendid barn conversions and attractive gardens - my compliments to the owner!
Walk to Crakehall Village: The lovely wide five acre village green of Crakehall village.
Walk to Crakehall Village: Village green
Walk to Crakehall Village: Prominently situated in front of the village green is Crakehall Hall which was extended in 1732.
Walk to Crakehall Village: The village green is well manicured
Walk to Crakehall Village: Crakehall Hall is an early 18th century building in the grand Georgian style. It has seven bays and two and a half storeys with a hipped roof. The entrance has an added later 18th century porch of two pairs of Roman Doric columns and a fluted frieze.
Walk to Crakehall Village: Some of the cottages astride the village green, many date from the early 18th century.
Walk to Crakehall Village: The Bay Horse Inn, the local pub, popular with locals and visitors, good beer and good food.
Walk to Crakehall Village: View of the village green and Crakehall Hall from in front of the Bay Horse Inn.
Walk to Crakehall Village: St Gregory's Church is situated on the village green and was built in 1840 by John Harper. It has a tall bellcote and a buttressed nave.
Walk to Crakehall Village: St Gregory's Church
Walk to Crakehall Village: The nave has groups of three stepped lancet windows but the east window (centre) has a group of five tall lancet windows. A simple, humble, but not unattractive church.
Walk to Crakehall Village: The stream (river?) running through lower Crakehall by the busy A684 road.
Walk to Crakehall Village: Attractive houses and cottages on the banks of the stream.
Walk to Crakehall Village:
Walk to Crakehall Village: Once again you cross over the Wensleydale Railway.
Walk to Crakehall Village: Wensleydale Railway near Crakehall
Wensleydale Railway near crakehall
You return to Bedale via country lane and the footpath alongside the busy A684 road from Bedale to Leyburn
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