30. Danby Dale (7) The Botton Community Scenes around the Upper Esk Valley People with disabilities can do a useful days work and be full members of a working and harmonius community. The 'villagers' of the Botton Community were once assisted by lots of voluntary co-workers, but sadly the new management plan has signicantly restricted the original ideals of Botton. SEE https://www.campaignforrealcare.com/ AND https://www.facebook.com/action4botton
The Botton Community in Danby Dale, North Yorkshire.
Botton Community, Danby Dale: Looking down into the Botton Community from Danby Rigg.
Botton, Danby Dale:
Botton Community, Danby Dale: The road up into Botton - lovely meadow fields - no artificial fertiliser used here!
Botton Community, Danby Dale: The main administration block - once a shooting lodge!
Botton Community, Danby Dale: The new shop.
Botton Community, Danby Dale: Pictures of the shop and cafe - good coffee and lovely cakes!
Botton Community, Danby Dale: The cafe opposite ...
... the bookshop and glass workshop.
Botton Community, Danby Dale: The flower and herb gardens - lots of lovely pictures of lovely plants!
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Botton Community, Danby Dale: The wonderful Concert hall.
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Botton Community, Danby Dale: Botton Church
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Botton Community, Danby Dale: The interior of Botton Church.
Botton has extensive woodland interests as well as working farms.
Botton Community, Danby Dale: Some of the fields managed by the Botton Community farms.
Botton Community, Danby Dale: All the farmland is farmed organically - 'organic farms only' beyond this point.
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Botton Community, Danby Dale: The shaded woodland path up to Botton Bond.
Botton Pond at the head of Danby Dale
Botton Community, Danby Dale: Botton Pond.
Botton Community, Danby Dale: Botton in winter
Botton Community, Danby Dale: Some of the organically farmed fields of the Botton Community.
Walking back down to Botton from Botton Pond on the west side of Danby Beck.
High above Botton are Botton Cross (above) on the south-western slopes of Danby Rigg and White Cross ('Fat Betty') on Danby High Moor (below).
Heather burning on Danby High Moor.
The Millennium Stone at the junction of the Rosedale road and Fryup dale road where Danby High Moor meets Westerdale Moor high above Botton Head. More flowers in the 'herb' garden of Botton
Flower beds amongst the herbs in the garden of the Botton Community, Danby Dale, North Yorkshire
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The Tea Room-cafe (top left) in the Camphill Trust Botton Community for handicapped people, who can do a useful job, lies in Danby Dale, North Yorkshire and serves a good pot of tea and delicious cakes. It is a beautiful place to visit with lovely walking around the interesting buildings including various shops, a Steiner School, a church and community centre and walking up through the woods to Botton Head pond-lake and back round and down through the fields. |
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