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Posted by love2gardennc z7b NC (My Page) on Tue, Jan 10, 06 at 14:17
I hope I won't get thrown off the boards for this post but I am at a loss on how to find someone who might give me a bit of guidance on a holiday that I plan to take in 2007 to the area around a town called Settle. My father came from a village called Giggleswick about 1914 and I would like to visit there and the surrounding area.
Does anyone know where I might find someone in that general area who could suggest transportation, local airports, lodging and such while in the area.
Thanks so much to all who read this and especially to anyone who can give me direction, Les (a Canadian now in the Southern states) |
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RE: Penpal in Yorkshire Dales?
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Here is a link to the Yorkshire Tourist Board
And since Settle is closer to most of Lancashire than most of Yorkshire, the Lancashire Tourism Board You can actually get around The Yorkshire Dales by train and bus if you have the time, but a car would give you a lot more flexibility. You'll be right on the edge of the Forest of Bowland which is a beautiful area. Try to visit the main attractions during the week as it is a popular daytrip for visitors from nearby large cities. You also have the whole of the Yorkshire Dales and even the Lake District. The cities of York, Lancaster, Manchester, and Liverpool have their own attractions, and you are within reach of Lancashire seaside towns such as Morecambe and Blackpool. The closest big international airport would be Manchester. Leeds/Bradford is possibly a little closer but you kight struggle to get a flight to there. There are also airports in Liverpool and Teesside that you might be able to get flights to. |
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| http://www.northyorks.com/ Hi have taken the liberty of appending the address above as a starter, Untill I retired in 1998 I lived near York, but my work area covered the whole of Yorkshire and visited Settle and Gigleswick in my travels.
The nearest airports would be either: Leeds/Bradford or Manchester, you would have to check with your travel agent which one take flights from Canada.To get a broader view of alternative web sites, I just typed in : north yorkshire in a search and came up with several that could be useful. Incidentally I have retired to live in France so am no longer in the area concerned, hope info will help. |
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If you are going to Settle then you will have to go to Malham and see the Malham Cove and the Tarn and then there is the water fall walks at Clapham. it is a fantastic area and my second favourite area after the Lake District.You can use public transport but a hire car would be so much more useful, it being a rural area. From Manchester airport it should only take a couple of hours. If hiring a car you may need to ask for an automatic if you are not used to a manual gearbox. Most cars over here are manual gearboxes and I have heard of Americans being caught out by them.
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Thank you so much for the info so far. I don't want to use a travel agent here as I think that I would most probably be put up in newer hotel chains, I would much prefer to stay in older establisments that would give me a better feel for the place. My husband and I like our stays in B&B's here in the US and would like to do the same in England, a taste of the past.
I would love to have a car and Thanks for reminding me that the rest of the world still uses stick shifts as we call thwm, hubby can do it but not I if there are any hills. I will remember to book an automatic so that I can drive too.
Any advice on lodgings?
I was born a Sedgwick and would love to try to find some family conections while there, any hints on how to go about that?
Thanks again, L |
RE: Penpal in Yorkshire Dales?
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| To find places to stay you may want to look at the website below, or just type "b&b uk" into google and search many of the other guides it lists. Brian |
Here is a link that might be useful: b&b for garden lovers
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