Winter Walk Around Gargrave

Below you can see a slide show from a short walk around Gargrave taken just after Christmas 2003.

The arch was once the Red Lion.
The Dalesman Cafe from the river bridge.
The A65 towards Settle.
A modern local signpost.
Gargrave High Street.
The summer seat.
A bit of history.
A new arrival.
South street towards the summer seat.
This used to be a shop.
This used to be the Co-op.
Once the Chapel and Parochial Hall
The Manor House.
This was Red House Farm.
South Street.
River Place (Corner was shop / cafe)
A private ginnel.
The river place community.
My Mum was born in the far corner house
Famous people have lived here!
Looking back through a ginnel
South Street across the small green.
The Low Green.
A great place for a game of football.
The old stables for Knowles House
The corner from South Street to East Street.
This was Tom Pighills shop in 1905
East Street to the A65
Around the back of East Street.
Tough one this.
Looking back down East Street.
A65 towards Skipton.
Sharphaw in the background.
Going towards the Swan.
New houses on site of the Old Chapel.
Chapel / Old Infants school.
New development at Gills Garage.
2 Skipton Road.
Dorothy Ward's on North Street.
North Street
Footpath through the old crofts.
Older Cottages on North Street.
Looking back from North Street to A65.
Dated 1690 and at one time a laundry
Looking towards Higherlands.
Local and Pennine way signpost.
Old Hall Fold.
Village Hall.
West Street.
Dickensons Antiques Once Eshton Hall Estate yard
The Village Square.
The Dalesman Cafe.
The Dalesman Cafe Window.
House / Grouse Inn / Courthouse.
Outside the old Grouse.
Outside the old Grouse.
Going back to the bridge.
The High Green.

The route starts on the High Green goes over the river bridge and down South Street, along (and through) River Place. Then past the Low Green and along East Street to the main road and then along North Street to the Village hall. Then back along West Street to the Summerseat.

You will see quite a few things, for one thing the architecture ranges from old to very new, not everywhere is a chocolate box cottage. There are a lot of cars parked and there is quite a bit of housing development going on.

Although there is a lot of history in Gargrave, it is also a living place.