Check t scarr in sedbergh, dales view, station road on cylex and find. Sedbergh book town is part of a network of famous european book towns and is a cumbria centre for book festivals and a host of specialist and independent book shops and booksellers. This characterful barn conversion is the perfect base for the many stunning walks, cycle routes, bookshops, atmospheric cafes, pubs and award winning restaurants dog friendly. Sedbergh is a small town and civil parish in cumbria, england. Kennedys fine chocolates ltd, the old school, orton. From the quirky cross keys temperance house were greeted with scenes of cautley spout waterfall, before a riverside walk takes us to farfield mill and on to sedbergh. Local stories and histories as you walk youll be accompanied by hill farmer, designer and author. Role active director appointed before 27 july 1991. Hebblethwaite hall, sedbergh 84099 historic england. For the first time in years a proper bookshop where the staff are informed and know their authors.
A book town is a rural town or village in which secondhand and antiquarian bookshops are concentrated. This is straight bridge, a rather incongruous name given the twist in the road. Our daytime menu remains generally the same throughout the year with just minor changes. The cross keys temperance inn, cautley the cross keys is a 400 year old national trust temperance inn situated close to cautley spout, englands highest waterfall. Pippin cottage, sedbergh is a quaint holiday retreatromantic hideaway set just off the main street, walking distance to all that this pretty town has to offer.
Unfortunately for those seeking alcohol, this is a temperance inn. Cross keys inn, cautley, sedbergh, cumbria in the yorkshire dales. Cautley if you decide to take the alternative route from sedbergh to newbigginonlune you will pass the cross keys temperance inn at cautley. Our restaurant has a lovely atmosphere that will make your meal relaxing and enjoyable. The northern section between cambridge circus and oxford street includes more generalist bookshops such as the venerable foyles. Book town sedbergh seeks new recruits the bookseller. Westwood books sedbergh all you need to know before. Lovers of specialist books will find ample book shops around the town to please from specialist lake district and yorkshire book shops to sports bookshops. Natwest bank, 54 main street, sedbergh by national westminsternatwest. Foxs pulpit at shacklabank, from the bottom of black horse hill.
Loose cannons lying around the ginnels and alleyways. Mrs buck resold it to mrs edith adelaide bunney who removed the liquor license, with the result that since 1902 the cross keys has been a temperance inn. Sedbergh decided to look at the possibility of finding a twin town in 2001, eventually signing its first twin town charter, with zrece, in may 2005. Historically part of the west riding of yorkshire, it lies about 10 miles 16 km east of kendal, 28 miles 45 km north of lancaster and about 10 miles 16 km north of kirkby lonsdale. It is so called because it leads from the north in the direction of charing cross at the south side of trafalgar square, which it connects via st martins place and the motorised east side of the square. We have a small farmhouse style restaurant where we serve daytime meals and snacks and evening meals. Almost a decade ago, i stumbled out of academia and found myself working at quinto, an independent bookshop opposite the british museum in london. There is a small farmhouse style restaurant where good food is served all day other than mondays. The cross keys is also a book cafe selling books on history, local history and nature.
Sedbergh sd69se cautley road 16216293 east side off 140684 hebblethwaite hall. The cross keys is a 400 year old national trust temperance inn situated close to cautley spout,englands highest waterfall. Download a free sedbergh treasure map dales discoveries. A waterfall here, called cautley spout, makes three descents, of aggregately about 860 feet, between such screens, precipices, and cliffs, that those on one side can be scaled only by much care and effort, and those on the. The cross keys is a 400 year old national trust temperance inn. Pippin cottage, pippin cottage, main st, sedbergh 2020. From the north east come off the a66 at brough, pass through kirkby stephen and at the top of the hill after the train station turn left to sedbergh on the a683, we are on the right after around 7 miles.
Sedbergh sedbergh is a lovely historic market town with an oldworld. Anne benville personal appointments free information. It is reached from the cross keys, a temperance inn. With the exception of the limited number of books listed on this site, the books in the shop are not listed on the internet while the internet can be very useful when searching for a particular title, it is no substitute for browsing a large and varied stock of real books. We have a small farmhouse style restaurant where we serve daytime meals and snacks. The cross keys is a 500 year old temperance inn, situated at the base of cautley spout in the heart of the howgills. The cross keys temperance inn, cautley visit sedbergh. Westwood books is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. The town itself is beautiful with lovely little gifts and book shops and a proper green grocer.
Downstairs, in the rarities room near the scifi and fantasy. The cross keys temperance inn, sedbergh updated 2020. Nowadays cautley spout acts as a magnet for visitors seeking a short walk that justifies a trip to the pub afterwards. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Until 2006 we also had a bookshop in hayonwye, the worlds first booktown. Its a 400 year old national trust property that is famous for its ham and eggs.
Text from wikipedia, available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license accessed. On the 27th october 1902 the cross keys was sold by auction at the bull hotel, sedbergh, for. Sedbergh pronounced sedber is englands official book town so if you enjoy browsing in new, rare and second hand bookshops this is the place to stay. Small farmhouse style restaurant daytime meals and snacks evening meals booking essential. At sleepy elephant we have a wide range of special interest and collectable books for you to browse through. Download the list of 100 different ways to discover the dales from dalesdiscoveries. Until 2006 we also had a bookshop in hayonwye, the world.
If you decide to take the alternative route from sedbergh to newbigginonlune you will pass the cross keys temperance inn at cautley. Mark westwood has been a secondhand and antiquarian bookseller since 1976, with evelyn joining the business in 1992. Westwood books, sedbergh, long lane, leisure house, opening hours, westwood books opened in sedbergh at easter 2005. From there you can go over a style and walk alongside the river toward sedbergh. If youre looking for a top independent bookstore in london, look no further than foyles on charing cross road, londons legendary booksellers row. Cautley, a hamlet and a chapelry in sedbergh parish, w. The cross keys is accessible from the m6 at junction 37 via sedbergh, then from sedbergh head for kirkby stephen on the a683, we are on the left after around 4 miles. Filter appointments filter appointments current appointments total number of appointments 2 date of birth march 1962. Christian bookshops in south yorkshire a simple guide to help you find your local christian bookshop, and give it your prayer and support. Charing cross road is a street in central london running immediately north of st martininthefields to st giles circus the intersection with oxford street and then becomes tottenham court road. Local stories and histories as you walk youll be accompanied by hill farmer, designer and author alison oneill, the shepherdess. There are many fascinating secondhand and specialist bookshops to browse in as.
Nearby, the dramatic waterfall of cautley spout crashes down the side of the howgills. Fortunately the path leads directly back to the road and the cross keys inn. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. The hamlet lies among grand mountain scenery, adjacent to westmoreland, in the vicinity of sedbergh. Book town sedbergh seeks new recruits published april 7. Brookfield cautley road, sedbergh, cumbria, la10 5lg. Foyles was acclaimed as the worlds first purposebuilt bookshop when it opened over 100 years ago. The cross keys is a 400 year old national trust temperance inn situated close to cautley spout, englands highest waterfall. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Welcome bootskit books about sedberghhowgills walking mapdirections. The little town taking a leaf out of hays book festivals. At the footbridge over cautley home beck we stopped to chat to some walkers who were coming down from the calf and looked back up to the waterfall at cautley spout. About a mile from cautley in the sedbergh direction there is a dogleg bend in the road as it crosses a bridge over the river rawthey. Barclays bank, 28 main street, sedbergh by barclays.
During that time we were the focus of a television programme. The cross keys inn is a 400 year old national trust inn. Cumbria attractions and local information country cottage holiday. It had recently been refurbished but the layout of the shop was as eccentric as the titles getting sunbleached in the front window a 1996 copy of a history of phallic worship, anyone. The average house price in cautley road, sedbergh la10 is. Leaflet by arthur gemmell, includes a small but comprehensive footpath and bridleway map at a scale of 2. Catholes, marthwaite, brigflatts, high oaks, howgill, lowgill and cautley, the southern part of the howgill fells and the western part of baugh fell.
May 16, 2009 the little town taking a leaf out of hays book as britains biggest literary festival kicks off in wales, stephen mcclarence visits sedbergh, which is busy reinventing itself as englands. A book town is a rural town or village in which secondhand and antiquarian bookshops. A pack of walks around brigflatts, cautley, cowgill, dent and sedbergh, each with map and illustrations of wildlife to look out for. Christian bookshops in west yorkshire a simple guide to help you find your local christian bookshop, and give it your prayer and support. Westwood books sedbergh 2020 all you need to know before. Orton is a nice village with a pub and sometimes holds a farmers market on saturdays between 9am and 2pm. The cross keys inn at cautley though visitors are welcome to bring their own. Apr 07, 2015 book town sedbergh seeks new recruits published april 7. History of cautley, in south lakeland and west riding. Situated at the base of cautley spout, in the heart of the howgills, sedbergh, cumbria.
Here is a brief history of how sedberghs town twinning. Cautley spout, claimed as englands highest cascading waterfall. Cautley spout cautley, sedbergh, yorkshire dales national park la10 5ne england. Guide to the secondhand bookshops in the lake district. The little town taking a leaf out of hays book as britains biggest literary festival kicks off in wales, stephen mcclarence visits sedbergh, which is busy reinventing itself as englands. House prices in cautley road, sedbergh la10 zoopla. Historically part of the west riding of yorkshire, it lies. Westwood books sedbergh all you need to know before you. Tel 017684 82229 the chocolate factory in orton great shop and it has a cafe.
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