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Richmond
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Richmond is a busy market town on the north eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near Scotch Corner. The town has retained much of its handsome Georgian architecture, and is believed to have the largest market square in the UK.
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Sedbergh
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Sedbergh can be found towards the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales – despite this, the pretty market town with its quaint narrow lanes and cobbled streets is actually in the county of Cumbria.
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Hawes
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Hawes is regarded as the capital of Upper Wensleydale, and is a bustling little market town whose history has been based upon the wool trade and of course the famous Wensleydale cheese. At over 850 feet, Hawes is one of the highest towns in England.
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Bainbridge
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Bainbridge is a small village in Wensleydale, and is situated at the confluence of the River Bain and the River Ure. There are remains of a Roman fort just outside the village.
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Aysgarth
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Aysgarth is a small village in Lower Wensleydale, towards the East of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The village gives its name to the nearby Aysgarth Falls, a picturesque waterfall that is one of the region’s main tourist attractions.
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Leyburn
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Leyburn is an attractive little market town on the eastern fringes of the Yorkshire Dales. It offers superb views of Wensleydale, and is often associated with Mary Queen of Scots, who supposedly dropped her shawl in the town when she escaped from nearby Bolton Castle.
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Settle
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Settle is a bustling market town just outside the western boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in the picturesque surroundings of Ribblesdale. The town is perhaps best known as the start and end of the Settle-Carlisle railway.
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Grassington
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Grassington is a picturesque little village in Wharfedale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Many of the village’s charming old buildings and streets have been preserved, and it is a magnet for tourists during the summer months.
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Skipton
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Skipton is a busy little market town in Airedale, and its location on the southern extremities of the National Park have led to the town’s moniker ‘Gateway to the Dales’. Skipton is overlooked by a handsome castle, and is also served by the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.
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