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A Walk in Wensleydale - Askrigg Circular - 4 miles - Easy going
There are five walks in the Dairy Days series all centred on the once prolific dairy industry in Wensleydale. They were produced by the Yorkshire Dales National Park to complement their Dairy Days Project that researched & recorded memories and stories of milk production and cheese making in the area. Copies of the walk guides can be found in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes and there is a set at Pry House Farm.
Begin by walking out of the village towards Hawes (right as you look at this photo). Shortly you will come to the primary school on your right. On the opposite side of the road look for a finger post, slightly hidden in some shrubs, marked Yorebridge. Follow this path for a few yards to another flat stile. Climb over and bear right. You are now on the dismantled railway line which has long since grassed over. The walk takes you behind the old station (now home to Bainbridge Vets) and follows the railway e
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