Hellifield Railway Station

A brief canal experience and we go looking for Wham!!

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June 24th 2009
We are starting to count down the days in Settle and we still have a few things to do to tick off our list.So today being beautifully fine and with warm temperatures promised we are going to return to Skipton and take a canal cruise to give us a taste of what life on the canal is like. We couldn't recall what exactly was on offer from when we were in Skipton for their market day last Saturday but ... read more

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