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The sleepy Yorkshire village where the hippie spirit burns strong Head to Grassington in September for dancing in the streets in polka-dot frocks Spend a day in Grassington, the Dales village with a creative feel  Credit: Getty “Ey up, who’s this sniffing about,” I wonder, pulling into Grassington’s car park – that’s more like a field.  Horned Swaledale sheep roam around polished sports cars belonging to ‘offcomers’ (visitors like you and I), here to revel in the glorious beau...

A LAKE District restaurant is sure to bring top-class cooking to the public when it reopens next month after reclaiming Michelin-star status. The Forest Side on the outskirts of Grasmere serves ‘modern British’ cuisine with the majority of ingredients grown in its 44-acre grounds. General manager Alasdair Elwick said the team at the hotel and restaurant was ‘delighted’ by news of the Michelin star. “We don’t come to work for a Michelin star, we come for the guests, and just ...

The magnificently refurbished Owl at Hawnby, near Helmsley, reopens on Monday April 12 – with a brand-new Shepherd’s Hut on site and bookings stretching into 2022. Formerly the Inn at Hawnby, the Owl has been transformed into a beautiful country pub and restaurant with rooms in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. The long-term leasehold of the Owl, which remains an integral part of the Hawnby Estate, has been bought by the flourishing Coastal and Country Inns Group. ...

Excitement from Derbyshire pub owners at prospect of reopening in April Pubs have been shut since November Updated Owners of the Devonshire Arms, Alex Tunney and John Tompkins, are excited to be able to open again (Image: Alex Tunney) Pubs could re-open for outdoors services as soon as April 12, according to the Prime Ministers plans to steer England out of lockdown permanently. Following the second lockdown being introduced in November, pubs across Derby, Derbyshire and the rest of the country...

10 country hotels in Yorkshire for a great British rural escape after lockdown Discover the magnificent Yorkshire Dales and picturesque villages at these country house hotels By Ruth Doherty and edited by Roshina Jowaheer 18/02/2021 Wrea Head Hall Country House Hotel & Restaurant After a turbulent 2020 and start to 2021, youd be forgiven for craving a peaceful escape when were out of lockdown and the best country hotels in Yorkshire offer all the tranquility and restoratio...

10 wonderful walks in the Peak District, Englands answer to Middle Earth The crags, tors and peat uplands of the Peak District are well worth going the extra mile for, says Richard Madden True grit: Stanage Edge  Credit: Loop Images/Getty White Peak and Dark Peak; their names sound like two warring kingdoms on Middle-earth. One can be found in the lush, green south of the Peak District, with its valleys, broadleaved woodlands, wild-flower grasslands and limestone caves, while the other dwells ...

FOR thousands of years, smallpox was one of the great scourges of mankind. It left millions dead and many of those that survived terribly disfigured and often blind. In 1798 a Gloucestershire doctor, Edward Jenner, inoculated a related disease in cattle – known as cowpox – into the arm of James Phipps, the nine-year-old son of his gardener. Some weeks later he exposed him to the smallpox virus but he never developed the disease. He called his process vaccination, from the Latin vacc...

FOR thousands of years, smallpox was one of the great scourges of mankind. It left millions dead and many of those that survived terribly disfigured and often blind. In 1798 a Gloucestershire doctor, Edward Jenner, inoculated a related disease in cattle – known as cowpox – into the arm of James Phipps, the nine-year-old son of his gardener. Some weeks later he exposed him to the smallpox virus but he never developed the disease. He called his process vaccination, from the Latin vacc...

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Pubs blast flawed tier system as they are told to stay closed It has been described as another kick in the teeth for the industry Updated Ye Olde Dolphin will remain closed in Tier 3 (Image: Derby Telegraph) Never miss another Derbyshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other rel...