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A walk taking in Cracoe Monument and the cross at Rylstone, between Skipton and Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales

The Northern Lights give a colourful display across the region.

USING the local bus service (no 72 in this case) is an excellent way of seeing more of an area than a normal circular walk.

Yorkshire Life Sunrays over Skipton by Simon Sugden - Credit: Archant The Gateway to the Dales can be the perfect base for a walking holiday around the Yorkshire Dales, this selection of walks are all within a ten mile radius of the market town. Skipton Woods by John Wood - Credit: Archant Skipton Woods 0 miles from Skipton The wood circles the northern boundary of Skipton Castle, you can follow the canal towpath around the castle which takes you to the Sawmill entrance of the woods. From there you can follow the course to Eller Beck to explore the surroundings.

LAST week’s mystery structure, not the most difficult, granted, was in fact sheep pens. What makes this set particularly interesting is their scenic location, at the top end of Fell Lane, Cracoe. Allan Friswell, author of walks, included a picture of the pens in his six mile walk to Rylstone Cross and obelisk, and many thousands of people doing the walk over the years will also have seen the pens. This picture was taken by John Barrow, who says it is one of his favourite rural Dales pictures, and well worth a visit - once we can get out and about again, after pandemic restrictions a...