The Dent Walking Festival will offer outings ranging from a full-day walk up Whernside, the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, to a gentle stroll round the hay meadows round the village, once in the West Riding of Yorkshire but now part of Cumbria.
Dent station, the highest mainline station in England at 350m (1,148ft), lies on the scenic Settle to Carlisle line and is famously almost 7km (4¼ miles) from the village the name of which it bears, and 200m (656ft) above it. The shuttle bus will run between Dent and Dent station at peak times during the festival, which runs over the bank holiday weekend of 30 April and 1 May.
The walking festival will also feature local artists and craftspeople, with several of the routes taking in a visit to the village’s Meditation Centre for a chance to view the Highlights Contemporary Craft Tour exhibition Meadowsweet. Village venues will also feature live music. Matthew Clayton, one of the festival organisers, said: “We’ll have more than 30 guided walks running through the weekend and these will range from full-day ascents of Whernside to gentle strolls around Dent village and the nearby hay meadows plus lots of half-day walks in between.
“Each walk will be led by a local enthusiast or by a volunteer from the Yorkshire Dales National Park and many routes will include visits to local galleries, open studios or workshops.
“It’s very easy to say that there’s something for everyone at the festival, but I really think that visitors to this year’s Dent Walking Festival are going to be surprised by both the welcome and the walks.”
The Dales Way national trail also passes through the village.
Source:
Grough - 18th March 2011
"Walking festival to get transport boost"
Those who like to go walking without adding to their petrol bills have been given a new incentive to use public transport for the Dentdale Walking Festival next month.
Located in the Yorkshire Dales, the valley is served by the scenic Settle to Carlisle Railway, which stops at Dent station.
And organisers of the festival are running a minibus to and from the station to help walkers link up between their hikes in the country and national rail services, which include access to Leeds.
The festival covers the weekend of April 30th and May 1st, with most of the walks being free and also a chance to enjoy some local art and crafts, which will be on display at Dent village's visitor centre.
Rail users may find the Settle to Carlisle Railway very useful for trips to the Yorkshire Dales, as it stops at four other locations in the national park part from Dent.
Source:
Go Outdoors - 21st March 2011
Official Website: http://www.discoverdentdale.co.uk/walkingfestival/
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