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Horsehouse in Coverdale |
A place to
visit which
still welcomes
visitors |
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Accommodation in Horsehouse
Ash Cottage
(Manor Farm)
No.5 Cottage
(Manor Farm) |
The name Horsehouse came from travelers, because a old pack
horse route ran right through Horsehouse, because used to travel
from Wenslydale to Nidderdale and the hamlet of Horsehouse was
the stop over point this is where people would change horse's
same became the name Horsehouse
The River Cover begins as a tumbling brook in the shadow
of Great Whernside, soon turning into a fast flowing shallow
river in which brown trout can be seen. |
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A narrow road follows the river down the dale round the
foot of Lesser Whernside, past two hamlets, Woodale and Braidley,
to reach Horsehouse, a small unspoilt village with pub, and around
thirty inhabitants |
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Beyond Horsehouse the dale drops down to Carlton, a larger
village with the Forester’s Arms providing food that is
admired for thirty miles around. |
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On past open moorland and gallops and Pinker’s Pond.
Here, walkers must tread carefully in the spring to avoid nesting
larks and lapwings, and yellow and pied wagtails, pipits, curlews
and cuckoos can be found. |
 The river
cuts away from the road, which continues into Middleham, and
falls through a wooded gorge to meet the Ure. |
The road through Coverdale is mostly narrow and winding
with vehicles over 6’ 6’’ prohibited except for
access. The tourist routes follow the main Wensleydale road from
Middleham up to Hawes, leaving Coverdale as a largely unknown
and quiet corner of the Dales. |
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Coverdale was used for much of the filming of All Creatures
Great and Small and became very popular for a time because of
the exposure. James Herriot wrote of the hills: "To me Coverdale
is wonderful because of its austere beauty" which, now that
attention has focused elsewhere, inhabitants and visitors alike
can again enjoy |
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242
visits so far |
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