I had a mooch around Kettlewell in the rain and hail. The Dales villages have a very different character in winter than in summer. There are few, if any, tourists (though the conference and retreat centre at Scargill House does bring visitors to Kettlewell). There isn't the summer buzz but the quiet has its own charm.
Kettlewell still has a traditional red telephone box (probably quite necessary, as cellphone coverage is very patchy) and it adds a touch of brightness to the centre of the village. The photos above and below show the views along Kettlewell Beck, up and down stream, as it flows down to join the River Wharfe.
At the top of the village, the old maypole sits in a little garden and the road leads up to St Mary's church, which is set back on the right.
Kettlewell Beck was fast-flowing but not overfull or doing anything nasty.
It was dull enough to take a few slow-shutter speed photos of the churning water, even without a filter.
I'm glad to hear that there still is an off-season in the Dales; I saw it disappear in Cambridge long ago and large groups of tourists now make their way through the rainy streets, sheltering under umbrellas and not seeing much at all.
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming village, and I love the shots of maypole and bridge over the river!
ReplyDeleteSo enticing. I could live there.
ReplyDeleteThe phone both is the only touch of colour!
ReplyDeleteIt has its own beauty this time of year.
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