In the Yorkshire Dales, in the stunning scenery of Swaledale, up a lonely hill, with nothing else around for miles, stands a pub
...TAN HILL...
a unique and historic Inn dating back to the !7th century.
It is Britain's highest pub at 1,732ft (528m) above sea level.
It has lovely old beams, a stone-flagged floor ...
AND THERE WAS A WEDDING ON (YAY!)
so there was a lot of music, a lot of songs and a fabulous happy atmosphere.
Consequently it was booked up so we stayed the night in a pod!
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It was soooooo cosy.
It was baltic outside even though it was August.
We can highly recommend the f'n'chips and the next day breakfast
(although the tea was too far away!)
and they both set us up nicely for the trip to Ribblehead Viaduct on the way home.
The Viaduct was needed due to the challenging terrain and it was designed by the chief engineer of Midland Railway called John Sydney Crossley.
Work began on this incredible structure in 1869,
2.300 men built it,
Over 100 men lost their lives in the process.
The Settle to Carlisle line is the last main railway line built in Britain by predominantly manual labour.
Manual labour!!!
Look at it!!!
If I hadn't had to get back for Aqua, we'd have bought a train ticket for a ride on it.
Yes it was windy
#blowingahoolie
Instead, we had fat rascals in the station cafe and then emergency stopped to plank them off by the iron ore waterfall in Swaledale on the way home.
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