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Riding Lights Theatre Company Christmas Productions

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 by chrisjones
Give It Back, Mak - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

Give It Back, Mak - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

The highly esteemed Riding Lights Theatre Company (based in York) is putting on two travelling Christmas productions over the coming weeks:

GIVE IT BACK, MAK!
written by Paul Burbridge

It’s the coldest of nights and snow lies thick on the ground. It’s chill and bitter under a sky glittering with twinkling stars. The lights in the town are also gleaming brightly and the houses look warm and inviting. But the shepherds have to stay out on the hills and watch their flocks at winter lambing time – who knows what nasty predator might be about!

In the town, the Lamb Chop Inn is heaving. Not only do they have nothing to eat for Sunday lunch but they’ve no spare rooms for guests. The landlord, Mak, has put up two signs. The top one says, “NO VACANCIES AT ALL” and below it another says, “NOT EVEN THE TEENSIEST ONE”.

But wait, a young couple’s car has got stuck in the snow. Where shall they stay? Despite the signs, they know on the door of the Lamb Chop Inn . . .

“Give It Back, Mak!” is a brand new, rollicking, warm-hearted, fun-filled Christmas play for all the family – with tales of desperate deeds, people that glow in the dark and sheep in prams. And out in the potting shed, something quite extraordinary is happening that will change everyone and everything for the better.

“Give It Back, Mak!” has puppetry and amazing story-telling and provides a hilarious evening’s entertainment.

Suitable for age five upwards. Approximately one hour long.

Nearly The Goat - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

Nearly The Goat - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

Nearly The Goat
written by Nigel Forde

“Nearly” is a goat with a difference – he’s an amazing actor and impersonator, so definitely not your run of the mill goat, no kidding!

Nearly uses his remarkable skills and butts in (exactly when needed) to save the day. What’s more, in the process, he helps in the telling of a thoroughly enchanting Christmas tale.

On the way he has to use his home-made travelling machine to get to Bethlehem before the wolf and help the kings of Persia get home without their camel. And these are the only disasters that come raining down from the heavens that Nearly has to deal with.

First staged in 2009 (to widespread acclaim) this production involves marvellous puppetry and tells the Christmas story in a new and unforgettable way.

Suitable for age five upwards. Approximately one hour long.

You can find out more about Riding Lights on their website here, and can view their Christmas schedule in Yorkshire below:

Bedale

Give It Back, Mak!

3 December 7pm

Bedale High School, Fitzalan Road, Bedale DL8 2EQ

Box office: 01765 698 363

Tickets: adults £5, concessions £3

Willerby

Give It Back, Mak!

10 December 2.00pm

Willerby Methodist Church, Carr Lane, Willerby, Hull HU10 6JP

Box office: 01482 653 245

Tickets: £6 adults, £3 children

Easingwold

Give It Back, Mak!

17 December 1.30pm

Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold, York YO61 3AD

Box Office: 01347 822 472

Tickets: £6 adults, £4 concessions

Horsforth

Give It Back, Mak!

19 December 2pm & 7pm

St Margaret’s Hall, Church Road, Horsforth LS18 5LQ

Box office: 0113 258 2448

giveitbackmak@hotmail.co.uk

Tickets: adults £6, concessions £4, family £15

York

Nearly the Goat

22 & 23 December 2pm & 7pm

Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, York YO1 9SL

Box office: 01904 613 000

Tickets: £6 adults, £4 concessions

Burniston

Give It Back, Mak!

24 December 1.00pm

Burniston Village Hall, High Street, Burniston, Scarborough YO13 0HH

Box office: 07912 789 408

Tickets: adults £2.50, concessions £1.50

For holiday accommodation over the Christmas period, check out the York bed and breakfasts and Scarborough hotels on Hello Yorkshire.

And for other Christmas productions and pantos across Yorkshire, see here:

Christmas panto in North Yorkshire

Christmas panto in East Yorkshire

Christmas panto in West Yorkshire

Christmas panto in South Yorkshire

 

 

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Nov 30: Kirstie’s Handmade Britain in the Yorkshire Dales

Monday, November 28th, 2011 by chrisjones
Kirstie's Handmade Britain - photograph courtesy of Channel 4

Kirstie's Handmade Britain - photograph courtesy of Channel 4

Nidderdale takes its name from the River Nidd which runs through this Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It hosts an agricultural show each September in Pateley Bridge, a small town between Harrogate and Grassington and only four miles from the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Kirstie tries her hand at making sausages - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie tries her hand at making sausages - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

At this year’s Nidderdale Show, Kirstie Allsopp came along for an episode of her popular Channel 4 TV series Kirstie’s Handmade Britain. But she didn’t just take a look and leave – she got stuck in and made a Yorkshire pork pie and her own sausages. She also learnt the ins and outs of making brawn – a traditional dish made from pig’s heads, and sometimes known as pork cheese (Yorkshire folk don’t like to let anything go to waste, you know). Lots of preparation goes into putting on an agricultural show and Kirstie did her homework beforehand too – with local experts explaining how to make successful entries for the produce competitions at the Show.

Kirstie walks a pig - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie walks a pig - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

The Nidderdale Show is said to be one of the country’s last proper agricultural shows and features one of the best exhibitions of animals in the UK – with first rate horse, livestock and dog sections.

Kirstie - pig walking - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie - pig walking - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie was fascinated by the Pig Section – and was given lots of background by Sarah Whitley, a young farmer from Nidderdale. Sarah is only 14 but has already clocked up years of expertise, having been born and bred on a local dairy, pig, and sheep farm. And Sarah’s got the awards to prove it. For the fourth year on the trot (so to speak) she made a clean sweep in the Pig Section awards, picking up Best in Show, Best Local Pig and Most Points in Show. Sarah has also won awards at three other major British Agricultural Shows.

Kirstie holds a piglet - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie chats with young farmer Sarah Whitley - picture courtesy of the Nidderdale Show

Kirstie also took part in the All-Terrain-Vehicle challenge – still wearing a dress, she gamely put on a crash helmet and jumped on to a quad bike and finished the course in a very creditable time – and got a massive round of applause for doing so.

Kirstie on the Quad Bike - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie on the Quad Bike - picture courtesy of Nidderdale Show

Kirstie later said that she’d had “an absolutely brilliant time” at the Nidderdale Show. “Everyone was so friendly & kind, perhaps the most beautiful showground we’ve visited”.

You can find out how Kirstie got on at the Nidderdale Show at 8.00 pm on Wednesday 30 November when Channel 4 screen this episode of Kirstie’s Handmade Britain.

Christmas present ideas – Kirstie Allsopp’s “Homemade Home” book and “Craft” Kindle Edition

For the creative members of the family who love to making things for the home, one or both of these books could be the perfect Christmas present.

Click on the images on the left to see the products on Amazon.

Next year’s Nidderdale Show will be held on Monday 24 September 2012. If you’d like accommodation in the Yorkshire Dales for the show or to visit this beautiful area of Yorkshire, check out the Yorkshire Dales cottages and Yorkshire Dales B&Bs on Hello Yorkshire.

 

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The Three Counties Cave – An Underground Labyrinth Beneath The Yorkshire Dales

Friday, November 11th, 2011 by chrisjones
Ireby Team Stance, Ireby Fell Pot, Yorkshire Dales

Ireby Team Stance, Ireby Fell Pot, Yorkshire Dales

One of the attractions of the Yorkshire Dales is the vast collection of caves and potholes which, like a giant subterranean rabbit warren, weave their way through the limestone underpinnings of this beautiful part of North Yorkshire. Some of the potholes and tunnels have spectacular entrances. Others are accessed through quite small apertures.

Hammer Pot, Fountains Fell, Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales

Hammer Pot, Fountains Fell, Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales

Often an underground network will have one or more connections to others groups of tunnels to form very long stretches, but work carried out by UK potholers over a period of some 40 years has culminated in linking tunnels underneath Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria to form the longest stretch of tunnels and caverns in the country and the 22nd known longest in the world. The work involved removing debris and clay left behind from the last Ice Age which had clogged up the links between two cave systems. But it was worth it as the new system – known as the Three Counties System – is a total of 60 miles (approximately 100 km) long.

Brackenbottom Pot, Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales

Brackenbottom Pot, Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales

The breakthrough occurred beneath the Yorkshire Dales when the Notts Pot and Lost Johns caves were linked after tunnelling through the final 150 yards, making it possible for a caver to go underground in Cumbria, travel below Lancashire and emerge in Yorkshire. It should be noted though that much of the route is very difficult and even very experienced cavers are unlikely to make the whole journey.

Haytime Hole, Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales

Haytime Hole, Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales

One of the potholers involved in the project is Andy Walsh, an expert caver from the Red Rose Cave and Pot Hole Club with many years expertise and who has been part of the project since its inception. Andy said, “When I first started, the geologists and experts all said there was nothing more to be found and we wouldn’t get a two-county system, never mind a three-county system. Unbelievably, in my lifetime, we’ve joined the whole lot up.”

Helms Deep, Haytime Hole, Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales

Helms Deep, Haytime Hole, Pen-y-ghent, Yorkshire Dales

Chris Jewell, from the British Caving Association, said, “It’s great for caving to have a good news story and it’s great for cavers seeing their fellow cavers being successful.” Chris added, “This shows that you don’t have to go to a different corner of the world for original exploration.”

Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria are already extremely popular areas for caving and potholing but the newly created system is likely to attract an influx of the most experienced and dedicated cavers from around the world wanting to explore the Three Counties Tunnel.

Hammer Pot, Fountains Fell, Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales

Hammer Pot, Fountains Fell, Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales

Coda: this isn’t the end of the story. Work is continuing on extending the system deeper into Yorkshire, and while the world record (at 390 miles in the US) isn’t in danger, the next five longer caves are all under 70 miles long. So watch this space!

Many thanks to Rob Eavis for kindly allowing us to use his pictures. You can see many more of Rob’s spectacular photos here.

And see here for places to stay in the Yorkshire Dales.

Ireby Team Huddle, Ireby Fell Pot, Yorkshire Dales

Ireby Team Huddle, Ireby Fell Pot, Yorkshire Dales

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Pennine Boat Trips of Skipton

Friday, October 21st, 2011 by chrisjones
Dalesman - one of Pennine Boat Trips' narrowboats

Dalesman - one of Pennine Boat Trips' narrowboats

At 127 miles, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is Britain’s longest, and it passes and through some of the UK’s most beautiful countryside. The canal connects two of the North’s most vibrant cities. Leeds is inland and the canal provided an important link with the west coast seaport of Liverpool. Around 200 years ago, when the canal was newly built, Leeds and the surrounding West Riding towns were the mainstays of Britain’s manufacturing industry. Liverpool was the gateway to the rest of the world, and huge cargo ships sailed from its extensive dockland to every part of the globe exporting the products of Yorkshire’s and Lancashire’s mills and factories.

As a result the Leeds and Liverpool canal was for a while one of Britain’s most important waterways – a very busy working canal with barges and narrowboats plying their trade in both directions – bringing coal and raw materials to feed the clattering mills and thundering factories and providing the first link in the chain to distribute their products to the wider world.

As other forms of transport took over the role of providing transport for bulk goods, the canal’s focus switched to leisure and it’s now a prime tourism resource, ideal for that memorable day out on holiday or for a special occasion.

One of the best ways of enjoying the delights of the canal is to hire a narrowboat for a cruise – the waterside setting really can’t be bettered for getting to know England’s natural landscape. And many would say that the best place to start such a trip is in the market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire. Skipton is known as the Gateway to the Dales, and from there the Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through some of the country’s lushest and most stunning scenery.

The Cobbydale

The Cobbydale

As you ride aboard a narrowboat, travelling at a gentle pace, you have time to see enjoy the scenery, listen to the birds and animals that have their homes near the water. You might see waterfowl, fish and small mammals – or, if you are fortunate, the bright blue flash that is often the only glimpse you get of a kingfisher darting in the water in search of its next meal.

One of the companies which provides narrowboats for hire is Pennine Boat Trips based in Skipton. You can give your holiday something extra special by joining one of their hour-long public canal trips – with the boat’s skipper providing a commentary and letting passengers know a little of the history of the canal and what to look out for. Or you can hire a boat privately for the day (9.30 am – 4.00 pm): the Airedale is a luxury dayboat that can accommodate up to 10 people, and has lots of onboard facilities (galley, loos, stereo, heater, etc – you can even arrange for a hamper or a picnic to be prepared for you in advance). Prices start from just £100 and include car-parking, life jackets, and full instruction (30 minutes).

The Dalesman

The Dalesman

Pennine Boat Trips also provides a larger boat – the Dalesman, which can accommodate up to 50 people – for private charter which is ideal for birthday parties, hen nights, wedding receptions, anniversaries and corporate use. If you want your business to create waves then what better place for a product launch or to float a new company?

The Dalesman can seat 50 people at tables, and is equipped with a sound system and PA, and has a well-stocked bar. Pennine Boat Trips can provide a full catering service with a range of options from a light lunch to cream teas to a full “Captain’s Buffet” or Sunday roast dinner.

Pennine Boat Trips do a number of topical trips, including Christmas Dinner on the Dalesman – a three-hour cruise with a three-course Christmas meal for £27.50  per person. It’s for groups only and is a great way to get right into the festive spirit.

They also run Santa Trips for kids – an onboard pirate magician entertains children and their accompanying adult with tricks. On this 75-minute trip, Santa clambers on board along the way, and hands out a bag of presents to each child. The price is £12 per person and includes coffee and mince pies for adults and a children’s Monster Juice for each kid. Great fun for everyone and a very memorable way for children to meet up with Father Christmas.

You can find out more about holidays in Skipton and Yorkshire Dales accommodation here and visit Pennine Boat Trips’ website here.

 

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Grassington House Hotel wins Tourism Award

Thursday, October 6th, 2011 by RichFox
Grassington House Hotel Scoops Yorkshire Life Food & Drink Award

Grassington House Hotel Scoops Yorkshire Life Food & Drink Award

Congratulations to the Grassington House Hotel for scooping the Yorkshire Life Food & Drink “small but special accommodation” award, sponsored by Dumouchel.

The Yorkshire Dales boutique hotel, renowned for its fabulous Georgian architecture, has been rewarded for its consistently high level of accommodation and food. The hotel boasts a superb full-service bar and restaurant run by the award winning chef John Rudden.

The owners’ passion for food shines out in their fine restaurant, and they share this passion at their Master Classes which run throughout the year – upcoming classes include “Essential Game Cookery”, “Effortless Entertaining at Home” and “Cooking Christmas Dinner”  - find out more on their website here.

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12 October: The New Wensleydale Railway, a talk by Ruth Annison

Monday, October 3rd, 2011 by chrisjones
Looking over to Castle Bolton - photo courtesy of Andrew Chapman, Wensleydale Railway Association

Looking over to Castle Bolton - photo courtesy of Andrew Chapman, Wensleydale Railway Association

The Wensleydale Railway is a short line in North Yorkshire which runs through 16 miles of amazing Yorkshire Dales countryside between Leeming Bar and Redmire, via Bedale and Leyburn. Until the 1950s it was part of the main rail network and linked Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle line. The Wensleydale Railway Association was set up in1990 to restore the original link from the ECML to the west of the county. Although freight traffic can still link up with the ECML, there is no direct link into Northallerton Station for passengers, but plans are underway to restore the link and to extend the line, in stages, on the west side so that eventually passengers will be able to travel by train all the way to Garsdale where it would link up with the Settle-Carlisle Railway. At present there are bus links at either end of the Wensleydale Railway for passengers to meet their connections.

Near Akebar, looking towards Constable Burton - photo courtesy of Andrew Chapman, Wensleydale Railway Association

Near Akebar, looking towards Constable Burton - photo courtesy of Andrew Chapman, Wensleydale Railway Association

This talk tells about this important lifeline for Dales’ residents and visitors: the campaign to reopen the line, how it’s run on a day-to-day basis, and what the railway’s plans for the future are. The presenter, Ruth Annison, hails from Hawes and was one of those instrumental in saving the Settle-Carlisle Railway when it was under threat in the 1980s. Once that was reprieved Ruth turned her attention into the re-opening of the Wensleydale Railway.

Painting the platform edge at Redmire Station - photo courtesy of Andrew Chapman, Wensleydale Railway Association

Painting the platform edge at Redmire Station - photo courtesy of Andrew Chapman, Wensleydale Railway Association

You can find out more about the New Wensleydale Railway (including timetables) by visiting these two websites:

www.wensleydalerailway.com

www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com

The talk takes place at The Galtres Centre, Easingwold on 12 October 2011 at 7.30pm.

Tickets: Adults £6.50, 16 & under £4

Box office: Monday – Friday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm, tel: 01347 822 472

For Easingwold guest houses or B&Bs in Easingwold, check out the holiday accommodation on Hello Yorkshire.

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16-18 September: Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

Friday, September 16th, 2011 by RichFox
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2011

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2011

The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show starts today and following a year of unusual weather conditions with the hot spring and cool summer, the show is likely to be even more spectacular than normal.

Here’s a list of highlights of this year’s show:

  • Garden Border design competition – held for the first time this year, designers and gardeners will be entering their borders hoping to impress the judges and win an award
  • Giant Vegetable Show – huge vegetables on show, you’d be amazed!
    • The highly popular Vegetable Championships – check out the perfect vegetable in this closely-fought competition
    • The North of England Horticultural Society’s Fruit Show, back by popular demand – lots of fruits on show competing for prestigious awards
    • Kitchen Garden LIVE – terrific demonstrations of vegetable & fruit growing with plenty of advice on offer from the experts
    • Cookery Theatre – lots of demonstrations from food experts and top chefs, using the very best of local Yorkshire produce
    • Specialist Societies Marquee – fabulous flower displays in Harrogate’s superb and highly regarded marquee
    • Floral Art – with demonstrations of flower arranging plus lots of exhibitors featuring their spectacular displays in the Floral Art marquee
    • The Garden Roadshow – have your gardening questions answered by the Garden Roadshow team
    • Photo Competition – don’t forget to take your best photographs to the Garden Roadshow marquee to be in with a chance to win a prize
    • Food Marquee – full to the brim with fresh, local produce including meat, dairy, wines, spirits and treats
    • Gifts & Crafts – plenty of outdoors and gardening stalls, handpicked by the Harrogate team

    For Harrogate hotels or Harrogate B&B, find the perfect place to stay on Hello Yorkshire.

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    23 September-2 October: Richmond Walking & Book Festival 2011

    Thursday, September 15th, 2011 by RichFox
    View of Richmond from the Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    View of Richmond from the Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    Richmond’s Walking & Book Festival is a fabulous 10 days of walking and varied entertainment based in the wonderful Georgian Market Town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire. 

    A favourite stop-off point in lower Swaledale on Wainwright’s 192-mile coast-to-coast walk, Richmond is a wonderfully romantic town with its Norman castle overlooking the River Swale and its large cobbled marketplace.

    The festival starts on Friday 23 September with a Ghost Walk around the town with Rhoda Fraser. For the next 10 days, there’s something for every taste taking in magnificent scenery and ranging from:

    • guided walks of Wensleydale and Swaledale
    • tours of the historic town including the Castle and Georgian Theatre
    • a beautiful walk alongside the Wensleydale Railway
    • Herriot Country Ramble – taking in Arkengarthdale, one of the settings of All Creatures Great and Small
    • the Wensleydale Chain – a series of circular walks commencing at Hawes and leading through the Dale
    • a walk exploring J M Turner’s links with Richmond
    Richmond Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    Richmond Castle - photo courtesy of Alan Pratt

    And when the walking’s over for the day, there’s a great range of entertainment available throughout the Festival including music, slide shows, chamber orchestras, exhibitions, a folk night, talks, films and céilidhs.

    The Book Festival features authors and writers, performers and poets, including the ever-popular Pam Ayres, and you can also enjoy wine and beer tastings, and sample a wide variety of excellent local produce including cheese, ice cream, breads, ales, plus Richmond has a great selection of restaurants and cafés.

    So if you’ve a love of walking, great entertainment, literature, food and drink, this Festival will be right up your street.

    For the full Festival programme, please visit the Books & Boots website here.

    For Richmond bed and breakfast accommodation or self catering holiday cottages in Richmond, check out some of the places to stay on Hello Yorkshire.

     

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    Adrian Edmondson returns to his roots in The Dales on ITV

    Thursday, July 14th, 2011 by RichFox
    Adrian Edmondson and some of the stars of ITV's new show The Dales

    Adrian Edmondson and some of the stars of ITV's new show The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV

    UPDATE – 14 JULY 2011:

    Great news for everyone who loved the first series of ITV’s The Dales – a second series has been commissioned and will be broadcast in 2012!

    Buy the DVD of The Dales starring Adrian Edmondson

    Now available – DVD of The Dales

    And if you loved the current series or know of someone who did, you can buy the DVD from Amazon by clicking on the image to the left.

     

     

    Original post about launch of the The Dales programme posted on 24 March 2011:

    The Yorkshire Dales is the fabulous backdrop to a new 12-part fly-on-the-wall series featuring Adrian Edmondson.

    Returning to the county of his birth, Adrian will be bringing us the captivating stories of a summer in the life of the Yorkshire Dales.

    Adrian gets to grip with some sheep

    Adrian gets to grip with some sheep - picture courtesy of ITV

    And whilst the Dales are jaw-droppingly beautiful, they also present a challenging environment for the residents of some of its most remote villages. Throughout the series, Adrian meets a variety of characters who live and work in the Dales, including in the first episode, 16 year-old Philip Mellin who, having lost his father last year, has just left school to take over the running of the family farm alongside his mother Carol.

    Always one to raise a smile

    Always one to raise a smile - picture courtesy of ITV

    Later in the programme, we meet shepherdess Amanda Owen on a remote sheep farm to see how she balances running the farm (complete with 900 sheep) with husband Clive, whilst bringing up five young children (the youngest of whom is just 4 weeks old).

    Through the eyes of the people who live there, The Dales provides a fascinating insight into one of the UK’s most iconic locations – later programmes in the series will feature the Wensleydale Railway, the Great Yorkshire Show, Bolton Castle, a real life ‘Vicar of Dibley’, plus the tale of how a village of 200 residents managed to find 170 investors to help to save their village pub.

    Bolton Castle

    Bolton Castle - picture courtesy of ITV

    You can catch the show on Monday evenings starting 28 March from 8:00-8:30pm on ITV1.

    And if you like what you see, and fancy a short break in the Dales, check out some of the Yorkshire Dales holiday cottages and Yorkshire Dales guest houses on Hello Yorkshire.

    Land Rover

    Adrian Edmondson driving a Land Rover - picture courtesy of ITV

     

    Adrian Edmondson in The Dales

    Adrian Edmondson in The Dales - picture courtesy of ITV

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    Yorkshire Pub Breaks World Record for Largest Fish & Chips Serving

    Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 by RichFox

    Check out the size of that fish (and those great cow balloons!) - photograph courtesy of the Wensleydale Heifer

    Check out the size of that fish (and those great cow balloons!) - photograph courtesy of the Wensleydale Heifer

    World Record battered by the Wensleydale Heifer!

    The largest serving of fish and chips in the world was served up in Yorkshire at 3:15pm on 2 July at the Wensleydale Heifer in West Witton.

    The previous record was held by a Massachusetts restaurant – the Black Rose in Boston – but the Heifer’s fish & chip supper was more than 20lb heavier, weighing in at an incredible 96lb (the prime halibut weighed in at 40lb with over 50lb of handcut chips (and of course, a vat of mushy peas!)).

    The pan used to fry the fish was custom-built, and over 4 gallons of Black Sheep beer batter was used to coat the fish (which had to be lowered into the pan with garden forks!).

    Check out this superb footage from YouTube:

    For more information about the Wensleydale Heifer, to book a room or a somewhat smaller but no less tasty fish supper than this one, check out the Heifer’s website here. And to read more about the pub and the lead up to the record breaking day, see this earlier article on Hello Yorkshire.

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