Gunnerside, Swinner Gill, Crackpot Hall & Kisdon Force (Yorkshire Dales)

Before I begin with the account of our second day in Swaledale (see previous entry for details of Day One), I must pause to make mention of our base for the weekend, the Kings Arms Hotel, Reeth . As regular readers will know, whenever possible we prefer to stay in pubs. This is because they're usually unpretentious, you can get an evening meal and, most of all, we like sampling different beers. The bar doesn't have to be fancy as long as the room is clean and comfortable, the food is reasonable and the beer is good. The Kings Arms ticked all those boxes and at a very reasonable price too. Our room overlooked Reeth's village green and it was especially nice to wake up to see the sun rise over Fremington Edge. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and I couldn't wait to get out there. The Kings Arms, Reeth One epic Dales breakfast later and I was out in the sunshine, enjoying a quick turn of the village green before heading off into the heart of Swale...