...in which we journey out East to the Cumbrian Dales and the softly-spoken valley of Dentdale to meet Dales Way creator Colin Speakman to celebrate the Way's 50th birthday. As we walk, past wildflower meadows, Tudor cottages and the Dent Brewery, Colin discusses Cowgill's link to royalty, the valley's infamous ('terrible') knitters, the satisfaction of establishing a classic walk – one of the UK's most popular – and local hero Adam Sedgwick.
#133: Whitehaven - A remarkable history
#132: Cumbria – 1,000 years of maps
#131: The Atlantic rainforests of Borrowdale
#130: Goldscope – The wealth of Newlands
#129: Loughrigg Fell: Tales of a small mountain
#128: The lost history of Brampton coal
#127: Matt Staniek: Saving Windermere
#126: Pubs of Cumbria: When communities save their pubs
#125: Nature friendly farming champion: James Robinson from Strickley
124: 778 ascents of Helvellyn, with fell top assessor Jon Bennett
123: Barrow-in-Furness – A tale of iron and ships, hair and shops
#122: Limestone of the Westmorland Dales
121: A history of paper-making on the River Kent
120: A history of boating on Windermere
119: The birth of Quakerism in Cumbria
118: James Forrest - Record-breaking round of the 214
#117: Above Great Moss: Stone axes of the earliest settlers
Countrystride #116: Review of 2023
Countrystride #115: A Cumbrian Christmas feast - With Helen Rebanks and Ivan Day
Countrystride #114: Fell Foodie - A feast on Silver How
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