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The Heritage Centre itself has been designed and built entirely by local labour, being beautifully converted and extended on the site of an existing structure which once served as the filling-station for Dent Town. |
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Many
of the exhibits are of genuine Dales provenance, a large number of them
being taken from the collection of Jim and Margaret Taylor of High Laning
Farm, the Centre's founders, who have spent many years rescuing and
refurbishing many of the traditional artefacts on display here. |
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"To complete the
Heritage theme Flintergill to me is a wooded, peaceful paradise and
it makes me happy to share this with people now that it has been "restored"
to its former glory. Margaret Taylor |
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...the
huge dark outline of the Gill's legendary "Wishing Tree".
Centuries old, its guardian spirit traditionally promised to grant a
wish to all who made their way "deiseal", or clockwise, three
times through the huge twisted arch of knotted roots around its base
- but be sure not to go "widdershins", or anti-clockwise...
Click
here to read more |
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A collection of five low-level walks centred on the historic old Dales village and its lovely surroundings. These booklets will be on sale at the Dent Village Heritage Centre & High Laning Caravan & Camping Park for £3.50. |
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For enquiries
or to make a booking, contact Tel/Fax: 015396
25239
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