Praise for GrassingtonWeb

We're too modest here at GrassingtonWeb to sing our own praises...but here are some accolades that we felt happy about sharing. If you would like to express your opinion about this site or part of it, we print it here, the briquettes as well as the bouquets...

Just found your site, just had to say its absolutely brilliant. My wife and I have just started doing your walks. A bit of a heart condition forced us to stop walking for a few years, and now we are just getting back into it, and your site is making it ever so easy to pick the right walks to choose at this time. Absolutely well done - MP. UK

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A thank you and congratulations – you’ve done an excellent job on the website.
We’re visiting for the first time on Saturday and your website holds a wealth of valuable information. And I love the Crag Face walks – super, informative, detailed, love the pictures to follow directions and the walkabout checklist will be perfect for my 12 year old.
Many thanks and keep up the good work!
Ros and Tim S
Cheshire

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Dearest Cragface,

I don't know you, nor would I recognise you, but I believe I am in love with you. Well, that's probably a bit strong, let's say I have a profound fondness for you!!!
My husband and I (and our 2 and a half year old daughter) visited your beautiful part of the world this past week. We stayed on Main Street in Haworth. Idyllic to say the least. Before our holiday I spent a few hours on the internet trying to find things to do in the area. Then I found YOU! Your descriptions, pictures and quick witted comments made it impossible for us not to try some of your guides. And in fact we ended up doing three!!!
Secondly (on a much rainier day) we tried the 'Dales Drive'. Your guide states 3 hrs, we did it in 6.5!!! Mind you, with my Sony camcorder, my husbands Canon SLR, and my daughter only just potty trained, you can understand why! The weather didn't matter at all. Every part of the journey was fascinating. My favourite part is the left turn just after the bridge near the Crag - into a field of cows! - ingenious!!! My husband didn't believe I was reading the instructions correctly!!
The third guide we followed was the 'Bronte Trail'. Being based in Main Street, this was ideal for us. My husband, bless him, carried our girl in a back pack on his back for most of the way around. The weather was dull and drizzly, but we were glad of that, don't think we could have done it in searing heat. You weren't kidding when you said to eat lunch with he flies by the waterfalls!!! We got attacked by tiny little striped flies!! As small as midges, and with teeth like piranhas!!! My poor baby girl's face was covered in flies! We couldn't stop for long to admire the surroundings, it was torturous! We all looked like we had the lurgi for the next few days, with red lumpy bites all over our faces and hands!!! Apart from that we thoroughly enjoyed the day. Although I must say our cottage smelt a bit cheesy when we got home!!!
I think it's fabulous that you have taken the time to write these guides. We would like to thank you dearly for sharing your wisdom with us and making our holiday all the more memorable. Keep up the good work!
Fondest regards,
J, S. and L. from flat and boring Lowestoft in Suffolk.
p.s. we left all our printed out guides in the leaflet box at the cottage so I hope someone else will find your worth.

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Thank you for the wonderful info on the GrassingtonWeb site. We had five days staying at the Crown hotel in Horton in Ribblesdale which was excellent. We used your walk Langcliffe to Stainforth on Saturday, Dales drive on Sunday (thanks for the suggestion at point 5 of the single track road to Hawkswick - great) and Malham Cove and Gordale Scar on Monday. Keep up the good work - D&C

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Love your walk pages attached to Grassingtonweb – we come often as a family to the Yorkshire Dales, staying in Kettlewell. We have enjoyed some of the walks I already knew from years ago when I used to visit – but I always love to browse your pages before we are planning our trip – so easy to read and follow! We will be following some of your routes at Easter when we next “Head North”. Thanks for your inspiration! I am also teaching at a school in Surrey who bring a party of school children every year to Kettlewell to do a comparative study of the geography etc of the area – we have looked at some of your pages in lesson time so the children know what to expect when they get to Yorkshire! Especially the dry stone walling! Great stuff! So keep up the good work! Kind regards - Maggie : Boreham

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We are coming to Grassington for a long weekend and I decided to look on the internet expecting only to find the usual pretty mediocre fare. What an excellent site - well designed, easy to use and with a sense of humour. It's made me look forward to our visit even more! Thank you for taking the time to produce and maintain it.- G, UK

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Hi Cragface, Just back from a week's holiday based in Skipton. Thanks for all the info on the website. We enjoyed the Malham walk. - A. Scotland

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Dear CragFace, I would like to congratulate you on a most excellent walks website. Last year, I took part in a Duke of Edinburgh Bronze expedition. As part of the write- up, I had to find some information about stiles. I was unable to find anything about useful. I spent half an hour endlessly searching on the internet. It was my good fortune to come across this marvellous website of yours. Thank you very much for making this web site; it has helped me no end. - JH. UK

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I enjoyed viewing your pictures - J. UK

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CragFace, A grand walk today - brilliant, very well described and very easy to follow by printing the page out, and away we went. Easy-Peasy. Thanks. DA - Sunderland.

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Dear Cragface, your walks pages and photographs of the dales are SUPERB (!) - RWP. B.Sc.(Hons) Ph.D. Bradford

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CragFace, did the walk this morning - excellent, well described and was easy to follow by printing the page out and being able to locate the correct locations of stiles etc by your little photo's - superb idea - I wish more walk describers would do this... all in all an excellent walk and I look forward to trying more of your walks. Thank you very much for all your good work done - MJM. UK

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My husband and I have just spent a lovely week on holiday in Kettlewell and want to say thank you to Crag Face for his contribution to your site. We followed two of his walks, both excellent. Keep on contributing, we will be back soon.

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Cragface is great. We spent four days over Easter in and around wonderful Skipton... Cragface for Prime Minister, I say...

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Its been said before but I must say it again, Cragface is great. We spent four days over Easter in and around wonderful Grassington and did several of the Cragface specials. You Grassington folk don't know how lucky you are. Cragface for Prime Minister I say - DD. U.

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I am a regular visitor to GrassingtonWeb, and think the site is fantastic. You do a great job with GrassingtonWeb and are providing a wealthy source of information. - RJ. Skipton

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One of the best sites I've seen in a long time - much more information than normal given with great good humour for the visitor but also great for people living in the Grassington area. So I've printed off the walks, checked out the best pubs and grub and I'm raring to go - VT. UK

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Hello Cragface. We've just completed the lovely River Wharf and Linton walk & would like to thank you for your excellent directions. We have done many walks where the instructions seem to peter out halfway round! The pictures really do help. We intend doing more of your walks, thank you & keep up the good work - G,Y, Liverpool

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This morning we followed the Linton riverside walk which we had downloaded from the GrassingtonWeb site before leaving Australia. Thanks for all the information. There was no way we could have lost our way, the directions were so clear. Unfortunately today is our last day in this beautiful area, but we have enjoyed it immensely. Thanks - N.J.P. Australi

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On an exceptionally serious note, I would like to nominate CragFace a Knighthood for his work in compiling the walks and pictures etc of the areas around Skipton. Although I'm domiciled abroad, I find his pictures excellent reminders of what I miss about Grassington and the Dales. Please stand up and take a bow CragFace. (PS have you ever been named or is your secret locked away alongside the recipes for Coke and KFC)

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Hi Cragface. You have outdone yourself. The photos on the Bolton Abbey walk are just fantastic, and when I come back to Grassington next time, I shall definitely take this one. I always go to Bolton Abbey when I am visiting, I used to go a lot when I was a child and the whole area has happy memories. Nowadays I also enjoy a tub of Yorkshire Dales ice cream from the gift shop there! Thank you for all your walks, Regards - S. N.Carolina.

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I'd just like to say Cragface that your walk descriptions and pics are the best free ones I've seen on the internet - keep up the good work! - KM. UK

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Dear Cragface, my wife and myself spent last week on holiday in Grassington and we went on several of your walks. All the walks were fantastic with good directions and great scenery we really enjoyed ourselves. We hope to return later this year.Regards - G&KW. UK

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Found your web pages quite by accident - can't remember what I was looking for at the time. Have done the Wycoller walk - what a brilliant idea showing the stiles - at least you know if you're climbing over the right one! We have been rambling for about 20 years now but there are still so many places that we haven't been to and so many paths waiting to be trod. Always on the lookout for new walks. We will definitely try some of your other shorter(!) walks - the mind is willing but the legs are weak! Thank you also for the pictures - WN. UK

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Hi. On Saturday we tried your walk from the Pavilion, up to Simons seat, and back down via the river. I printed off the details/photos of the walk from the www.grassingtonweb.co.uk site and want to say how clear and precise they were. My family and iI thoroughly enjoyed the walk, even the brief hailstorm we had whislt holding onto the trig point at the top! Thanks - IM. UK

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Dear Cragface, I'm very pleased to say I discovered your Walks pages just before my wife and I spent two weeks in Kirkby Malham at the beginning of May. In the fortnight, we followed 6 of your walks ie: Skipton Woods, Hubberholme, Norber Erratics, Ingleton Waterfalls, Malham, Langcliffe to Stainforth. They were all excellent, and your directions were really good (we didn't get lost once!). A few minor things had changed but this is to be expected over time. What was really helpful were your thumbnail photos (one stile can so easily sound just like another). So this is just to say thanks very much for taking the time and effort to put the walks together and make them available. Best wishes - TW. UK

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Fabulous. We are about to come up to Bolton Abbey for our annual holiday and I needed information before we find your tourist information office. What a fabulous website, and so helpful with all the photos on the walks. Thank you so much for helping us to enjoy your wonderful countryside - LL. Somerset

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Hi, My wife and I have just done the Norber Erratics walk from your notes and photos. It was a fantastic walk and hugely enjoyable. The pictures were great and so helpful. We shall return to your website many times, we hope, and look forward to doing lots of the other walks. Congratulations on the site and best wishes for the future - GD. UK

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Dear GrassingtonWeb, Have just completed the Penyghent 6 mile walk (as detailed on your website) with my wife and 2 kids. Would just like to say thank you as the details and instructions for the walk were superb, which helped to make a brilliant day. Even managed to catch a blizzard at the top! Keep up the good work! - AR. Leeds

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Hi there Cragface, Just been out today and enjoyed the walk up to Embsay Crag. Many thanks for setting out the route so clearly. Just one thing - the gate at No. 8 is now a new wooden gate! Thought of taking a photo and posting to you but the mud might put anyone off. It was very, very boggy and muddy underfoot (and half way up our legs). Missed out the last bit over the fields from the step stile opposite the water and enjoyed an easy stroll through the village admiring the quaint cottages. Noticed a sign post to "None go bye". Old lady passing at the time - apparently it is the name of a farm off the Grassington Road. Have done a couple of your walks before and look forward to doing more. We like your stylish way of direction! Cheers - TN. UK

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CragFace, Thanks for mentioning the money tree on the Ingleton Waterfalls walk, we might well have missed it otherwise (as other people did). We had a really great two weeks, helped by the wonderful weather - and by your walks. Many thanks again - TM. UK

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Dear Crag Face, I just thought I’d take a minute to say, I find both the Crafts and the walks with Crag Face brilliantly presented and very interesting. My family and myself have thoroughly enjoyed the walks we have undertaken from your postings as well as reading about, and becoming aware of, all the 'cottage' industries & events that you feature. Thanks for your efforts they are certainly much appreciated in this household at the other side of Yorkshire - AP. Beverley

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Hi CragFace, I saw your wonderful walks page on GrassingtonWeb. We will be on vacation in Skipton this year. My wife and I love to hike. We this year would like to see your area. We only have a week this time so would like of course to see best areas. Do you have a book or publication of your hikes? Thanks - RM. UK

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Hi Craggy!! Just trolling across the net and came across your walk details from Horton to Horton via Pen Y Ghent and just wanted to congratulate you on the walk details and accompanying photos, great stuff. I've done Peny Y Ghent innumerable times and from every direction possible but I think for a 'newby' this description is brilliant. Well done - MH. UK

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