"Swaledale & Richmond: The Story of a Dale by Chris Park is a beautiful book about a tiny place: Swaldale Valley in Northern Yorkshire, England. The valley is only about 20 miles long and one mile wide and it is a place almost untouched by modern life, hustle, bustle, and ill fates. This peaceful little spot in England is a reality in storybook form, the place which was the setting for James Harriot's All Creatures Great and Small. If you ever stumble upon it, you will not want to leave because of the peace in your soul. As the book reveals, those who left this spot where they may have been born, left it unmarred and revered in their minds, idyllic pastoral place to return to many times. The hills have yielded iron, copper, and coal, but the unspoiled landscape still has stone buildings and ancient Norman ruins and the small town of Richmond whose Castle Tower is still the center of the landscape. Hikers and photographers love this area, and you will too. If you go or if you don't go, get this charming book and go there in your imagination."--Bonnie Neely "Real Travel Adventures"
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