Horsehouse in Coverdale

A place to visit which
still welcomes
visitors

The River Cover begins as a tumbling brook in the shadow of Great Whernside, soon turning into a fast flowing shallow river in which brown trout can be seen. A narrow road follows the river down the dale round the foot of Lesser Whernside, past two hamlets, Woodale and Braidley, to reach Horsehouse, a small unspoilt village with a post office and pub, and around thirty inhabitants.

Beyond Horsehouse the dale drops down to Carlton, a larger village with the Forester’s Arms providing food that is admired for thirty miles around.

On past open moorland and gallops and Pinker’s Pond. Here, walkers must tread carefully in the spring to avoid nesting larks and lapwings, and yellow and pied wagtails, pipits, curlews and cuckoos can be found. The river cuts away from the road, which continues into Middleham, and falls through a wooded gorge to meet the Ure.

The road through Coverdale is mostly narrow and winding with vehicles over 6’ 6’’ prohibited except for access. The tourist routes follow the main Wensleydale road from Middleham up to Hawes, leaving Coverdale as a largely unknown and quiet corner of the Dales.
Coverdale was used for much of the filming of All Creatures Great and Small and became very popular for a time because of the exposure. James Herriot wrote of the hills: "To me Coverdale is wonderful because of its austere beauty" which, now that attention has focused elsewhere, inhabitants and visitors alike can again enjoy.

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TESS
The Post Office
Horsehouse in Coverdale
Leyburn
North Yorkshire DL8 4TS

Telephone: 01969 640364
Fax: 01969 640364
email:info@tessuk.co.uk