Swaledale
The villages - such as Gunnerside (Gunnar's saetr') still carry the names given to them by Viking farmers who settled here over 1,000 years ago.
The heart of the dale is the river Swale, one of the fastest rising flood rivers in England and in full flood is a fearsome sight and has washed away bridges and unwary travellers in the past.
The heart of the dale is the river Swale, one of the fastest rising flood rivers in England and in full flood is a fearsome sight and has washed away bridges and unwary travellers in the past.
