The Area

Gunnerside is a village in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, situated between the River Swale and its tributary, Gunnerside Beck. Gunnerside Ghyll (or Gunnerside Gill), a smaller valley running northwards, at right angles to the Swale valley (Swaledale), was the site of a major leadmining industry in Swaledale until the late nineteenth century.

As well as The Kings Head, Gunnerside is home to a Methodist Chapel, a primary school (which has recently joined with the primary school in Reeth), a village hall and a working smithy/museum. Local employment centres around, hill/sheep farming, gamekeeping, tourism and construction, the latter concerned chiefly with the maintenance of traditional stone-built field walls, houses and barns. Recreational acivities in the area include shooting, walking, cycling and fishing. Visit our links page for links regarding these.

A good 'overview' of, current local weather conditions can be obtained by looking at the 'Hazel Brow' webcam, in Low Row and the 'Inglebrough' webcam - the latter showing conditions on the hills.

The Dissyllable of this place name springs from the Norse "Gunner", which means battle or strife, adoted as a proper name.
Gunner is one of the great heroes of Scandinavian Saga's; and in his personality we find all that courage, manliness and defiance of death can bestow upon a mortal.

Gunnerside is as yet unaltered and un-spoilt in the primitive beauty that is all it's own. The Beck bridge, with the village grouped around it, is the hub or pivot of the scene, the gossip ground where the dalesfolk gather and linger makes a complete picture, and one full of light when the sun-shine is upon it, as full of awful warning and threat when the skies are "of lead" with the hills and the north-wester winds, its horn or wail or requiem.

- Extract from "Wild Borderland of Richmondshire", Emund Bogg 1909

Local Transport

The Little Red Bus Company Service 30 runs from Richmond to Keld Monday - Saturday and stops just over the bridge from the pub. The timetable is shown below.

Or download the timetable in PDF format here.

Local Bus Times: Service 30, Richmond - Keld

Service 30 is operated by an accessible minibus linking Upper Swaledale with Reeth and Richmond. It is operated by a small number of regular drivers who provide a friendly personal service. The bus will stop at all recognised bus stops and on a 'hail and ride' basis, provided it is safe to do so – please signal clearly to the driver.

Richmond to Keld:

L
F
L
Richmond, Market Place
08:15
09:15
11:45
-
13:45
16:10
18:15
Richmond, Whitcliffe Place
08:21
09:21
11:51
-
13:51
16:16
18:21
Downholme Lane End
08:29
09:29
11:59
-
13:95
16:24
18:29
Leyburn, Market Place
-
-
-
13:35
-
-
-
Grinton
08:37
09:37
12:07
13:49
14:07
16:32
18:37
Reeth
08:39
09:39
12:09
14:00
14:09
16:34
18:39
Langthwaite
-
-
-
R
-
-
-
Whaw
-
-
-
R
-
-
-
Low Row
-
09:50
12:20
-
14:20
-
18:50
Gunnerside Bridge
-
10:00
12:30
-
14:30
-
19:00
Muker Farmer's Arms
-
10:11
-
-
14:41
-
19:11
Thwaite
-
10:15
-
-
14:45
-
19:15
Keld, Tan Hill Road End
-
10:25
-
-
14:55
-
19:25

Keld to Richmond:

L
F
L
Keld, Tan Hill Road End
-
-
10:30
-
-
14:55
-
Thwaite
-
-
10:39
-
-
15:04
-
Muker Farmer's Arms
-
-
10:43
-
-
15:08
-
Gunnerside Bridge
07:15
-
10:54
-
12:30
15:19
-
Low Row
07:25
-
11:04
-
12:40
15:29
-
Whaw
-
-
-
R
-
-
-
Langthwaite
-
-
-
R
-
-
-
Reeth
07:36
08:40
11:15
11:20
12:51
15:40
16:40
Grinton
07:38
08:42
11:17
11:24
12:53
15:42
16:42
Leyburn, Market Place
-
-
-
11:40
-
-
-
Downholme Lane End
-
08:50
11:25
-
13:03
15:50
16:50
Richmond, Whitcliffe Place
07:55
08:58
11:33
-
13:12
15:58
16:58
Richmond, Market Place
08:00
09:04
11:39
-
13:15
16:04
17:04

Notes:
L = Connects with service 159 to/from Leyburn at Downholme Lane End.
F = This journey operates on Fridays only, and is service 36 run by Harkers Coaches.
R = On request only – must be pre-booked by telephoning 01748 884533 by 16:00 on the day prior to travel.