The Area
Gunnerside is a village in
Video from http://outdoornation.org.uk 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. - Extract from "Wild Borderland of Richmondshire", Emund Bogg 1909
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.
Local Transport
The Dales and District 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 view the Dales and District timetabele here.
Local Bus Times: Service 30, Richmond - Keld
This service is operated by Dales & District, with support from North Yorkshire County Council. There is no service on Sunday or bank holidays
For Sunday and bank holiday services during the summer season, see Dalesbus 831
There is a connecting service 36 on Friday only to Leyburn, operated by Harkers, departing Reeth 1120, and arriving Leyburn 1140. The return journey departs Leyburn 1335, arriving Reeth 1400. This runs to/from Langthwaite and Whaw on request - please phone 01748 884533 by 4pm the day before travel to book this service.
Richmond to Keld:
Monday to Saturday
| RICHMOND Market Place | ||||||
| RICHMOND Whitcliffe Place | ||||||
| GRINTON St Andrew's Church | ||||||
| REETH Memorial | ||||||
| LOW ROW Punch Bowl | ||||||
| GUNNERSIDE Bridge | ||||||
| MUKER Bridge House | ||||||
| THWAITE Chapal | ||||||
| KELD Telephone Box |
Keld to Richmond:
Monday to Saturday
| KELD Telephone Box | ||||||
| THWAITE Chapel | ||||||
| MUKER Bridge House | ||||||
| GUNNERSIDE Bridge | ||||||
| LOW ROW Punch Bowl | ||||||
| REETH Memorial | ||||||
| GRINTON St Andrew's Church | ||||||
| Whitcliff Place | ||||||
| RICHMOND Market Place |