Dent

Set in the beautiful and secluded valley of Dentdale, Dent is enclosed by rounded hills, dry stone walls, field barns, trees and hedgerows. The village has existed since Norman times, as the doorway on the north side of the church reveals, and retains a real feel of the past with its quaint cobbled Main Street and whitewashed stone cottages.

Dent became particularly well known in the 18th century for its thriving hand knitting industry and its ‘terrible’ knitters, so called because of the speed of their needles and the fact that they were terribly good!

The village offers interesting shops, friendly tearooms and pubs, quality galleries and craft workshops to tempt the visitor.