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Not Skirt Around

In the North West of England are two eminent and frequently tourist-trod areas: the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.

To get there, most visitors drive up from Manchester and skirt left, or right, around the Forest of Bowland. They may almost be forgiven for doing so because the Lakes and the Dales are, in themselves, delightful.

Almost forgiven, that is, because in this skirting around the Bowland to get to their delightful destination quickly, most visitors deny themselves. It is not without merit that

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