A walk along the river Wharfe, followed by a superb lunch here. 

The Craven Arms dates back to the 16th century and has retained its original features including original fireplaces, heavy low beamed ceilings and stone flagged floors.  It was originally a farm house and probably developed into a public house over the years by the farmers’ wife brewing ale in the kitchen and selling it to drovers herding cattle sheep and geese to market, and to passers by, supplementing the family income. 

In the first half of the 20th century before electricity arrived in the 1950s, the Craven Arms was gas lit, as it is today. At that time, the gas came from carbide produced on the premises. Up to 1926 the Court Leet was held at the Craven Arms, dealing with petty crimes in the area, and is likely to be the reason why the village stocks are nearby.

The place is fantastic, the food is delicious, the surrounding area is beautiful.