{"id":113713,"date":"2020-01-17T23:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-sedbergh-cumbria-lovely-in-its-isolation\/"},"modified":"2020-01-18T00:43:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T17:43:18","slug":"lets-move-to-sedbergh-cumbria-lovely-in-its-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-sedbergh-cumbria-lovely-in-its-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Sedbergh, Cumbria: lovely in its isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA convivial and unpretentious \u2018book town\u2019, though it may be too lonely for someWhat\u2019s going for it? Being an introvert, it\u2019s the lonely spots that attract me most. Sedbergh is only 15 twisty-turny minutes up the steep western escarpment of the Yorkshire Dales from the M6, a little longer from Kendal, but high up, all alone in the fells, it might be halfway to the moon. Bald moors, big skies and Alfred Wainwright\u2019s beloved Howgill Fells loom all about, and there\u2019s not much bar sheep, the Wensleydale Creamery and the odd village or teeny town between you and the other side of the UK. Bliss. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been lonelier, in a good way, than waiting on the platform at Garsdale station with only crows for company. Still, Sedbergh itself is a convivial spot, despite its isolation, and utterly unpretentious in the way only this part of the world can be \u2013 home to doughty shops, hardy people and excellent pubs where hikers battle farmers for space at the bar. And, as one of three of Britain\u2019s \u201cbook towns\u201d (with Wigtown and Hay-on-Wye), filled with bookshops, writing retreats and poetry festivals, even the most taciturn hermit is never short of a conversation opener, even if it\u2019s just your take on the latest Jack Reacher plot twist.The case against\u2026 When the wind blows, Sedbergh gets blown away. The lonely spots aren\u2019t for everyone. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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