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Westerdale

This village and surrounding dales may have been thus named because it is the most westerly dale in the Esk Valley. The River Esk rises here where several becks known as the Esklets and other streams merge to form the Esk.

Once noted for it's pure bred shorthorn cattle the parish contains many farms as well as Westerdale village. Westerdale is surrounded on all sides by the rugged moorlands and is described as a quiet dale tucked away in the Heart of the North Yorkshire Moors.

The prefix of the Post Code for Westerdale is YO21-.

Westerdale News is a website run by a villager and is always up to date with news from the village and surrounding area.

Westerdale has a select few country walks. There is evidence of some early settlements here with a field system being noted by the ordnance survey maps and also mention of several circular hut 'cavities' in Bulmers History & directory of North Yorkshire 1890.

Baysdale Abbey lies some 3 1/2 miles to the West of Westerdale and was once home to an order of Cistercian nuns.

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Daleside Lodge, Westerdale

Daleside Lodge is a family friendly and pet friendly holiday lodge located in a very scenic area of the North Yorkshire national park suitably remote but only twenty minutes from Whitby and the North Yorkshire heritage coastline and beaches. Popular tourist centres and cities such as York, Harrogate and Newcastle are all within a one and half hour drive. It is a quiet and relaxing place if you feel lazy. For ramblers it is beautiful walking country with the Cleveland way and the coast to coast routes passing not far away. Daleside Lodge sleeps six, offers all the usual comforts of a holiday cottage plus solid fuel and log burning stove, internet access, television, DVD and small barbecue. Contact: Jackie & Ian Crowther Daleside Farm Wood End Westerdale WHITBY North Yorkshire YO21 2DX ENGLAND Telephone: +44 (0)1287 660312 CLICK HERE NOW To find out more or to book your stay.

Home Comforts Daleside Lodge offers: Three bedrooms to sleep six people A modern kitchen with access to a small barbeque for those evenings when you wish to eat outside Central heating, solid fuel and log burning stove, (logs and fuel provided). Internet access, television and DVD options if you fancy watching a movie.