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Holiday Self catering relaxing breaks West Leas Farm lies 6 miles to the west of Ripon on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.

In the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a small Dales farm where even the cows are freindly and have names! Wonderful views across open Countryside yet only a mile from either the village of Kirkby Malzeard or Galphay
We have self catering cottages in a converted barn and also a 5 van Caravan site with the Caravan Club.

31/10/2026

Well it’s Halloween. But all quiet and peaceful at West Leas farm. Lots of guests with doggies. Escaping fireworks and wanting peace. We have pumpkins left by children earlier on in the week. But now it all adults and dogs

26/10/2026

Beautiful red skies this morning.

25/10/2026

It’s a bit wild out there. Hatches still battened down.

22/10/2026

If anyone strips beds. I’m grateful. But I don’t expect it

I do expect pots to be washed. To be clean and put away. They are self catering cottages

If bins are emptied great but don’t expect it. Most do and I’m very grateful

We have some fab guests

I do advertise on air b n b. But they take such a huge huge commission chunk

Please please just book direct. Don’t support this American giant

I hate the phrase I’ll just book an air b n b. For goodness say. I’ll just book a self catering cottage
And try to find their website and book direct

Friends please share

13/10/2026

Here’s a link to the crackpots trail

🧩 CRACKPOTS MOSAIC TRAIL: 22 MOSAICS AROUND DALLOWGILL

🐾 The Crackpots Mosaic Trail is a seven-mile circular walk through Dallowgill in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire. Along the way, the route leads you in search of 22 mosaics depicting local scenery, wildlife, plants and aspects of the area's heritage.

🎨 The mosaics were created in 1997 as part of a community project celebrating Nidderdale's designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the protected landscape now known as Nidderdale National Landscape. The idea was to encourage people to explore and appreciate this wonderfully quiet part of the countryside while discovering the artworks along the way.

👥 The 22 mosaics were made by a group called 'The Crackpots' from the nearby village of Kirkby Malzeard. They worked under the guidance of Margaret Murphy from Rural Arts North Yorkshire, creating the collection of colourful mosaics that now forms the basis of this unusual walking trail.

🚗 Dallowgill is within easy reach of places such as Harrogate, Ripon and Pateley Bridge. The walk starts from the parking area on Kirkby Malzeard Moor above Tom Corner, close to the junction of Kirkby Moor Road and Greystone Head.

🧭 I recommend following the trail clockwise. Part of the enjoyment comes from searching for all 22 mosaics as you go, and a few are surprisingly easy to miss. The seven-mile route uses a mixture of tarmac roads, gravel tracks, fields and woodland paths, with some steeper, rougher and potentially muddy sections. Current official guidance suggests around two and a half to three hours, although it is worth allowing extra time if you want to take things steadily and properly enjoy the hunt for the mosaics.

📜 My website page contains much more information about the Crackpots Mosaic Trail, including a route map, photographs of every mosaic and a printable document that you can take with you while completing the walk.

https://www.paulbeal.com/crackpots-mosaic-trail

👀 Here are all 22 mosaics to look out for along the route. Good luck finding them all:

🐑 Sheep
🦆 Red Grouse
🪰 Dragonfly
🐍 Adder
🥔 Potato House
🔭 Sighting Tower
🌹 Wild Rose
🪵 Great Spotted Woodpecker
🐄 Friesian Cow
🌾 Flag Iris & Tadpoles
🐟 Brown Trout
🍃 Leaves
🐦 Curlew
🍺 Boots & B**r
🔵 Bluebells
🍄 Fungi
🦌 Deer
🐇 Rabbits
🦉 Barn Owl
🏠 Bents House
🐓 Pheasant
👨‍✈️ Roman Soldier

Hello, fellow walkers and explorers! I'm Paul Beal, from Guisborough in Northern England. Now a retired self-employed shopkeeper, I've dedicated my post-work life to a longstanding passion of mine—hik

10/10/2026

The northern lights visible tonight. Just fab

09/10/2026

Beautiful sunset. But oooh turning chilly

09/10/2026

Local photographer

Does a lovely calendar for charity work each year
I love his October 2027 photo

It’s just “now” as the autumn colours start to appear
And reminds me what a fab place I have on my doorstep
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, National Trust

September has been quieter than normal. But October is busier than normal
No idea why
We live in crazy uncertain times

West Leas Farmstay

www.westleas.uk

Holiday cottages and 5 van CL near Ripon on the edge of the Dales

Address

West Leas Farm Warren Lane Galphay
Ripon
HG43PB

Telephone

+441765658416

Website

http://www.westleas.uk/

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