King William Guest House

14/06/2026

Anyone wants to share your photos - see the link below - might have to dig the one I took of the of a winter science at Settle Station

There are just a few weeks left to enter our Connecting Communities photography competition, and we don't want you to miss out.

We're looking for images that capture the stations along the Settle-Carlisle line and the communities around them.

The top 12 entries will feature in the 2027 Settle-Carlisle calendar. Whether you're a seasoned photographer or just enjoy taking pictures on your travels, we'd love to see what you come up with.

The closing date is 10am on Monday 6 July. Full details and entry information here: https://settle-carlisle.co.uk/news/connecting-communities-stations-settle-carlisle-line-photo-competition 📷

14/06/2026

The headline act of the “Hoganberry” last night really enjoyed the evening. We won’t leave it another 10 years to watch Police Dog Hogan again

14/06/2026

Settle Victoria Hall- The World's Oldest Music Hall we only attended the Saturday evening of the “Hoganberry” great fun

10/06/2026

Local Food Hero - did you know The Courtyard Dairy have been championing Artisan and Local cheese from smaller producers since we have been running the Guest House 2012 😁

04/06/2026

Great old picture! Thanks for sharing the folk The Nettle Restaurant😍

Who would love us to take over boots the chemist and tramsfom it back to its former glory?? We wish we could!! 😍😍 Love this old (ai) depiction of Settle!

03/05/2026

Beautiful 🤩

Early-purple orchid
Other common names: foolstones; cuckoo flower
Scientific name: Orchis mascula
Family: Orchidaceae
Habitat(s): woodland and pastures on lime-rich soils
Flowering period: April - June Height (cm): 15 - 40 Status: locally common. The name of the early-purple orchid is straight-forwardly descriptive: it has purple flowers, and they appear early in the season. The plant with which one is most likely to confuse the early-purple orchid is the rare green-winged orchid, but they may be easily distinguished by virtue of the fact that the leaves of the latter are unspotted, while the early purple has large black blotches all the way up its leaves.
This orchid is found most often in woods on lime-rich soils. particularly where the wood has been coppiced, as in the National Park Authority’s own woodland at Asgarth Falls: Freeholders’ Wood.
Coppicing, which means cutting down the trees and shrubs in order to use the timber, safe in the knowledge that the trees will grow again, allows a lot of light to reach the woodland floor, which in turn encourages the growth of many herbs including the early-purple orchid.

30/04/2026

https://www.kingwilliamthefourthguesthouse.co.uk/independant-food-shops-of-settle/

Here's the latest "King Billys News" our small blog of information to share on things to do and see in our local area - please share to spread the love we have for Settle & the Yorkshire Dales

We are very blessed here in Settle to have a lovely collection of Independant food shops selling every day itemsRead Now ►

12/04/2026

Need we say anything more about Settle ?

29/03/2026

Whoosh 💨

17/03/2026

For all you cycling folk out there - some useful information

🆕 New blog just published! 🚴‍♂️
Getting your bike ready for the season ahead? Our latest blog covers 10 quick things to check before the riding season properly gets underway… a simple guide that could save you trouble later on.
👉 Have a read here: https://blog.3peakscycles.com/blog/10-things-to-inspect-before-the-riding-season-starts/

A little TLC now means more time enjoying the ride later 🚲