6 15.1km/9.4 miles/5 hours ascent 400m/1312ft

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Yorkshire is a vast and varied county. Historically it had three distinctive Ridings: North, East and West. People from the West Riding come to the East Riding to be near the sea, whereas we live in t

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To escape the crowds in high summer head for a little known corner of the county near Ripon

Secret passages, sheer walls and the maddest descent of a mountain in literary history: SCA FELL might be England’s Number 2 in height – but in kudos, it might just beat all of them.

HIGH FELLS & ANCIENT HISTORY